So Sam Peter took care of business on Saturday night against Oleg Maskaev. So is he "Da Man" in the heavyweight division? Larry Lump says not so fast, he's getting there but he got a few Klitschko's to take care of first, yes I said I few. The obvious next fight would be against Wladimir but in the bizarre world of boxing the WBC made pact with Vitali Klitschko that if he ever comes out of retirement his first fight can be for the title. What kind of BS is that? A guy who has not boxed since 2004 and has been retired since 2005 gets to leap frog all the current contenders and get a title fight right when he comes back? What a damn scam! Secondly, don't you think that Vitali would want a tune up fight or two before challenging the Heavyweight Champ? It's stupid in so many ways. I hope Peters smacks him silly. And if he does who do you think wins in a Wladimir Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter fight?
Klitschko wins because:
He has a 6 inch height advantage, 4 inch reach advantage, and an very strong jab. He also has some power and from watching the Peter fight the other night Sam can take a punch but still needs some serious defensive work (he got hit with some decent shots).
Peter wins because: He has great power, can take a shot, and Wladimir still fights scared and still might have a glass jaw. Peter probably has the psychological advantage because even though he lost in their first meeting he did send Klitschko to the canvas three times in the first fight.
Bottom line is it's up for grabs if and when it ever happens.
OK some quick MMA news. A few weeks ago a past his prime MMA "star" got his ass handed to him by some no name brand fighter in less than a minute. That fighter would be Bob Sapp. Well same crap happened this weekend when Ken Shamrock got KO'ed in the first round against the always dangerous Robert "Buzz" Berry. Shamrock has now lost 7 of his 8 last fights. Why do these leagues allow these guys to still compete? Is it all about the $$$ signs, do they ever think about the fighters health for half a second? The knuckle head fighters don't help matters either. They hit 35 or 40 years old and will always state "I am in the best condition of my life" Brotha please! A 25 year old Shamrock, Sapp, or Abbott will kick the ass of the 40 year old version any day of the week.
Oh PS I know you won't believe me but I actually first wrote on my Friday post that Peter was going to win by KO in the 6th, but for the first time ever for whatever reason I changed my prediction to a decision. Well it still counts as a win for the Lump man since I picked Peter. Yes I had a rough start on my picks at the beginning but your boy L Cubed has had a clean sheet for a while now.
Here are the rest of the weekend boxing results:
CANCUN, Mexico (AP)—Samuel Peter, Nigeria, stopped Oleg Maskaev, Russia, 6, to win the WBC heavyweight title; Nate Campbell, Tampa, Fla., outpointed Juan Diaz, Houston, 12, to win the IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight titles; Adrian Hernandez, mexico, stopped Gilberto Keb Baas, Mexico, 4, to win the NABF and WBC Continental Americas flyweight titles; John Ruiz, Chelsea, Mass., outpointed Jameel McCline, West Palm Beach, Fla., 12, in a WBC heavyweight eliminator.
LONDON (AP)—David Haye, Britain, stopped Enzo Maccarinelli, Britain, 2, to win the WBC, WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles; Kevin Mitchell, Britain, stopped Carl Johanneson, Britain, 9, super featherweights; Paul Smith, Britain, stopped Cello Renda, Britain, 6, middleweights.
TOKYO (AP)—Daisuke Naito, Japan, drawed Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Thailand, 12, to retain his WBC flyweight title.
MONTREAL (AP)—Olivier Lontchi, Canada, outpointed Roberto Lopez, Mexico, 12, to retain his NABA super bantamweight title
KREFELD, Germany (AP)—Rudolf Kraj, outpointed Matt Godfre, 12, in a WBC cruiserweight eliminator.
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