Photo credit: KMG/Dmitriy Abramov – By Jim Dower: At today’s weigh-in for Saturday’s clash between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) and Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s), the 34-year-old Klitschko came in at 246 at the scales. Peter, 30, weighed in at a cut up 241, which is four pounds heavier than in his last fight against Nagy Aguilera in March. However, Peter looks much more muscular than he was for that fight, so you have to figure that Peter has been working harder and putting on more size for his fight against the 6’6” Klitschko.
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Peter’s manager thinks Wladimir is worried about this Saturday’s fight
By Dave Lahr: This Saturday night, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitsxchko (54-3, 48 KO’s) faces his most dangerous opponent in the past five years when he fights former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) in a 12 round bout at the Commerzbank-Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany. Although the 34-year-old Klitschko has been acting uncharacteristically confident in the press conferences with Peter leading up to the fight, Peter’s manager Ivalylo Gotzev thinks Wladimir is trying to disguise his fear, saying “He’s definitely uptight. I’ve known Wladimir for 15 years and he’s starting to realize who will be in the other corner come Saturday night. That’s why he’s not himself this week. He’s already having cold and sweaty Nigerian Nightmares.”
Peter to go after Haye after he beats Klitschko this Saturday night
By Dave Lahr: Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) plans on going after WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) next after Samuel gets through knocking out IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. In boxing news from Next, the 29-year-old Peter says “Let’s see if my promoters can agree on a fight with Haye after September 11, when I’ll take the championship belt from Wladimir. To tell the truth, I already feel like a champion.”
Peter’s trainer sees him knocking Klitschko out by the 6th round on Saturday night
By Dave Lahr: After five years of facing mostly weak punchers, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) will finally be taking on a knockout artist in 29-year-old Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) in a rematch on Saturday night at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany.
Klitschko attempts to get under Peter’s skin at press conference
By Dave Lahr: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) attempted to get under the skin of former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) at Monday’s press conference for their fight this Saturday at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. Klitschko, 34, said this to the 29-year-old Peter:
Wladimir Klitschko doesn’t have any tricks to beat Samuel Peter this time
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.
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 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.