6 reasons why Peter would lose even harder to Wlad today

Good post

Peter is far too slow, far too stationary, and too open to right hands and left jabs to beat Wladimir. He would be stopped for the first time in his career, unfortunately. It is essential that Peter drops 10 pounds or so. That would help him a lot, but it's doubtful he'll do it.

 

You got everything about right. You also have to figure that he struggle with McCline, should have lost to Toney the first time, and in his second win against Toney, it was more of what Toney didn't do than what Sam Peter did.

 

In All Honesty I Cannot See Any, And I Mean Any, Good Fighter Like Peter Loose To The Mediocre Klitschko.

 

I think you mean Klit is the good fighter and Peter is mediocre.

 

Well, it happened in 2005

 

The main reason why a rematch would be a totally different fight is the situation Wlad was in back in 2005. He came back from a shocking defeat against Brewster and many claimed he was finished. So he probably had some mental issues back than and had a lot less confidence back than compared to now were he is on a log dominating winning streak and the clear #1 in the division, which caused him to fight ultra-cautious. Peter on the other hand was an unknow quantity back than, got a lot of hype, I remember talk about him having a bigger punch than Mike Tyson and the best chin in history. Now Peter is thoroughly exposed and he doesn't significantly improve.

 

Well, let's give him a chance. Who knows? He may actually show up in better shape for a fight of greater magnitude such as a Klitschko match,especially given that its a chance to avenge a loss. He's only 27 years old, so for him to improve his conditioning is still an attainable goal at this stage in his career. Like you said, he did improve a little bit since he fought Wlad in 05' and he managed to give him a fight then, so perhaps that little extra polishing may help, not to mention his win over Maskaev may give him a boost in confidence. Wlad is still for the most part in his prime, but he is 32 years old, and didn't exactly have me on the edge of my seat in his last outing. He has been hurt or beaten by men of Peter's calibur or worse, so even though I'll favor Wlad, a win for Peter isn't out of the question.

 

Sam Peter will always have a chance in there with Wlad, cause the latter has questions over his chins and Peter has granite fists. But I see a rematch between them looking like Wlad-Brewster, Peter showed himself to be vulnerable against McCline which might tempt Wlad to be a little more cavalier in a rematch when opportunities present themselves.

 

If he can avoid Wlads hugging as seen below then he has a chance

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0sFZWczB9c

 

All the above is true, however he seemed rather hesistant against Ibragimov. I don't know if perhaps it was the type of fight that he just couldn't get motivated for, or if maybe he was leary of Ibragimov's south paw stance. He might need to be a bit more aggressive against Peter, especially if Sam shows up in good shape and ready to fight ( not holding my breath though ). I would really like to see this fight happen and preferably sooner than later. There really aren't any other matches in the heavyweight division that I think are better.

 

Yes. Peter has been very shaky in his big fights since Wlad (got a split decision over a blubberingly-fat 37-year-old Toney that most people thought he lost, soundly outpointed an even older Toney in the rematch, got decked three times and barely eeked out a decision over a 37-year-old McCline, went five boring, slow-motion rounds looking sloppy against Maskaev before putting together a string of offense in round six and getting an arguably-premature TKO), while Wlad has been about as dominant as it gets (completely dismantled Byrd, scored a crushing KO over Brock, annihilated Austin, mashed Brewster's face in and won every round, easily outboxed Ibragimov and won a near-shutout). Peter has been just barely escaping with "wins" on his record against old, fat, slow, past-prime fringe-level opponents while Wlad has been absolutely wiping out legitimate prime contenders. I expect Wlad's confidence has gone way up while Peter's has decreased since the last time they fought, and rightfully so, as their performances have plainly shown him to be the superior fighter.

In a rematch, I expect Wlad to win by KO.

 

It is bizarre. Although, its not uncommon for even the greatest of champions to look impressive in one fight and then in the very next, have a flat performance. I think the key with Wlad, is the magnitude of the opponent. He seems to rise to the occasion, or so it would appear.

I think it would be interesting to see him fight Tony Thompson ( his names been thrown around as a possible next fight for Wlad ). Thompson is a rather large hard hitting south paw, who has a fair amount of experience and has never been knocked out. Granted, he's 36 years old, and not rated very high, but he does have some tools that might make him a nasty cocktail for Klitschko.

 

Too bad nothing else will matter in ten years when Peter is flat broke and living in abject poverty!!!