Samuel Peter, 29-1 (22):
When you were down did you think you were done?
“No, no. I am the champion and I needed to defend my belt. When I went down I knew I had to stand up. I broke my left hand during training camp and both of my hands were hurting me tonight. I did not over look Jameel McCline. I am going back home to bring the WBC heavyweight championship back to Africa.”
Jameel McCline, 38-8-3 (23):
Were you happy with your performance tonight?
"Not really. I wasn’t happy with my performance. I could’ve finished him, I should’ve finished and I didn’t. I thought I had him. He got away and that is why he is still champion. I will tell you this; Samuel Peter is a great champion.”
Daniel Santos, 31-3-1 (22):
“It was a good fight and he’s a hard puncher. He hit me with some good shots early, but my conditioning was so good, it wasn’t a problem. Our game plan was to take him into deep water in the later rounds and that’s what I did.
“Now I am the mandatory challenger to new WBA super welterweight champion Joachim Alcine. If he’s ready, I’m ready to do it tomorrow.”
Jose Antonio Rivera, 38-6-1 (24):
“I had good moments early, but I was unable to explode the way we did in the gym leading up to the fight. I stayed in the same rhythm and was unable to pick it up. He had a field day with me. Daniel fought a great fight. I was in great shape. I did my best. You have to tip your hat to Daniel Santos tonight.”
Andrew Golota, 40-6-1 (33):
“Kevin surprised me. He was faster than I thought he would be and he didn’t get tired. I proved tonight that I can still fight with anyone.”
Referee Arthur Mercante Jr:
“Kevin was winded. He took a lot of shots. He can fight on another day.”
Kevin McBride, 34-6-1 (29):
“No, I didn’t think the referee should have stopped it, but I was having trouble seeing out of my eye. He really didn’t hurt me until the end. I thought that I had him out in the first round. It was close. I’m okay now.”
Kali Meehan, 33-3 (27), and who lost his father-in-law, Moana Fetelika, to liver cancer on Thursday:
Were you fighting for your father-in-law tonight?
“To be honest, it is the fifth anniversary of my auntie’s death, a good friend of mine died in an accident in September, and my father-in-law died on Friday. Sometimes these things make a difference. I was never going to lose this fight. I felt better tonight than I did the night I almost stopped Lamon Brewster [for the WBO heavyweight championship].
“When I fought Hasim Rahman at Madison Square Garden, I was fighting injured and I was intimidated. After all, it is the Garden. I was not intimidated at all tonight. I knew just what to do."
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Barry Jordan from the New York State Athletic Commission:
“It was a severe knockdown [of Williamson] at the bell in round six. Even though he got up at the count of 10, he was not fully recovered.”
DaVarryl Williamson, 24-5 (20):
“I was told the stoppage came from a higher authority at the New York commission. Of course I thought I could go on.”
Bermane Stiverne, 13-1 (13):
“I felt good tonight. I will never let what happened to me against Demetrice King in my last fight ever happen again. The referee stopped that bout too soon. When I step in the ring, I come to hurt you now. Demetrice King needs to step back into the ring with me so we can finish what we started.”
Click to read more boxing articles by Boxing Press
Discuss in Boxing Forum
Related Boxing Articles...
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman:
The WBC is naming Jameel McCline from the USA as the next challenger for the new interim heavyweight champion of the world, Samuel Peter from >
WBC #9 rated contender Jameel McCline plans to file an official protest with the WBC later this week.
"After watching the fight on tape, not only do I think >
Former Olympian heavyweight Calvin Brock has got the high-profile fight he was looking for. Brock will face two-time >
Last night on a big Don King promotion at Madison Square Garden, Jameel McCline almost erased his nearly man status by dropping WBC Interim Champion Samuel Peter in the second >
Fresh off of his dominating performance against four-time world title challenger Jameel “Big Time” McCline, two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs) has fought himself back >
Former WBO heavyweight title contender Jameel "Bigtime" McCline will return to action on the Cedric Kushner promoted card being held at the Hard Rock Live Arena in Florida on August >
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA and No. 6 by the WBC, returns to the ring March 8 against >
In one of his first television interviews since being named WBC interim heavyweight champion, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter, who is preparing for his first world title defense on Saturday, >
Former WBO heavyweight championship contender Jameel McCline got back to winning ways last night in hollywood, florida by taking out journeyman Steve Pannel. The third and final round of the >
Massive WBA Heavyweight Champion Nickolai Valuev of Russia retained his belt last night at St. Jakob Halle in Basel, Switzerland, engaging challenger Jameel McCline for three rounds until the American >
