Could Sam Peter go another 12 rounds with Wlad?

Better fighter yes...better chin, hell no.

Which is why the fight is going to be exciting, and don't tell me all you WALD fans won't be watching with your hearts in your mouths for 36 minutes, which is what makes it a worthwhile match.

 

Don't think a lenient referee will be necessary, as we saw with the second Brewster fight Wlad rarely held and I think that would also be the case in a rematch with PETERS, Wlad will be more agressive about stepping in with short left hooks when PETERS comes forward with his infamously wide attack, hence the reason it will end in a ko for Wlad. But of course PETERS has that chance to land a huge bomb and ends Wlads night on a bad note, but IMO it is a VERY slim chance.

 

Brewster makes up for his basic skills by having an awesome chin, great heart & a big punch. Unfortunately that recipe usually makes for a short career. I hope he comes back to weed out some of these pretenders and maybe gets another shot at a belt.

 

I always watch HW boxing from the edge of my seat because the fight can end with a single punch. And yes, Peter has a better chin than Wlad does, I'll give you that, but his skills aren't much better than average. he has some power but I believe it's largely overrated. Either that or his delivery is sooooo bad that he can't even KO journeyman without a bit of lucky timing. Taurus Sykes anyone? Hawkins?

 

When peter is able to take wlads best shot again. Wlad will have a panic attack again.. and hold for dear life.This time peter keeps his ass on the ground.

 

I though Peter stopped Sykes?

Anyways, I think Wladimir stops Peter around 9-10 when his corner throws in the towel or the ref jumps in after he is taking too much punishment, possibly after being knocked down once or twice since I think Wladimir would have more confidence, control the distance early on, and start to sit down on his shots a little later.

 

**** you, we're hijacking this thread!

No really, back on point I don't think Peter can last 12 rounds with the current version of Wladimir. It's not that his power has improved but because his confidence has. WK will commit much more often this time, & with full body weight & commitment behind his punches Sam has little chance of landing a lucky punch. He'd need more than one lucky punch to KO Wlad anyway and that's just not his style.

 

Peter will win a rematch.

 

He did but it wasn't impressive like the KO of Jeremy Williams, it was a TKO against a nobody with zero fights against anybody you've heard of.

 

Thats keep our fingers crossed Brewster makes his return soon. While I agree Wlad is a better fighter with the addition of Manny in his corner, but I however disagree hes a harder puncher now than then. My prove is his fight with Mercer who has a great chin in his own right, Wlad in my opinion threw a little harder then and seemed to put more wieght behind his punches. I feel Manny has worked with Wlad to take something off his punches to conserve his energy in case the fight goes a little longer than expected, but with the addition of his improved hook and uppercut he has better arsenal now than before.

 

Bold prediction with no basis in fact. You're brave if not smart. :thumbsup

 

That could be true but it's really all about the jab. Wlad has a great one & nobody in the HW's has anything to compete. That sets up all his power punches, he hooks off the jab & lands the big right hand after a good solid jab. He could use some more head movement to go with his improved footwork though, that would keep his opponents from landing anything significant in the first place.

 

Like Ruskull, I am a fan of both Klitschkos and also a fan of Lewis. I have no doubts as to who was the best of the three. I have frequently defended Lennox (who is 1-1 with Rahman and McCall) on this forum and I rank him 3 or 4 alltime amongst heavywts.

Neither Klitschko makes my alltime top 10 list. It's unlikely that Vitali ever will and we will have to wait for Wlad's career to end to know where to place him.

Wlad was NOT poisioned and I never put much stock in the blood-sugar thing. I think he didn't pace himself properly and ran out of gas with Brewster, just as he did with Purity. In other words, he fought the wrong fight with Lamon, a siuation he remedied in the rematch. There's little doubt which is better overall.

(BTW, before Wlad-Lamon (2), the beef was that he hadn't avenged any of his three losses. After Wlad-Lamon (2), he was denigrated for fighting a shot Brewster. With thinking like that, the guy just couldn't win.)

And I've always considered Lennox's win over Vitali as a legit TKO on cuts, regardless of who was winning at the time.

(Had the fight continued, it's near certain that Lennox would have won, for the same reason the fight was stopped. i.e. the cuts.)

That said, a healthy Vitali from 2003-2004 and after the Lewis fight, was the best heavywt around and would have been favoured over anyone else at the time.

The current Wlad is, by a good margin, the best active heavywt. He could be stopped by any hard-hitting heavywt (Lewis/Rahman, Lewis/McCall, Briggs/Likyiavich) but he would be favoured over anyone fighting at the moment.

The overstated adulation the Klitschkos receive from some of the more wild-eyed on this forum doesn't mean that all Klitschko fans think the Klitchkos are gods, or even ATGs. However, there are just as many unwarranted, unfair (and just plain silly) knocks made against them, as there are idiotic pro-Klitschko remarks. Bias is rampant.

I would like to see some more realism and balance.

 

Wrong. You obviously didn't see the fight.

He caught Sykes and knocked the man out while he was still on his feet. The guy then ate 2 punches as he was crashing to the canvas. He woke up on the canvas. FACT.