Friday Night Fights: The Peterson Brothers

Alright so we've been in kind of a lull recently with the ESPN 2 fights, ever since the very good Diaconu bout, Jason Litzau, the Glenn Johnson card and the very good Kelvin Davis - Terry Smith fight. The Zahir Raheem headlined card was weak, we had a woman's fight on Wednesday but now we get another look at two of the best prospects in boxing.

Anthony Peterson is the more exciting of the two so he'll be in the main event against a guy nobody knows about, but has a very good KO record. Anthony is a come forward type fighter, punches in combinations and has serious pop, a real exciting fighter. Judging by the guy he's facing record and the fact that he is a southpaw, this could be a fun one.

Lamont has a very good jab, a more patient fighter, fights on the outside a lot and has very good timing. A bit of a contrast from his younger brother but an effective style nonetheless. And it's not like he's boring or anything. His opponent, John Brown, has gone the distance with Steve Forbes, Miguel Cotto, Herman Ngoudjo, Robbie Peden, Jesus Chavez and he took Mosley eight rounds. And most of those were 12 rounds, so needless to say, he's more then apt competition for young Lemont.

On the undercard there are a handful of undefeateds, and the Anthony Peterson fight probably isn't going the distance so we might be able to see a few of them. Should be fun, can't wait for this one.

John Brown is what you would call a cagey veteran. This is a good test for Lamont. Even tho Brown is gettin pretty old.Look at his list of opponants, its sick. Calvin Grove, Jesus Chavez, Angel Manfredy, Gabriel Ruelas(won tko 8),Shane Mosely, Diego Corrales, Robbie Peden (win UD), Forbes twice, Miguel Cotto, Herman Ngoudjo. Only Forbes and Mosely knocked him out.

I'm looking forward to tonights match up's i really like the petersons !!

Kelly Pavlik will co-host ;)

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John Brown is what you would call a cagey veteran. This is a good test for Lamont. Even tho Brown is gettin pretty old.Look at his list of opponants, its sick. Calvin Grove, Jesus Chavez, Angel Manfredy, Gabriel Ruelas(won tko 8),Shane Mosely, Diego Corrales, Robbie Peden (win UD), Forbes twice, Miguel Cotto, Herman Ngoudjo. Only Forbes and Mosely knocked him out.

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That's an impressive resume. Definitely a tough fight unless he's spent.

Lamont Peterson looks simply fantastic. Very good body work. Not often the lead left hook to the body is used that much by a speed guy but he makes it work. Good jab and the combinations on the inside are very nice. Not using range that much, but but that is because he wants this guy on the inside, works so well from the top to the body and vice versa. Puts the right hand very well after the left hook.

He switches to th philly shell sometimes on the inside, something I've never seen him do before. And he fires the left hook especially good when he is rolling his shoulders. Otherwise, he kind of has a Winky Wright type defense most of the time. And again, fires very fast out of that guard.

He is absolutely dominating through 7. And I have to say this is among the most impressive performances on ESPN in recent memory even though Brown is 5'3. It's just what he's doing. Tune in if you can people, Lamont is making a statement. He looks very good.

Peterson started pummeling him to start round 8, the ref fell down trying to stop the fight and both fighters kind of stopped to see the decision. Referee got up and the fight was over.

101 out of 135 body shots. Incredible accuracy. Nice performance. Pavlik is charismatic isn't he ;D

Luis Ernesto Jose is a good example of building a record on table scraps.. you talk about a step up in class for Jose in this match :o

Haha no kidding, looks like a good guy but damn, I would guess he is a golfer not a boxer.

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Yeah LG, I think Anthony is going to take him out early. He better, if he wants to follow that up. Maybe I'm just overexcited, but that was one hell of a performance.

yelp I be suprised if Jose can handle the accurate punching of Peterson

however taking a southpaw on short notice is not recommended

This looks like a nice scrap. This guy from the dominican is a handful.

not bad at all. good action nice pace .. the dominican fellow has a high determination factor .. one of those fighters thats dangerous until he's out.

I don't know who promotes the Peterson's but they're doing a great job with the match-ups, they're always in good fights with guys with a good level of durability, tehy're both learning what it takes to be a professional at a great pace.

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I don't know who promotes the Peterson's but they're doing a great job with the match-ups, they're always in good fights with guys with a good level of durability, tehy're both learning what it takes to be a professional at a great pace.

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i think this fellow was a last min replacment? kinda risky with the southpaw. I would like to have some time to prepare for a southpaw .

I think they could afford to jab more(the Peterson brother)

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I think they could afford to jab more(the Peterson brother)

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Its incredible isn't it, just how many fighters under use their jabs. The fact is though, it's really hard work to throw lots of jabs, most guys can't afford to be throwing so many.

you make a good point , however the jab kinda comes off funny vs a southpaw. especially if you didnt train for it.

nice match ... good win for Peterson

cc everyone ! enjoyed watching the match with you guys and gals !

yeah good win for peterson :)

But in the future I'd like to see him jab more. That will turn his artwork into a masterpiece

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cc everyone ! enjoyed watching the match with you guys !

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Me too my man CC

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yeah good win for peterson :)

But in the future I'd like to see him jab more. That will turn his artwork into a masterpiece

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What a cheesy metaphor ;) I agree though

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yeah good win for peterson :)

But in the future I'd like to see him jab more. That will turn his artwork into a masterpiece

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What a cheesy metaphor ;) I agree though

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Best I could do on such short notice..

like his opponent ;)

j/k :)

Too soon to be asking for title shots but they saying the right things, thats half the battle these days I guess.

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Too soon to be asking for title shots but they saying the right things, thats half the battle these days I guess.

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He's number 1 to fight Juan Diaz next ;D

He isn't ready for Diaz yet, but I'd say he's on his way. He's green still though which is something I don't think his brother is. I think LG was right about the jab versus the southpaw being the thing. I don't think the jab would have gone a long way in setting up the punches and since the other guy was loading up on straight shots, it was probably the right move. I don't think the guy was short notice though, I'm pretty sure it's been scheduled for a while. I liked the short punching though, I really did. And he had good spacing for his punches, I liked it. He fell in with the right hand a little bit sometimes, but he would do the right thing and step back a little bit and keep punching.

Jose did pretty good though. I was scepticle of his record, but he is really a relentless guy, and in the first round he caught Peterson flush.

Considering he knew nothing about Cruz and he was a southpaw, I thought he did good. Still work to do but it's encouraging to see them taking the gradual steps up. Lamont stole the show though. He looked awesome. I wouldn't mind seeing him take on someone like Rogelio Casteneda.

Also, big ups to Steve Francis, NBA basketball player. He's been working hard at trying to promote for years. He's attended promoter classes, sat in on HBO board meetings, sat in on Top Rank meetings and finally got in with PMG Boxing. This was his first card, and I think he did a damned fine job. This was really an excellent showcase, as good of a prospect showcase as there has been so far this year.

Yeah the Peterson's looked good in their fights... i was impressed by both of them.. they need to take it to the next level though... Anthony has got some serious Power!!! waiting to see who he fights next... Zahir R. or Nate C. would be awesome fights... 8)

Campbell is the much better pick. I don't think Zahir could make another televised fight worth watching.

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Campbell is the much better pick. I don't think Zahir could make another televised fight worth watching.

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Maybe not worth watching but he could still win regardless.

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Campbell is the much better pick. I don't think Zahir could make another televised fight worth watching.

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Maybe not worth watching but he could still win regardless.

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Anthony could take raheem rather handily imo.

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Campbell is the much better pick. I don't think Zahir could make another televised fight worth watching.

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Maybe not worth watching but he could still win regardless.

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Anthony could take raheem rather handily imo.

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That would be difficult. I strongly dislike Raheem and don't think he's that good of a fighter, but he's hard to hit and he ties up on the inside. It negates offense when you do that, and if the third man in the ring doesn't take points, then Raheem can beat a lot of people on points from that BS. If Peterson fought a bit more, learned to create a bit more space on the inside for his punching and how to defend against someone who clinches, then he would have a chance.

Raheem frustrates me, I hate watching him, and I don't ever give him to many rounds. TERRIBLE BALANCE. He beat Morales and possibly Juarez but no way he beat Freitas. I honestly believe that he is not nearly as talented as the guy he is always compared to, Spinks. Spinks is a good boxer who actually punches on the inside, tries to get out of clinches. Raheem doesn't punch on the inside.

I love watching them fight. So smooth, especially Lamont, but Anthony too. Sometimes I think cause he's the power puncher of the two people disregard the fact that he's a skilled fighter, very tight punches and doesn't get hit much more than Lamont really. Too bad Lamont doesn't have a big punch but he's great to watch anyway. They do fall in love with the left hook a bit too much maybe but they both have good ones. Could jab more.

To me Anthony Peterson-Juan Diaz is a fascinating fight. Not yet, he should step up more before he fights Diaz but the styles should make for a great action fight. The way Diaz comes forward, and Peterson covers up and rips hooks and uppercuts, should be great to watch if it ever happens.

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To me Anthony Peterson-Juan Diaz is a fascinating fight. Not yet, he should step up more before he fights Diaz but the styles should make for a great action fight. The way Diaz comes forward, and Peterson covers up and rips hooks and uppercuts, should be great to watch if it ever happens.

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I think Peterson became Diaz' IBF mandatory with that win. I think so anyways. And I love watching them fight too, I think they were well matched that night. Anthony still falls in a bit, those hooks of Diaz would cause him problems. I think though that within the next year both are champs at each division.

Peterson - Diaz would be a matchup of two of my favorites right now, I know they are two of yours too. Would be a great fight. And yeah, they are very easy to root for. They had a USA Today article written on them on Friday, pretty cool. Definitely two guys nobody would have a problem rooting for.

I loved when Jose would clinch and Anthony would get mad. Just cracked me up, God help if he ever fights Raheem :D

I like both guys, I think Campbell cleans Anthony up though. Lamont has got some mad skills maybe my favorite of the 2 brothers. But you gotta love Anthony's power!