Is Samuel Peter Slowly Turning Into A Journyman?

[SirTomJones]

Ever since I saw this, I've liked Sam Peter:

lol

[joe strong]

its not like he is losing to bums...he had some good wins in his career & is a former world champion...i have mentioned on occasion that there was rumors sam peter is older then what he claims to be much like many africans & latinos have done in pro sports...example miguel tejada in baseball was called out on a talk show by the host in houston.he had a copy of tejadas real birth certificate...i believe he was almost 4 years older then he claimed to be...i think he was almost 37 & said he was 33...he apologized to the astros & admitted his lie...peter may have done the same thing.no proof but it was a rumor circulating a few years back...

[Jack Napier]

nothing slow about it, and he isn't "turning"
after he quit against Vit and got beat by Chambers, he was done
funny fatass Peter was supposed to be the man 6-7 years ago
he won 1 belt, lost it in his 1st defense, and now just a tubby bum

[BostonGuy]

Gatekeeper - yes. Journeyman - no. Sam Peter's days as a top ranked contender are probably over but I wouldn't write him off so quickly against the young and relatively inexperienced Glazkov. I don't know what Sam Peter has been up to since the Helenius loss but, who knows? Maybe's he's rededicated himself to the sport or has kept himself in shape. Plus, he still has pretty good hw power in both hands and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he KO'd this guy...

[FloydTBE]

he was a journeyman 2 years ago

[paulf]

I don't know if journeyman is the right term; he still beat's anyone that's not top-ten quality's ass any day of the week; just ask Nagy Aguilera.

Sam is a former champion who is going to retire with a WBC heavyweight championship belt hanging on his wall. Nowadays he's collecting checks to fuel whatever it is he's going to do with the rest of his life.

He's had a good career, and since he didn't have a long championship run, fighting up and coming guys for decent paydays is probably the best route for him now as long as he isn't risking his health. He's only 31 (seriously??), I hope he keeps fighting as long as he comes in the ring in much better shape than he was against Helenius.

Why can't we have Arreola-Peter? That would be a good god damn slug fest.

[daggum]

I don't know if journeyman is the right term; he still beat's anyone that's not top-ten quality's ass any day of the week; just ask Nagy Aguilera.

Sam is a former champion who is going to retire with a WBC heavyweight championship belt hanging on his wall. Nowadays he's collecting checks to fuel whatever it is he's going to do with the rest of his life.

He's had a good career, and since he didn't have a long championship run, fighting up and coming guys for decent paydays is probably the best route for him now as long as he isn't risking his health. He's only 31 (seriously??), I hope he keeps fighting as long as he comes in the ring in much better shape than he was against Helenius.

Why can't we have Arreola-Peter? That would be a good god damn slug fest.

what's that worth though? he would never be a champ if boxing was run correctly and there weren't a bunch of bogus champs. cong**** you were probably the 3rd or 4th best heavyweight at one time whee!

[Big_L]

he had a chance. good power. good hand speed. but like most heavyweights today, no dedication. fat and lazy.

[paulf]

what's that worth though? he would never be a champ if boxing was run correctly and there weren't a bunch of bogus champs. cong**** you were probably the 3rd or 4th best heavyweight at one time whee!

I don't disagree with that, but do you disagree with him winning/holding it? While I agree that there shouldn't be multiple champs, him winning that belt isn't anywhere near the level of what we have going to at like JMW/MW right now, where only a few of the actual top guys have a belt.

I mean, Sam grabbed the interim belt, beat Maskaev hot off of knocking Rahman into another dimension, and fought Vitali Klitscko in his first defense. I'd say he was a pretty decent champion during his short run.

[JAB5239]

he had a chance. good power. good hand speed. but like most heavyweights today, no dedication. fat and lazy.

Peter's power was overrated in my opinion and he was never more than a crude slugger in a weak era. At one point he showed improvement in tbe2nd Toney fight but never followed up. In hindsight it was more the decline of Toney than the improvement of Peter.