Klitschko-Peter

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.

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By Dave Lahr: If you’ve seen the previous fight between the younger Wladimir Klitschko and Samuel Peter five years ago, you’ll notice immediately that Wladimir chose to run for 12 rounds rather than risking fate by attempting to trade shots with the more powerful Peter. And even though Wladimir ran like a jackrabbit for 12 rounds, he was still knocked down three separate times by the devastating punches from Peter. Now Wladimir is no longer a young rabbit, and has matured into a slower, more stationary fighter who has to get by with his power and his jab more than previously. On September 11th, Wladimir, with his legs now pretty much gone, will be facing a still lethal Peter in a 12 round bout with Klitschko’s two heavyweight titles, the IBF and WBO, on the line in their fight at the Commerzbank-Arenka, in Frankfurt, Germany.

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By Dave Lahr: It’s no secret that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) is likely to clinch his opponent Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) for all he’s worth in their title fight on September 11th, at the Commerzbank-Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany. The 34-year-old Klitschko will be looking to do his utmost to prevent the power-punching Peter from landing his sledgehammer blows and the best way that Wladimir can do that is to clinch early and clinch often to keep Peter’s offense sidelined. Obviously, it’s the judge of the referee to step in and warn, penalize or disqualify Wladimir once his clinching has gone to the extreme levels.

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By Dave Lahr: It’s been five years since Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) last fought IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) back in September 2005. On that occasion, the still very green Peter came incredibly close to knocking Klitschko out in the 11th round after knocking him down for the third time in the fight with a clubbing right hand to the head. Wladimir got up and on shaky legs was able to survive the remainder of the round by clinching and running. Now five years later, Wladimir has dominated his last nine opponents, beating all of them and knocking out all but one. None of them, however, have been big punchers in the class of Peter. Wladimir has proven in the past to be pretty much invincible when facing fighters that don’t have big power, but if you put Wladimir in with a puncher, bad things can happen.

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By Jim Dower: Although HBO declined to show the upcoming September 11th fight title bout between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) and former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s), ESPN has stepped up to the plate and will be showing the fight live at 5 p.m. ET at the Commerzbank Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany, according to ESPN.

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