What if Peter steps aside, Klitschko Beats Maskaev.Then retires!
What happens to Peter's "Guaranteed" $3 Million fight against the winner?
The winner has retired! Is WBA guaranteeing the $3 Million? We know what their "word" is worth! Nothing!

Then what? He has to fight someone else or Mask to Qualify again? More sanctioning fees? I bet I know how much the fees would be!
The $3 million he got to step aside for Klitschko!
Maybe has to fight Maskaev and then maybe the winner of the #3 and #4 spots (Sam and Toney)
Hey maybe he ends up fighting James Toney 3 times!

What if Klitschko wins and then just doesn't want to face Peter?
say he wants Valuev or Briggs. You can't MAKE Klitschko fight Peter, maybe he relinquishes the belt? What leverage does Peter have then? No belt. No recent win. nothing.

Peter knows (thinks) that his BEST chance of a belt and then best leverage position in the div to COMMAND big $$ is to beat Maskaev.
When you have that Golden belt around your waist you have credability (in the publics eyes) "He who was the gold (belt) rules!"
With the belt in a fight against Klitschko he could demand a rematch clause if he loses....
SEE there is a lot more to this than meets the eye!
The question is...HOW MUCH DOES A TITLE BELT FIGHT or a UNIFICATION title belt fight generate in 2007?
LOTS more than 2 or 3 Million I'd say!
The 2 1/2 to step aside and then 3 milion to fight the winner might be chump change! The Mask/Klitschko fight might be worth 20 Million!
and the winners next fight worth 30! does anyone know? or have real data on what these fights are worth nowadays? Say the Peter/Toney fights?