New Lamont Peterson Interview

JM: I’ve heard that an immediate rematch may take place on March 31st in Las Vegas. Is that official yet?

Lamont Peterson: There is nothing official about that yet. If they want it, I’m cool with it. I like to fight every four or five months anyway. Regardless of who it is, I don’t care if it is a bum on the street, or Floyd Mayweather, it doesn’t matter, I love to fight. I can fight March 31st, I’m down for that. Of course, this is business and my team has to agree on the terms. I will be pushing for it, but if my team can’t come up with an agreement at the table, then we will move elsewhere. At this point, it would be stupid not to weigh my options. I want a big fight, and my team wants to see what is out there. If it is Amir Khan, I would love to fight him again. I’m the type of fighter that you don’t want to fight twice, that is a no no. I made good adjustments in the fight, but I make even better ones in rematches. I haven’t had one as a pro, and I really believe that a rematch with Khan would be a totally different fight and another victory for me.

JM: In the rematch, would you stick to the same game plan, or would you like to change some things?

Lamont Peterson: Well, my brain works a certain way. When you step into the ring with someone you’ve never fought before, you expect certain things, and want things to go a certain way. In a rematch though, I will get a chance to look at the first fight, and see what I need to do. All I can say is that the rematch will be an easy fight. I wouldn’t change my game plan too much. I don’t plan to box as it’s easy to see that Khan has trouble fighting on the inside, and I am a much better fighter on the inside. I will bring the fight to the inside as much as possible. All in all it will be the same game plan except that I don’t plan on taking many punches while I am coming in.

JM: You have now been in the ring with both Timothy Bradley and Amir Khan. Who is the better fighter in your eyes?

Lamont Peterson: They ain’t on the same level. At the time when I fought Timothy Bradley, I wasn’t as comfortable and as secure as I am now. Since that fight, I have learned a lot. For me, Timothy Bradley will always be the better fighter. If they fought, I would pick Bradley to win.