Maskaev strategy makes sense.

makes a lot of sense...get the belt youve supposedly wanted your whole life and then act like a complete coward once you do have it.

 

and to think other fighters get derided for fighting top fighters AND making money.

 

he would have made more money if he was to beat peter, but then again, if he is that unsure of himself then it is a good move. He still had a punchers chance though. He has a nice short powerful right hand.

 

No, Peter-Maskaev will happen for the WBC Heavyweight Title and the winner has to fight Vitali if he is able to fight anymore. Vitali is not going to come back to fight Peter for the Interim title. When/if he comes back, it's going to be an easier tune-up or right away for a title shot.

 

No offense, but this is a terrible strategy and I sincerely doubt this is really the case. There's absolutely no guarantee that Vitali will be able to fight again. Faking an injury would be a big financial risk.

 

Exactly, Vitaly doesn't want to fight Peter for he doesn't want to get his ass beat. If Peter didn't even get wobbled by Wlad until he was dead tired in the 12th after chasing him and getting caught, then Peter will walk through Vitaly unphased by anything he lands and knock VK out. That's the reality and VK knows it. That is the reason we will not see Vitaly fight Peter...

 

A healthy Vitali even now just toys with Peter by boxing him from
distance. Vitali easily backs out of range from Peter's wide, looping
powershots and then nails him consistantly with accurate and powerful
counterpunches. Honestly, I can't think of a more perfect fighter
for Vitaly to feast on than Peter in his comeback to the ring. This
fight is a stylistic nightmare for Peter.

 

if vitaly comes back and goes straight for peter he will be in for a nightmarish surprise.

 

Yeah makes sense for a fighter who is trying to hang on to his dear career. :yep

He can bring his title all the way six feet under the ground for all I CARE . . . but he won't ever get respect for long as he doesn't fight Peter who has worked his way to the title contention.

****i'n *****!

:good

 

By the sound of things if were lucky the hw division is unified in early to mid 2009

 

I think this is a legit injury, but it'll certainly work out better for Maskaev, in the long run..

Yes, I think he's not too worried about the turn of events, as he sees a big money title fight with Vitali sometime in 2008.

Maskaev will make alot more fighting Vitali than he would fighting Peter right now. This injury is not such a bad thing for Maskaev.