You who are UNIMPRESSED by PETER

Afaik the fight is promoted by Peters people (Duva, Kotzev, King). So Maskaev wont win a decision in the US. But he will make it a close fight....Maskaevs experience and skills are two leagues above Peters.

 

You can count on Maskaev preparing well and coming in with a game plan. Peter's skills are that crude, I can see Maskaev avoiding the big punch for 12 rounds and winning a UD by about 4 rounds.

Someone else here used a great analogy, having having great power, but very crude boxing skills is like having a 12 inch **** and being a premature ejaculator.

 

I swear every attempt at analysis you make it always comes down to your bizzare method of ratinig boxers chins, as if nothing else matters.

 

It's not his "power", it's his ability to set up and land clean, straight shots that is preventing the KOs from happening.

 

Maybe Peter is the heavyweights Lacy, but we have no heavyweight Calzaghe and Lacy is not bad! :deal

 

zakman- i agree with you that glass chinned maskaev will lose by ko, but you can't compare sanders and the arm-punching whitaker with kirk johnson who had decent power (before he turned into a whale), that ko punch was huge.

 

That sounds, about right.

 

I like Sam Peter. Seems like a very decent person. I see him getting ko's against top 10's it just hasn't happened yet. He may be a bit overhyped tho.

 

Peter would paste Chagaev, who is overrated. I can't believe that you really think that Peter and Oleg are on the same page, you are severely underestimating him. Meanwhile Chagaev has had close fights with average fighters, such as Virchis and Ruiz, Valuev, very telling of his true ability that becomes overblown with critics.

What happens when Peter KO 1 Maskaev happens? Because it's going to be early.

 

Virchis seemed to give Chagaev plenty of trouble and he's far worse when it comes to crudeness than Peter, seeing as Sprott nearly beat him.:yep

Seriously, anybody who struggles with Virchis, a non-clinch happy Ruiz and Valuev is not to be held as a favourite over Sam Peter, because Peter would have demolished all 3 of them with ease.

And it's not lucky, Peter is a pressuring power puncher, his style is go out, cut off the ring and throw bombs at you, his skills are improving as well. Why do you think Maskaev did everything to try to avoid this fight?

Because he cannot win. Peter KO 1.

 

You are an alias of MR KOOL, that is all. next!

 

Virchis, Ruiz and Valuev did more at heavyweight than anyone that Peter ever beat. Your logic is highly flawed. Chagaev has far superior skills to Peter and is a tough cookie. I didnt see the VIrchis fight, but his wins over Ruiz and Valuev were convincing, you have to be blind to say he struggled. For someone who rates himself as a boxing expert, you sure are extremely bias in your views.

 

I think time will show that to be the case. He appears to carry to much bodyfat

 

First of all, I am no expert, I consider myself a 'dedicated fan' and express my views how I see them. Though, I get annoyed with some of the official 'experts' when you read their garbage.

A true 'expert' is someone like Cross_Trainer who posts here.

And he did struggle with Ruiz and Valuev, I watched both fights, the Valuev fight live and I scored it 7-5 for Chagaev. Ruiz was a fraudulent fighter to begin with and Valuev got some 'names' on his record, but he mostly Maskaev level names like Barrett and what not, he was fed King's left over stable so King could get some money out of him, he's not proven anything at HW.

Chagaev's best claim to date for me is beating an old Felix Savon in the amatuers, even though Savon was older, the man was a genius amatuer boxer, so I give Chagaev the credit due there and I am being serious.

Peter lacks a big win, but he's already done more than Virchis, saying otherwise is ridiculous unless you consider fatboy Italian Vidoz to be something significant at the weight class, or his deep struggle with Michael Sprott. Just because a fighter lacks a resume, does not mean that they haven't shown the necessary intangibles and assetts to be a serious player in the set division, in which Chagaev has shown to be vulnerable in my opinion, even more so than Ibragimov(who is turn gets little credit ).

But whatever, Ibragimov was going to defeat him anyway and in turn Ibragimov will probably beat Holyfield and then lose by KO in a unification match against Peter.

 

I thought Chagaev won convinsingly myself, Valuev never really looked like he stood a chance, apart from landing a knockout punch in the last few rounds, and he is no knockout master.
The way I see it: Chagaev has good power, decent skills, good chin, good defence, toughness and big heart. Peter has very good power, poor skills, non-existent defence, great chin, toughness and a big heart. On top of that Chagaev's resume is superior. Yes, you can not always go by the past record, this does not give an indea of boxer's ability and intangibles. I just do not see what these intangibles are in Peter. I can not for the world see how Peter has anything but a marginal chance against Ruslan.