By Dave Lahr: On September 11th, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) and Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) will be fighting in a long awaited rematch in Germany. If you saw the last bout five years ago between Wladimir Klitschko and Peter, you’ll notice that Wladimir used two techniques to beat Peter in that fight – movement and clinching. The referee allowed Wladimir to get away with some really god awful clinching in every round. I usually lost count after 10 clinches per round.
Samuel Peter
Steward says Wladimir will knock Peter out with his missles early in the fight
By Dave Lahr: Emanuel Steward, the trainer for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s), says Klitschko will come out fast in the fight throwing power shots on September 11th against challenger Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s). Steward says “Sam Peter’s never been completely knocked out. he just quit on himself. I don’t think that he’;s ever really been knocked out. But Wladimir has the power to knock out anyone with either hand. So in this fight with Peter, the way that the emotions are building, he [Klitschko] will unleash his missiles earlier than normal.
Klitschko vs. Peter = Another devastating Puritty-type defeat for Wladimir
By Dave Lahr: It’s been 12 years since Wladimir Klitschko had his backside handed to him by Ross Puritty in an 11th round TKO defeat for Wladimir in 1998. It was a case of an unbeaten Klitschko facing a fighter with huge power and a steel chin. Wladimir, after tasting some of Puritty’s right hands early on, was on his bicycle for the entire fight and ended up running out of gas in the 10th and getting pummeled by Puritty. Sadly, I see the same scenario for Klitschko when he fights Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) in a rematch on September 11th at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. Peter is going to wear Wladimir down, take his heavy shots, hurt him with big right hands and make Wladimir run until his legs can no longer carry him.
Steward worried about Wladimir for Peter fight on 9/11
By Dave Lahr: Trainer Emanuel Steward is concerned about how much improvement former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) has made in the past year and Steward is hoping that his fighter IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) can beat Peter on September 11th at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. Steward is wise to see how much improvement that Peter has made recently. Just one look at the difference in his physique is enough to tell you that this isn’t the same Peter.
Steward predicting knockout win for Wladimir Klitschko in “Five or Six rounds” against Peter
by Dave Lahr: Emanuel Steward, the trainer for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s), may be whistling past the graveyard as he came out today with a bold knockout prediction for Wladimir against former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) in their bout on September 11th at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. In the media conference call today, Steward said “I see a knockout in five or six rounds, and that’s stretching it.” I agree with Steward. I see a knockout in the 5th or 6th rounds as well, but I see the 29-year-old Peter being the one doing the knocking out and not Wladimir.
Klitschko vs. Peter to be shown on ESPN on September 11th
By Jim Dower: U.S. boxing fans will still get a chance to see the September 11th title fight between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) and former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s). ESPN will be showing the fight to U.S. audiences. HBO opted not to air this fight for some reason. It’s unfortunate but thankfully, ESPN has decided to come in and take up the slack and show the fight to Americans. It might not reach quite as many people as it would have if it had been shown by HBO, because ESPN likely won’t be advertising it as much as HBO would have done under the similar circumstances.
Klitschko-Peter: Samuel always does well against weak-chinned fighters
By Dave Lahr: Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) has always done remarably well when facing weak-chinned fighters like IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s). In fact, Peter is almost unbeatable when facing a fighter with a soft chin. The only loss that Peter suffered to a weak-chinned fighter was to none other than Wladimir Klitschko back in 2005. But in that fight, Peter probably would have won the bout had the referee had limited Wladimir’s excessive clinching to a minimum of 5 per round. Instead, Wladimir was able to clinch nearly 24/7 in that fight and that was a big factor in keeping Peter from getting his shots off like he wanted to.
Klitschko-Peter: Atlas says Peter has improved mentally, physically and technically
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.
Klitschko-Peter: Samuel says Wladimir won’t get up after he knocks him down
By Dave Lahr: Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) is in the best shape of his life for his fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) on September 11th, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Klitschko vs. Peter: Will Samuel knock out Wladimir while in a clinch?
By Dave Lahr: Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) dodged a heat seeking missile last time he fought the powerful Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) in 2005, beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision in a fight where Wladimir was put down not once but three separate times in the fight. Now after skillfully beating mostly weak punchers in his last nine fights, Klitshko, 34, will finally be back in with Peter in a long awaited rematch.