By Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports
Samuel Peter promised he would do what he couldn't back in 2005 against Wladimir Klitschko. He was kidding himself. Peter was a shell of what he was back in his first fight against the current heavyweight champ. Peter was out gas by the third round and served as a heavy bag for 10 rounds. After absorbing a ton of hard jabs and with his face puffed up, Peter finally ate a fight ending uppercut. The Nigerian fell to his back and the fight was over at 1:21 of the 10th. Klitschko successfully defended his three heavyweight title belt in Frankfurt, Germany.
Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) wins his 14th straight fight and second against Peter. When they met in 2005, Peter actually dropped Klitschko three times but lost a 114-111 unanimous decision. Tonight, he was never in the fight.
"I thought I boxed really well," said Klitschko. "He obviously pressured me early on with that left hand. I though I dominated in the end. It was a comfortable win for me. I certainly enjoyed it."
ESPN's Teddy Atlas had it 90-81 heading to the 10th as did Yahoo! Sports' boxing expert Kevin Iole. Klitschko landed 142 punches over nine-plus rounds at a rate of 28 percent. Peter landed just 35 punches the entire fight and only nine of those were jabs. Klitschko's set up the devastating beating by doubling and tripling his jab. He nailed Peter with 53 jabs.
Peter's gameplan was bizarre. He made himself an easy target by coming straight forward. Once he got inside, Peter, a solid power puncher, chose to wrestle instead of throwing short punches. By the ninth round, referee Robert Byrd refused to break up the fighters, telling them to fight out of the clinch. He even approached Klitschko's corner before the tenth to tell the champ that he needed to throw more punches and get himself out of the clinch.
Klitschko also got the same message from his trainer Emmanuel Steward, who implored his fighter to finish the fight. Klitschko listened. He let his hands go and jumped back from Peter, who appeared ready to fall flat on his face from exhaustion.
The Ukranian pounded away and finally landed an uppercut that put Peter (34-4, 27 KOs) flat on his back.
The 34-year-old champ retains his IBF, WBO and IBO title belts. He did so in front of 40,000 fans at Commerzbank Arena. Dignitaries in attendance included German tennis legend Boris Becker and Klitschko's Hollywood girlfriend Hayden Panettiere.
Source: sports.yahoo.com
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Sunday, 12 September 2010
Monday, 30 August 2010
Peter fine-tunes focus for Klitschko rematch -- Las Vegas Review-Journal
By STEVE CARP, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Samuel Peter was so close.
Five years ago, Peter had Wladimir Klitschko in big trouble, having knocked him down three times, twice in the fifth round, during their heavyweight fight in Atlantic City. But Klitschko rallied late to win a 12-round unanimous decision.
It has been a long wait, but Peter's chance for redemption comes Sept. 11 when he meets Klitschko, the reigning IBF and WBO champion, in Frankfurt, Germany.
"This is very important to me," Peter said Friday from Big Bear Lake, Calif., where the Las Vegas resident has been training for eight weeks. "I've been a pro for 10 years. I've fought the best. But I've changed, and people are going to see me in a different way.
"Before, I was in a rush. This time, no rushing. I'm taking my time. I'm serious about my training, and when I put him down this time, he's not going to get up."
"Everything was frustrating after I lost the championship," Peter said. "Nothing was going right for me."
He made immediate changes to rescue his career, signing with Top Rank to promote him and bringing in veteran trainer Abel Sanchez. The results were immediate. Peter won three straight fights with relatively ease, then stopped Nagy Aguilera in the second round March 12 to gain the rematch with Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs).
Sanchez praised Peter's work ethic in the past 14 months.
"The dedication has been the big difference," Sanchez said. "I've been able to keep him in the gym, and he's put the work in this time. In the past, outside influences have hurt his dedication. We've been able to concentrate on getting him ready to fight."
Peter, who turns 30 on Labor Day, said he thinks his best fighting is yet to come.
"I'm coming out to prove myself that I can still be world champion," Peter said. "It was hard to leave Las Vegas to train for this fight. But now that I've been here (at Big Bear Lake), I know I did the right thing. I'm in great shape, and this time it will be a different outcome."
■ PACQUIAO-MARGARITO HYPE -- Now that Texas has licensed Antonio Margarito for his Nov. 13 fight against Manny Pacquiao at Cowboys Stadium, Top Rank will begin cranking up the promotional machine Tuesday in Los Angeles.
"I'm ecstatic Texas approved Antonio," Top Rank president Todd du Boef said. "With what we've gone through over the last year, I wasn't sure what was going to happen."
Margarito had his license revoked in California after illegal hard substances were found inside his hand wraps before his fight against Shane Mosley on Jan. 24, 2009, in Los Angeles. He also was suspended for a year.
Margarito fought in Mexico in May and tried to be licensed in Nevada on July 9, but the state athletic commission tabled his request and recommended he first try to regain his license in California. On Aug. 18, Margarito went before the California State Athletic Commission, which denied his request.
That sent Margarito to Texas, whose commission approved his request Thursday without even having him appear for questioning, paving the way for the fight against Pacquiao.
■ BANALES APPOINTMENT -- Las Vegas' Jose Banales, who has worked in local amateur boxing for 17 years, was appointed to the USA Boxing Junior Olympic Committee. Banales received a four-year appointment and will help oversee the Junior Olympic competition and deal with any rule changes.
"It's a big honor," Banales said. "It means the colleagues at the national level are aware of what you do."
Contact reporter Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2913.
Source: lvrj.com
Samuel Peter was so close.
Five years ago, Peter had Wladimir Klitschko in big trouble, having knocked him down three times, twice in the fifth round, during their heavyweight fight in Atlantic City. But Klitschko rallied late to win a 12-round unanimous decision.
It has been a long wait, but Peter's chance for redemption comes Sept. 11 when he meets Klitschko, the reigning IBF and WBO champion, in Frankfurt, Germany.
"Before, I was in a rush. This time, no rushing. I'm taking my time. I'm serious about my training, and when I put him down this time, he's not going to get up."Peter (34-3, 27 knockouts) won the WBC title in March 2008 with a sixth-round TKO of Oleg Maskaev, but held it for only seven months before losing to Klitschko's brother Vitali, who had been out of boxing for four years. That defeat sent Peter on a downward spiral; he got out of shape and was defeated by Eddie Chambers on March 27, 2009.
"Everything was frustrating after I lost the championship," Peter said. "Nothing was going right for me."
He made immediate changes to rescue his career, signing with Top Rank to promote him and bringing in veteran trainer Abel Sanchez. The results were immediate. Peter won three straight fights with relatively ease, then stopped Nagy Aguilera in the second round March 12 to gain the rematch with Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs).
Sanchez praised Peter's work ethic in the past 14 months.
"The dedication has been the big difference," Sanchez said. "I've been able to keep him in the gym, and he's put the work in this time. In the past, outside influences have hurt his dedication. We've been able to concentrate on getting him ready to fight."
Peter, who turns 30 on Labor Day, said he thinks his best fighting is yet to come.
"I'm coming out to prove myself that I can still be world champion," Peter said. "It was hard to leave Las Vegas to train for this fight. But now that I've been here (at Big Bear Lake), I know I did the right thing. I'm in great shape, and this time it will be a different outcome."
■ PACQUIAO-MARGARITO HYPE -- Now that Texas has licensed Antonio Margarito for his Nov. 13 fight against Manny Pacquiao at Cowboys Stadium, Top Rank will begin cranking up the promotional machine Tuesday in Los Angeles.
"I'm ecstatic Texas approved Antonio," Top Rank president Todd du Boef said. "With what we've gone through over the last year, I wasn't sure what was going to happen."
Margarito had his license revoked in California after illegal hard substances were found inside his hand wraps before his fight against Shane Mosley on Jan. 24, 2009, in Los Angeles. He also was suspended for a year.
Margarito fought in Mexico in May and tried to be licensed in Nevada on July 9, but the state athletic commission tabled his request and recommended he first try to regain his license in California. On Aug. 18, Margarito went before the California State Athletic Commission, which denied his request.
That sent Margarito to Texas, whose commission approved his request Thursday without even having him appear for questioning, paving the way for the fight against Pacquiao.
■ BANALES APPOINTMENT -- Las Vegas' Jose Banales, who has worked in local amateur boxing for 17 years, was appointed to the USA Boxing Junior Olympic Committee. Banales received a four-year appointment and will help oversee the Junior Olympic competition and deal with any rule changes.
"It's a big honor," Banales said. "It means the colleagues at the national level are aware of what you do."
Contact reporter Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2913.
Source: lvrj.com
Saturday, 10 April 2010
Samuel Peter Says He Wants To Avenge All His Losses; Wants Wladimir Klitschko Next -- Eastside Boxing
By James Slater, Eastside Boxing
Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter, recently looking somewhat rejuvenated and certainly a whole lot slimmer, has told ESPN.com how he plans to avenge every one of his three defeats as a pro. Fresh off his impressive, 2nd-round stoppage of Nagy Aguilera - a fight that saw the 29-year-old Nigerian tip in at a solid-looking 237-pounds - "The Nigerian Nightmare" is raring to face Wladimir Klitschko in the first step in his plan to avenge his losses and at the same time become a heavyweight champion again..
"I am ready to regain my title," Peter told ESPN.com. "I am out to avenge all of my losses. I expect it will be Klitschko first in a must-fight, but I'd [also] love to step back in the ring with [Eddie] Chambers. I knocked Wladimir down three times in our fight and somehow didn't get the decision.
"Next time we meet, he won't get up."
With the recent TKO win over Aguilera, Peter became the second in line to face Wladimir Klitscho according to the IBF. Unbeaten Russian star Alexander Povetkin is the #1 with the IBF, yet he and his team (including, of course, new trainer Teddy Atlas) are reportedly wanting more time to get ready for the fight. This means Peter will be the next guy in line, and his promoter, Bob Arum, told ESPN.com how he will pursue the Klitschko fight.
"If Povetkin doesn't take the fight, Klitschko is obligated to defend against Samuel Peter," Arum said. "We plan to pursue that on behalf of Samuel."
Arum's words may mean he will look for the IBF to threaten to strip Wladimir if he doesn't face either Povetkin or Peter next. This could make David Haye's chances of landing the mega-fight with the younger Klitschko look doubtful, for the near future anyway. Because if "Dr. Steel Hammer" wants to keep hold of his IBF belt (and the belts do mean a lot to the two giants from Ukraine), he will likely have to fight Peter (what with Povetkin choosing to take yet more time before going ahead with his earned shot) next.
How would the fans take to a Klistchko-Peter II? The first fight, a 2005, non-title affair, was an okay fight, with Klitschko being the recipient of three official counts (the knockdowns were largely of the punches-to-the-back-of-the-head variety) before winning on points. But fans everywhere would surely much prefer to see Wladimir getting it on with "The Hayemaker" instead of meeting Peter again.
Things could get a little nasty, though, if Klitschko does not face a mandatory challenger next. Unless a deal can somehow be struck, whereby Peter would get a guarantee that his shot at the IBF belt will come, whoever holds it at that time, it looks like we will have to keep on waiting for Klitschko and Haye to meet and settle their differences.
As for Peter avenging his pro losses: who would put money on him being able to do so? Defeat either of the two "Doctors?" I don't think so. But would Peter stand a chance at beating "Fast" Eddie in a return bout?
Source: eastsideboxing.com
Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter, recently looking somewhat rejuvenated and certainly a whole lot slimmer, has told ESPN.com how he plans to avenge every one of his three defeats as a pro. Fresh off his impressive, 2nd-round stoppage of Nagy Aguilera - a fight that saw the 29-year-old Nigerian tip in at a solid-looking 237-pounds - "The Nigerian Nightmare" is raring to face Wladimir Klitschko in the first step in his plan to avenge his losses and at the same time become a heavyweight champion again..
"I am ready to regain my title," Peter told ESPN.com. "I am out to avenge all of my losses. I expect it will be Klitschko first in a must-fight, but I'd [also] love to step back in the ring with [Eddie] Chambers. I knocked Wladimir down three times in our fight and somehow didn't get the decision.
"Next time we meet, he won't get up."With the recent TKO win over Aguilera, Peter became the second in line to face Wladimir Klitscho according to the IBF. Unbeaten Russian star Alexander Povetkin is the #1 with the IBF, yet he and his team (including, of course, new trainer Teddy Atlas) are reportedly wanting more time to get ready for the fight. This means Peter will be the next guy in line, and his promoter, Bob Arum, told ESPN.com how he will pursue the Klitschko fight.
"If Povetkin doesn't take the fight, Klitschko is obligated to defend against Samuel Peter," Arum said. "We plan to pursue that on behalf of Samuel."
Arum's words may mean he will look for the IBF to threaten to strip Wladimir if he doesn't face either Povetkin or Peter next. This could make David Haye's chances of landing the mega-fight with the younger Klitschko look doubtful, for the near future anyway. Because if "Dr. Steel Hammer" wants to keep hold of his IBF belt (and the belts do mean a lot to the two giants from Ukraine), he will likely have to fight Peter (what with Povetkin choosing to take yet more time before going ahead with his earned shot) next.
How would the fans take to a Klistchko-Peter II? The first fight, a 2005, non-title affair, was an okay fight, with Klitschko being the recipient of three official counts (the knockdowns were largely of the punches-to-the-back-of-the-head variety) before winning on points. But fans everywhere would surely much prefer to see Wladimir getting it on with "The Hayemaker" instead of meeting Peter again.
Things could get a little nasty, though, if Klitschko does not face a mandatory challenger next. Unless a deal can somehow be struck, whereby Peter would get a guarantee that his shot at the IBF belt will come, whoever holds it at that time, it looks like we will have to keep on waiting for Klitschko and Haye to meet and settle their differences.
As for Peter avenging his pro losses: who would put money on him being able to do so? Defeat either of the two "Doctors?" I don't think so. But would Peter stand a chance at beating "Fast" Eddie in a return bout?
Source: eastsideboxing.com
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