Zaterdag a.s. live op de ARD: Klitschko vs. Peter

[Makijs]

Klitschko vs. Peter of Heavyweight Importance
More than just a great match-up of styles, the significance of unbeaten heavyweight Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare� Peter facing former WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko on September 24 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and televised live on HBO is considerable.

“It’s such an important fight for the impact it will have on the division and on boxing in general,� marvelled Peter’s promoter, Dino Duva. “The outcome of this fight could shape the heavyweight division for years to come.�

HBO’s President of Programming, Kery Davis, agrees: “The Klitschko/Peter fight shapes up as one of the most compelling heavyweight fights in recent memory. The stakes are high for both men. The winner emerges as a significant player in a heavyweight division that is in need of an injection of fresh star power.�

In Peter, you have the future king and self-proclaimed “savior of the division.� Does this young, undefeated, 24-0 (21 KO), powerhouse have what it takes to ascend the throne and bring heavyweight boxing back into the limelight? An impressive victory over Klitschko would put him on the fast track to superstardom.

Not long ago, Wladimir Klitschko, 44-3 (40 KO), was considered one of the two or three best heavyweights on the planet. The 6’ 6� Ukrainian put together a very impressive streak of victories before suffering surprising setbacks to Corrie Sanders and then Lamon Brewster. A victory over Peter would put him right back in the title mix. A loss might spell the end.

The Peter vs. Klitschko match-up was recently voted the fight that viewers of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights most want to watch. “Not only is this fight a mandatory box-off for two organizations, the IBF and the WBO,� continued Duva, “it’s also a clash between two of the most powerful fighters in boxing. It’s a crossroads fight for a former world champion who was not long ago considered the best fighter out there, taking on the hottest new prospect in the world. It’s also a chance for the world to see what Samuel Peter is really made of. There are so many reasons why this is such a great match-up. And on top of its importance to the landscape of the sport, it’s probably the best heavyweight match-up from a boxing standpoint as well. For as long as this fight lasts, it’s going to be exciting. And when the dust settles, the future heavyweight king will be left standing.�

[Makijs]

http://sport.ard.de/sp/boxen/news200508/03/nigerianer_peter_fordert_wladimir_klitschko.jhtml
Kampf in Atlantic City am 24. September

Samuel Peter aus Nigeria ist der nächste Gegner des ehemaligen Box-Weltmeisters Wladimir Klitschko.

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Der Kampf zwischen dem nordamerikanischen Meister und Klitschko wird am 24. September in Atlantic City ausgetragen. Der 24 Jahre alte Peter ist amtierender nordamerikanischer Meister und hat alle seine bisherigen 24 Profifights gewonnen, davon 21 durch K.o. Das Duell ist von den Verbänden IBF und WBO als WM-Ausscheidungskampf angesetzt worden. Der Sieger wird Nummer 1 in beiden Weltranglisten und offizieller Herausforderer des jeweiligen Schwergewichts-Champions.

"Peter ist ein sehr schwerer Gegner"

"Ich weiß, dass Peter ein sehr schwerer Gegner ist, und dass ihn einige Experten in den USA als Favoriten sehen, aber gerade das reizt mich an dieser Aufgabe besonders. Ich will mit einem Sieg über ihn das Tor zu einem baldigen WM-Kampf aufstoßen", sagte Klitschko. Wer in einem möglichen Titelfight der Gegner sein würde, ist aber noch offen.

Bei der WBO fordert Luan Krasniqi aus Rottweil am 28. September in Hamburg Champion Lamon Brewster (USA) heraus. IBF-Weltmeister Chris Byrd boxt derweil zunächst gegen DaVarryll Williamson (beide USA). Gegen Byrd und Williamson konnte Klitschko in seiner Karriere bereits gewinnen. Brewster war er im Kampf um die vakante WBO-Krone im April 2004 indes unterlegen.

Peter bereits jetzt siegessicher

Peter ist überzeugt, die erneute WM-Chance des Ukrainers zu verhindern: "Ich freue mich sehr auf das Duell mit Klitschko. Ich bin sicher, dass ich ihn ausknocken werde - vielleicht schon in der ersten Runde. Dieser Kampf ist für die Fans ein absoluter Knaller, aber Klitschko ist chancenlos gegen mich."

Klitschko bestritt seinen bisher letzten Kampf am 23. April in Dortmund gegen den zuvor ungeschlagenen Kubaner Eliseo Castillo, den er in der vierten Runde ausknockte.

Zuletzt musste der 29-Jährige aber eine Niederlage vor einem US-Gericht hinnehmen. Klitschko hatte eine einstweilige Verfügung gegen die Einstufung von Williamson, den er erst im vergangenen Oktober bezwungen hatte, als Pflichtherausforderer von Byrd beantragt. Die Richter erkannten das IBF-Ranking jedoch an.

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[mossad]

Dat wordt een boksles voor Samuel Peter. Tenzij hij een keer zijn knockout stoot weet te plaatsen op de niet zo geweldige kin van Klitschko heeft hij geen kans. Maar hij heeft een loeiharde stoot in huis dus deze wedstrijd wordt spannend.

[The Maniac]

Als Wlad de jab goed gebruikt en aan de buitenkant begint te counteren op die haymakers van Sam dan is het een gedane zaak(net als tegen Jameel, Mercer) Maar Sam heeft een veschrikkelijke stoot in huis gaat erg spannend worden.

[Makijs]

Heavyweight Crossroads at Boardwalk Hall
15 Rounds with Steve Kim (September 18, 2005)
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This Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, heavyweights Samuel Peter and Wladimir Klitschko engage in one of the most intriguing heavyweight bouts of 2005, which, if you really think about it, is an indictment of the current state of the division since one (Klitschko) is considered a 'has been', while the other (Peter) is a decided 'hasn't been'.

But believe it or not, this is a matchup of two big men who are in The Ring magazine's top ten - with Peter at eight, and Klitschko right behind him.

Yet, we are still intrigued by this bout for some reason. It has a chance to be one of the most entertaining bouts the heavyweight division has seen in years. No, I'm not saying it's going to be Foreman-Lyle, but you do have two big, strong heavyweights that can crack.

The loser, as they say in professional 'rassling, has to 'leave town' (at least for a little while, after all, this is the heavyweight division). The winner, well, no one's really sure what's in store for them, to be honest with you.

But we'll be the first in line to find out. We just can't help ourselves.

"I think if Peter should knock out Klitschko, I'm not sure how much credit he'll get," said HBO's analyst Larry Merchant, who will be ringside calling the action. "Everybody will say Klitschko had a glass jaw, and if Klitschko beats Peter, everybody will say, 'Well, he just wasn't the real deal.' But it's a fascinating matchup; I think inside the boxing world, it's sort of 'the last heir apparent' fighting somebody who may be 'the next heir apparent'."

Merchant is right on many accounts. Klitschko has been written off like chalk at an elementary school after knockout losses to Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster in the past few years. Peter, despite a bandwagon that is picking up passengers daily, has yet to beat a legitimate top 30 heavyweight. His last three victories have come against Yanqui Diaz, Gilbert Martinez and Taurus Sykes. Not exactly the toughest gauntlet to go through.

Merchant, just a few years ago, was high on Klitschko before he started to melt down regularly, like Chernobyl, against anyone who could punch.

"I think that he had so much talent and it came more or less easy for him, and he had the attitude that prizefighting was kind of a sport and not a nearly life-and-death kind of thing," Merchant said of the Ukrainian. "You're going to have to be able to stand up to big, strong guys and I think he's learned something about that.

"We'll see if going to a gulag in the Pocono Mountains for six or seven weeks will make him a different kind of fighter."

Klitschko's work ethic has never been in question. But a chin that turns bad is like milk that goes past it's expiration date - it's irrevocable and permanent.

But in Peter, he's fighting a boxer who's as crude as the oil mined in Saudi Arabia. And as of now, there are more unknowns, then knowns, about the Nigerian.

"I think it's fair to say that he's not tested, but listen, when people saw Mike Tyson after his first 12 or 13 fights, he certainly wasn't tested but everybody got all excited, as people do about dynamic, hard-hitting heavyweight prospects, and he turned out to be what he turned out to be," Merchant reasoned.

But there is a flipside.

"We've seen others like that; when they moved up to the B-plus level, you suddenly started to see flaws and never even got to the A-level," he cautioned. "I'd say that Peter is an exciting prospect. He hasn't fought anybody I'd say would be a B-level opponent as of yet."

But he admits, the physical tools he has been blessed with are impressive.

"You look at the guy and he's 6'0, 6'1 and 240 and he can punch like hell and you wonder if he has the poise and the chin and there's always going to be questions before the guy gets to a title. And this will answer some of those questions," says Merchant.

One question he seems to have answered thus far, is that while he may not be the equal of fellow countryman Ike Ibeabuchi inside the ring, thankfully, he's nothing like the impeached and incarcerated 'President' outside of it.

So does a win against Klitschko legitimize Peter?

"I think it will legitimize him in the minds of a lot of people," opines Merchant. "I think it's the sort of confrontation on a big fight that's on television that right or wrongly, will legitimize him. I think that in the boxing world people know about Samuel Peter but I'm not sure that they do outside the boxing world, yet. So if he should perform spectacularly, I think people will get excited about him."

But Peter isn't the only one with something on the line Saturday night. While he's trying to earn his status in the game and build his reputation, Klitschko is trying to rehabilitate his. "I'm not sure what Klitschko has to do to get people re-excited about him," admits Merchant. "Maybe if he gets knocked down and gets up or if he shows that he can take a better punch then people think he can, shows the kind of toughness to go along with his skills, then people may be willing to revisit him.

"As I've said before, either he's going to be Michael Grant or Lennox Lewis. Grant, after he was knocked out, disappeared. Lewis, after he was knocked out, came back and was then knocked out again and came back and finished on a very high note as the best heavyweight of his time. So I've been a little bit more willing to let the Klitschko story play out."

Merchant, adds with a laugh, "But most people seem to have already made their decision about him."

But he could change a few minds on Saturday night. And that's exactly why we'll be watching.

[Makijs]

Interview met Klitschko op de ARD site:
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http://sport.ard.de/sp/boxen/

De ARD zendt de wedstrijd live uit:
http://www.ard-digital.de/ipg/detail.php?eventID=45057744&timeStart=2005-09-

[CAPO58]

Samuel Peter is een beest..! Klitchko moet echt oppassen en niet slap boksen, anders wordt het net als tegen Lamon Brewster.

[The Maniac]

Makijs thanx dude wordt vet

[Makijs]

Makijs thanx dude wordt vet
Precies! Ik kan mij niet voorstellen dat dit een saai potje wordt.

[Maupie]

interesting , videootje gaat aan :)

[Marco]

ben benieuwd naar deze partij ga ik zeker ff zien.

[Anonymous]

Ik denk dat die Peter echt een grote gaat worden. Zaterdag is de echte test voor hem. Ben benieuwd!

[Anonymous]

Dit wordt een makkie voor Wladimir.

[Anonymous]

Was ik!

Ik snap niet dat iedereen zo kapot is van Peter!

[Makijs]

My Gut Says Wladimir, But A Samuel Peter KO Win Is Best For Boxing
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By Michael J. Woods (September 21, 2005)
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So, do you think HBO is banking on Wladimir Klitschko beating Samuel Peter on Saturday night in Atlantic City? A cursory peek at the premium network's website, with a fat photo of Wlad dominating the frame, and even a thumbnail image of Peter nowhere to be seen on the opening page, indicates that the answer is 'yes'.

The estimable Emanuel Steward says that Wladimir Klitschko is going to beat Samuel Peter on Saturday night. When Steward so definitively asserts that a fighter, even one he has a vested interest in, will win, I get out my wallet, and Crooked Nose Vinnie in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn gets a phone call.

I think Wladimir Klitschko is going to beat Samuel Peter on Saturday night, and I'd be saying that if even Manny didn't say this during last week's media day in the Poconos:

"I am extremely confident in this fight - more so than when Lennox (Lewis) was fighting with Mike Tyson," said Steward, Klitschko's trainer. "When we get in the ring, we say to Sam Peter, 'Welcome to Big Time Boxing'."

No, even if Don "Jinx" Turner was working Wladdy's corner, I'd still think the supersized Ukrainian would school the comparatively green Nigerian with his reach advantage, a preponderance of jabs and some of the most underrated defense in the game today. Even with that precarious chin, Wladdy (44-3, 40 KOs) represents a gargantuan leap in talent from the assortment of laydown specialists, past-their-primers and competent vets that Peter has rolled over on the way to a 24-0 (21 KOs) mark.

But what HBO wants, Manny desires and I'm guessing what is going to happen isn't necessarily in the best interest of the sport. For the greater good--which in this case is increased interest in a moribund division--it would be best if, on Saturday night, Samuel Peter pissed on HBO's parade, f**ked with Manny's float and, least difficult of all, made me look like a candy colored clown.

Nothing wets the casual fan's interest than the sight of a certified bad-ass blessed with a set of diamond-hard fists. Nothing wakes up the fat-ass boomer newspaper sports editors with their "boxing stopped existing when Ali started hawking D-Con roach killer" mindsets like a heavyweight with leaden hands and a finishing instinct. That's key, that the societally accepted assassin have a fully functional off-switch in his brain that allows him to override our human instinct to not render a fellow human being senseless with our fists.

Peter, so far, has exhibited the requisite potential lethality of fists that demands attention, even from those once-in-a-blue moon fans who last gave the savage science a shot on the tube when Lennox Lewis punished Tyson for playing pitbull-on-the-postman with his groin at the press-conference scrum in NYC. But Peter's a product of some artful management and promotion, as Steward alluded to when he spoke to the press:

"Sam Peter has created so much excitement because he's been knocking out guys, but they don't look at the caliber of opponents," said Steward. "You guys have made a little monster out of this kid."

Yes, let's not get totally lost in a maze of predictions and theorizing about how to better our anachronistic sport. Let's sidebar for a sentence or two, and toss a laudatory bone to Dino Duva, who has artfully handled Peter's rise, and landed his fighter a fight with a sky-high reward vs. risk ratio. Dino's guy is fighting a man with a chin that makes the New Orleans levees look like the standard of sturdiness. Peter has a decent chance to make major noise in a division screaming louder than Joan Rivers is for a new face if he finds that Klitschko soft spot. And if Peter loses, but doesn't totally "pull a Brownie" and melt down into a mass of befuddledom, then he can be redeemed and recycled in six months. Peter is only 25, and in a division that will be minus 12 of their top 20 within two years because of retirement. The top tier guys are all in their mid 30s, and Peter can monopolize title fights until Jeb is President. Another bone has to go to Peter, for taking this "opportunity" relatively early in his career, and bestowing a compelling heavyweight matchup on a public starved for one. He could, after all, be outed on Saturday night as a "B-Minus Badass," the sort of PR buttressed brawler who can work over limited competition, but because of physical limitations, has no chance to step up to the upper echelon.

So while my head and gut say Wladdy gives the newbie a lesson in ring generalship in Atlantic City on Saturday night, I'm holding off on the call to Crooked Nose Vinnie in Bay Ridge. Because I try to root in the best interest of the sport that infected our heart and mind when possible, and on Saturday in Atlantic City, a Samuel Peter KO win would be best for boxing.

[Makijs]

http://www.fightbeat.com/judgejake/duvaluncheon.php

Beelden van persconferentie.

[The Maniac]

wordt kicke komende 3 zaterdagen alleen maar super partijen volgende week alweer Lamon Brewster vs Luan Krasniqi op zdf
Lamon Brewster v Luan Krasniqi 12
WBO Heavyweight Title

Heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko v Vaughn Bean 12
IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title
WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title

Heavyweight Taras Bidenko v Nuri Seferi 10
International German Heavyweight Title

week daarop op ARD boksen im erste


Heavyweight Nikolay Valuev v Larry Donald 12
WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator

Heavyweight Paolo Vidoz v Michael Sprott 12

European (EBU) Heavyweight Title

Middleweight Arthur Abraham v Morrade Hakkar 12

Wordt in de weekende thuisblijven met me buds

ps wat weigh in pics

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[Ronald]

Voor wie nog wakker is en wakker blijft... de voorbeschouwing is begonnen... (maar volgens mij val ik zo in slaap :lol: ).

[Ronald]

Ik zie net dat de partij ongeveer om 05.00 uur uitgezonden wordt. D.w.z. als er in de partijen daaraan voorafgaand geen KO valt.

[Peete]

mooie dag, eerst super league en nu boksen, het loont om eens niet te gaan stappen :D

[The Maniac]

oh wat een partijen zeg Miguel Cotto vs Torres was echt een brawl. Wladimir woh super die knockdowns sloegen nergens op ware geen eens een legimate knockdown behalve voor een achterop het hoofd en en eentje toen ie op zijn knieen zat die scheidsrechter bakte er niks van. Gelukkig is steelhammer er goed uitgekomen next on the line Chris Byrd.

[Anonymous]

Wie heeft er nu gewonnen?

[Octavius]

WLADIMIR SILENCES CRITICS
Survives three knockdowns to win clear decision

By Scott Shaffer

September 24, 2005 - Wladimir Klitschko's career as a heavyweight contender was hanging by a thread, but he managed to survive two fifth round knockdowns and another in the tenth to outbox Sam Peter in a battle of heavyweight contenders in Atlantic City in New Jersey. All three judges scored the bout 114-111 for Klitschko, who showed much-improved stamina from his disastrous collapse against Lamon Brewster. In the early rounds, Klitschko used his reach to keep Peter out of range, but as the third round ended, Peter landed a huge left reminiscient of the "smash" wielded by Razor Ruddock a decade ago. Klitschko was moved but took the punch well and rebounded with a very strong fourth round. Peter hurt Klitschko badly in the fifth and was credited with two knockdowns, although the first one came from a punch to the back of the head and the second there was no punch landed. Still, Klitschko appeared to be fading from Peter's punches and it was somewhat of a surprise to see Klitschko dominate the sixth round with a brilliant jab that kept Peter at bay. By the eighth, Klitschko was boxing with a confidence he had not displayed since his win over Jameel McCline back in 2002. Peter's eye was swollen, he looked tired and he was reduced to headhunting. After two more rounds of Klitschko dominance, the headhunting paid off when Peter knocked Kitschko down in the tenth. Klitschko won the elventh, and in a dramatic twelfth, Peter made one last charge and hurt Klitschko, but then tired badly, and Klitschko hurt him twice even though the Ukrainian was not in an aggressive mode. Although he did quite a bit of holding, Klitschko executed trainer Manny Steward's game plan to near perfection despite the three knockdowns. Boxingtalk will promote Klitschko to the #4 spot in its heavyweight ratings.

bron:http://www.boxingtalk.net/

[The Maniac]

Wie heeft er nu gewonnen?

Miguel Cotto 7 round KO win over Anthony Torres

Wlad 12 round UD win over Samuel Peter