Samuel Peter (prime) vs Deontay Wilder - Who wins?

If Peter could take Wilder's one two down the pipe (and he took a ton of flush one twos from Wlad without flinching) then he could pose some real problems for Wilder with his brute strength and clubbing caveman shots. And though Peter was crude he had a canny ability of being able to land hard shots on more technically proficient boxers.

He'd often use his lead left hand quite efficiently, sticking it in fighters faces either as a phone pole jab to bust through their guard or a means to hold them in place for his big clubbing OH right. His swinging left hook was also quite dangerous, and he could throw it out of a semi crouch that could catch taller fighters that might think they were out of range. In close he could shorten up his shots and still hit like a ton of bricks. Watch the second Toney fight to see how much he busted Toney up with his chopping arm punches to the head and body, while again making good use of his jab and lead left hand outstretched to keep Toney in his shell and at optimum punching range.

Against the much taller Wilder he'd likely throw a lot more over the top head shots, trying to use his strength to manipulate Wilder and throw him off balance, where he could launch heavy rabbit punches to the back of Wilder's dome. Like early Wlad Wilder has a tendency to lose his footing and get ragdolled by shorter powerful opponents (Wlad solved that by developing the limpet clinch, but that's not something Wilder ever did).

If Wilder fought Peter like he did Stiverne 1 I'd give him a more than passable chance to take it on points, or even via late KO if he could get one of his straight right hands right on the button. But he'd need to stay disciplined and make full use of his height, reach and agility to keep Peter at arm's length and unable to launch shots of his own. Not sure if Wilder has that in him, but he at least showed it once in his career so I'm willing to entertain the possibility he could do it again.

 

Just noticed this thread was made in 2019 before Wilder was whipped by Fury, and people already favored Peter over him.

 

Peter I'd too heavy handed for Wilder. He took flush big shots that Wilder won't even be able to land.

 

Like you said it could probably go either way but when it comes to comparisons I think both Wlad and Peter had much more than Beyoncé and Stiverne in my opinion. Please note I say this also as someone who disliked the Klitschko brothers and had gone on record to say condemned prisoners should be forced to watch their fights as punishment particularly Wlad.

 

Peter moved like his legs were in quicksand and punched like his arms were under water. . Wilder would demolish him.

Fury wouldn't be so committed and focused on being in the best condition of his life if Wilder was that easy to beat.

 

Peter KO within four.

 

LOL. You'd be hard pressed to find a single Wilder vs. (Name) thread on this entire site where Wilder wins.

When he does lead in a poll, the 'usual suspects' tend to roll in and tap their brains out until he falls behind.

It's all very scientific and fact based polling. (LOL)

 

Peter would probably steamroll him

 

Peter was getting knocked all over the place by Jameel McCline. Wilder has more than enough power to hurt him and put him down.
Yes he did outbox Old Man Toney, but styles make fights. I don't think Peter has the skills to avoid tall man Wilder's right hand all night. Peter is too slow to effective keep the pressure, when two steps is all it takes for Wilder to be really far away.

I agree, a mythical win over Peter would be Wilder's best win. If Peter was around, Wilder wouldn't even take the fight. Wilder was only interested in the easiest fights.

 

"Steamrolling" Sam in his 2005 "prime."

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So much tougher.

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Sam Peter is around. He lost in one round in his last fight. And Wilder is fighting the World Heavyweight Champion for the third time next month.

Nice post.

 

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yep

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