Ruslan Chagaev vs. Oleg Maskaev

The winner of Peter-Maskaev has to fight Vitali first though.
Assuming he can hobble his way to the ring, of course.

And then there is the Virchis-Gomez #1 mandatory winner after that.

Really, the WBC is held up pretty tight until 2009. And God help them if they have any rematches.

 

What are you talking about, the first knockdown Mccline landed in the 2nd round on Peter was nothing, Peter was off balance and Mccline landed a punch, the 3rd round was a different story, Peter took alot of big shots, but showed alot of heart and toughness, and went on to out box Mccline. Peter did rock Mccline once or twice, but Mccline, who has a pretty good chin himself took the punches well.

I think people must remember Peter took this fight on 9 days notice, fighting a completely different oppenent entirely, so I gave him pass. I think everyone will get a great show when Sam Peter brutally knockouts Maskaev early in the fight, when Peter is fully prepared and trained for his oppenent, he becomes one of the most dangerous fighters in the Heavyweight division.

 

Peter was walking on thin ice, Sam was very lucky he wasn't taken out. Maskaev hits harder then Mccline and is quicker, but obviously doesnt have a good chin.

Yeah, Peter took the Mccline fight on short notice. But that shouldn't effect Sam Peter's ability to take a punch, or his punching power. Which both are overrated, compared to prior beliefs that Peter's chin was indestuctable and him having devasting one punch power ( Peter landed many punches and didnt hurt Mccline the slightest once).

 

Actually, taken a fight on short notice can mess up your timing, which effects your power punching ability. Peter took the fight on 9 days notice which left him almost no time to work with the new sparring partner he had to bring into his camp, that mirrors Mccline size and style. Mccline is about 6'6 265-270, while Maskaev is like 6'2 and a half 230-235, thats a pretty big difference dont you think?

As far as who has more punching Mccline or Maskaev, I feel Mccline has more proven early round power, it's only later when he gases out, does he lose it. Mccline has knocked down A and B class fighters early in fights, guys like Briggs, Brock, Grant, Bryd, and the latest Sam Peter. Sam Peter did hurt Mccline twice in the fight, but he was able to clinch and hold Peter until the punch wore off.

 

No, Mccline was never hurt, that is BS. I watched the fight several times for a good laugh! You have no room to talk about Chagaev's last fight, and toot Sam Peter's horn, when his last fight was horrendous.

 

Peter won didnt he? Chageav is actually one of my favorite Heavyweights at the moment, just below Peter and Brewster. Chagaev fought extremely well against Valuev in April of 07, it was actually my favorite Heavyweight fight of this past year. The way he fought at angles and got under alot of Valuevs punches was wonderful, but his fight against Skeleton and him ducking Iggy, made me drop Chagaev a little bit. I just hope Chageav can get it together and really become a serious threat to Wlad, like I originally thought he was after the Valuev fight.

 

some people are overrating chagaev. he's solid but he is a one-handed fighter and i dont care how good his left is, he is one-dimensional and can be had by several hws. he's not close to wlad's level.

i was really high on maskaev after his 2nd ko of rahman but he has been the textbook definition of a 'paper champ' while he holds the belt hostage. peter beating maskaev would be better for the division cause he is young and active. but i will be cheering for maskaev for obvious reasons :yep

if the maskaev who fought rahman went up against chagaev, id take maskaev by narrow decision or late stoppage. maskaev can throw combinations with power in either hand. it wont be one punch and done like all the fighters chagaev has fought. chagaev is not active enough imo.