Klitschko-Peter: Atlas says Peter has improved mentally, physically and technically
August 28th, 2010
By Dave Lahr: In tonight’s ESPN boxing card with Henry Lundy vs. Omri Lowther, ESPN boxing analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas said that former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) has improved “Mentally, physically and technically” in the past five years since his narrow 12 round decision loss to Wladimir Klitschko in 2005. Atlas, a great trainer and person with a great eye for spotting talent, obviously hasn’t missed the great strides that the 29-year-old Peter has made in the past five years since his loss to Wladimir.
Wladimir says he going to knock Peter out this time, but I think the one that will be knocked will be Wladimir. If the Ukrainian comes out looking to slug with Peter, it’s going to leave Wladimir vulnerable to Peter’s left hook and straight right hand. I don’t know that Wladimir can take that kind of punishment without going down for the count. Atlas is right about Peter. He has improved immensely since the first fight with Wladimir years ago.
Peter has only been beaten twice since then, once against Vitali Klitschko and the other time coming from a fight where Peter ballooned up in weight o 265 and lost a narrow 10 round decision to Eddie Chambers last year in March. Peter has since taken off all the weight and came in at a slender 237 for his last fight against Nagy Aguilera in March 2010.
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YOU GOTTA STOP USING REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY ON THE PUBLIC. Youve got to own up to the fact that Wladimir is the man at Heavyweight. Hes beaten evreybody that has faced him since Brewster 1. At the time being hes the baddest dude out there since Chavez of Venezuela. in the world! Peter has fought 3 uspectacular fights with Tomatoe cans. One was a Tomatoe Barrel. I know its not cool to knock Gabe Brown. The guy works hard for a living hes gotta eat too.
Atlas said all those wonderul things about a guy who is replacing HIS fighter – Povetkin.
I see Wlad knocking out Peter this time. Wlad will use his left hook from the start and it will catch Peters while he’s being outboxed. Wlad in rd 5 or earleir!
Remenber Sam Peter is a cool guy deep down and he doesn’t deserve all the demonization directed toward him for thi encounter
with those type of odds i would bet on peter, just in case vladimir trp up on his shoe laces and can´t get up. that is the only way this fat slob can win.
Lahr you keep on and on like a broken record. Watch the damn fight again and open your eyes properly this time. Wladimir was knocked down twice due to punches to the back of the head. This is clearly against boxing rules.
Wladimir is just too big, skilled and powerful for any of the other pretenders and loud mouthed trash talkers out there. Wladimir is now asserting himself in the ring and heaven help anyone who fights him. Peter is going to get a pizza face and then he will be KO’d or TKO’d. Wladimir is on fire and he is pumped up like never before. He is fighting tough opponents unlike Haye!
No prizes for guessing how this ones going to turn out, Peter trundles forward all night eating leather until about the 8th round when Peter can barley stand through exaustion, Wlad feels comfatable and safe enough to get close enough to throw his right hand and close the show. Wlad da bad KO 8. Peace x
“Peter has improved mentally, physically and technically”.
HA,HA,HA… He demonstrated that against Vitali Klitschko and Eddie Chambers!!!
Dave Lahr, stop being a moron, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its funny Mr Atlas told me one time that the Klitschko Brothers are the only ones out there. Mr. Lahr you continue to avoid the issue of 400lb Gabe Brown fighting Samuel for a tuneup last December. Maybe your boss tells you not to mention it. If information got out like that in mass quantity The Vegas Odds would go to 50-1 for Peter. Samuel has got 3 losses!
Training is the bestasset he can bring.Good training camp.we know he can punch,but will he get caught?