A Prime George Foreman Against The Current Heavyweight Champions: Klitschko, Ibragimov, Peter, Maskaev and Chagaev
November 17th, 2007 Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Ruslan Chagaev, Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev, George Foreman
I’ve always wondered how a young George Foreman would have done in this a day and age against the mostly Eastern European fighters. For the sake of this discussion, I’m pitting a prime 24 year-old George Foreman against the current heavyweight champions Wladimir Klitschko, Sultan Ibragimov, Ruslan Chagaev, Samuel Peter and Oleg Maskaev. At 24, […]
Samuel Peter: Is His Power Overrated?
October 25th, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter
After watching WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel Peter’s (29-1, 22 KOs) last three bouts against Jameel McCline, and James Toney, I’ve concluded that he doesn’t have the monstrous power that I originally that he did after I witnessed his destruction of Jeremy Williams in December 2004, and Peter’s three knockdowns of Wladimir Klitschko in September […]
Peter Klitschko: Samuel Interested in Fighting Wladimir Next
October 12th, 2007 Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter
According to the latest boxing news, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (29-1, 22 KOs) has stated in an interview that he’s interested in fighting either Oleg Maskaev or Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs), and is hoping that he can get back in the ring within two months. From the looks of it, I’d […]
Could Peter Go Another Twelve Rounds With Wladimir Klitschko?
September 27th, 2007 Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Samuel Peter
By Sasha “Kozlov” Baranov: With a little more than a week to go between World Boxing Council interim heavyweight champion Samuel Peter’s (28-1, 22 KOs) bout with Jameel McCline, I thought it would be interesting to consider what Peter’s chances would be like in a rematch with IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs). […]
Peter To Face McCline?
September 25th, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter, Jameel McCline
According to the latest boxing news, WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (28-1, 22 KOs) has a new opponent for his October 6th title defense at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The newest possiblity is Jameel McCline (38-7-3, 23 KOs), who is currently scheduled to fight DaVarryl Williamson on the undercard of the October 6th […]
Maskaev Injures Back, Peter Fight Postponed
September 22nd, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev
WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev reportedly injured both his back and his ankle yesterday, making it necessary to postpone his fight with #1 challenger Samuel Peter for 2-4 months. Apparently, a disc slipped out of place in Maskaev’s back while he was training on Thursday for his October 6th bout which was to have taken […]
Oleg Maskaev vs Samuel Peter
September 20th, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev
Dino Duva, president of Duva Boxing, the promoter of WBC no. 1 contender Samuel Peter, was very emotional about the fact that the sacred Madison Square Garden boxing ring has been retired before Peter’s October 6 World Heavyweight Title fight against Oleg Maskaev, and not after the fight. “Yesterday, I had chills the entire time […]
Peter-Maskaev Undercard: Williamson vs McCline
September 19th, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev, Jameel McCline, DaVarryl Williamson
When boxing promoter Don King could not come to acceptable terms to deliver the services of his heavyweight contender DaVarryl “Touch of Sleep” Williamson to fight unretiring WBC “champion emeritus” Vitali Klitschko, he unknowingly set in motion the circumstances for another fight.
Klitschko later announced he was going to face Jameel McCline on Sept. 22 […]
Peter vs. Maskaev
September 5th, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev
WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) will be making his 2nd title defense on October 6th when he meets up with Nigerian knockout slugger Samuel Peter at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Maskaev, 38, is on a 12 consecutive win streak, dating back to February 2003. Previous to that, Maskaev had been […]
