i love danny but come on, that's hardly earth shattering. anal force harrison put williams away in quicker time than vitali did, big deal.
In fact if Sammy comes out swinging early Vitali will probably beat him down that much earlier, like he did to Kirk Johnson, who I also consider a better fighter than Peter.
I'll pick Vitaly over Peter but I picked Maskaev to beat Peter. How is Vitaly so confident after such a long layoff to just go right into a title fight against Peter? I'm wondering if VK will even make it to the ring. I have some doubts about this one.
Yes but Peter proved he can carry power late like he did in the Wladimir fight when he nearly had Wladimir out in the 10th. Vitali hasn't gone the distance enough in his career but in fights where he had to throw a lot, like the Sanders fight, he needed to take time off between rounds and looked to be tired late, same thing with the Danny Williams fight. Peter is going to force him to work and for a big man like Vitali who also relies on movement that takes a lot stamina-wise and Peter will be on him from start to finish if this even goes 12(doubtful). If Vitali is forced to commit to punching he WILL get tired and fights before that proved it, after a 4 year lay-off and coming out of serious injuries one would think this will only get worse, it's only logical to think that way but can be proven wrong.
Hate to say this but that could be possible, if Peter confirms that he can't take a shot like he used to then this fight might end that way. If Peter doesn't have the chin to force Vitali to keep throwing with him(Peter) charging in like he did against Wladimir then this fight will be pro Vitali from start to finish.
I pick Vitaly to win this fight. The long lay off may cause this bout to be competative, which will be the more exciting to watch. When the fight is over, I predict that Peter has another L to a Klitschko brother in his record.
I see what you are saying but I still do not recall Vitaly taking rounds off in neither Sanders nor Williams fights.
the fight is listed on boxrec but not on the 11th... 2008-10-04 http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=007033&cat=boxer
Yes he did, I believe it was the 3rd or 4th, neither fighter landed anything worth mentioning there and it was clear it's a round off. Vitali tends to take things slow at times. The Danny Williams fight, Vitali was so much in control that he could've thrown whenever he wanted to.