As a GOOD Sam Peter fan, I am predicting that he will....

I agree with you, he will lose if he is not in shape. I do not expect him to be in shape after watching that tape. He has to be in the shape like he was for the second Toney fight. He is not and now he will likely pay for it. I see very little hope that he will come in reasonably conditioned.

 

i like peter but vatali i believe is more versitile. and peter has been on a see-saw

 

You keep mentioning the 4 year lay-off, Vitali's lay-off is different than other fighters. Vitali wasn't

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thruout the four period unlike other fighters were.
For example, he trained hard all the way up the final week when his knee went out against Rahman in 2005. Subtract one year there.
Then he trained hard again for several months--with a repaired knee--for his comeback with McCline and his back went out.Subtract another year of inactivity there. So if anything, he probably should be construed as having a "Two year lay-off".
I think his back will be fine,the knee thing concerns me over 12 rounds, but Sam maybe too exhausted to push it if he comes in at 260.