As for Wlad/Peter,

All i hear is how much Peter improved from Toney I to Toney II, but you all forget who's been steadily improving at the same time. Wlad. Wlad has grown in confidence and mental fortitude with every single fight since Corey Sanders. He beat Sam once, and even had to go down three times in the process. These made him a better fighter and helped him to overcome his fear of getting hit and getting dropped.

I see no one challenging Wlad in any significant fashion given the current crop of heavyweights. Surely not Brewster, and Sam will not be as intimidating a second time around. Especially since Wlad knows he can be hurt now, though he learned it late last fight. That was a bitch of a left hook he buzzed Peter with.


Oddly, i give the most chance to Valuev. Not because I think he can outfight Wlad, but because he's so damn big. If he leaned on Wlad all night and sapped his juice (his one suspect area IMO), i could actually see him wearing down Wlad and then who knows?