Quote Originally Posted by p4pking
........ No? Don't see any reason why this is even being brought up. Sam Peter has greatly improved and I really doubt he's scared to fight Wlad again... Valuev has said he want's to fight him as well.. This one wouldn't be very competitive imo but it's still a big event for boxing.. I don't doubt Briggs and Maskaev have little desire to fight Wlad... But eventually they will have to retire themselves if they don't take a big fight... I haven't heard much about Maskaev and whether he is still fighting Peter or Vitali next, anyone know anything bout this?
Good post but I disagree about Briggs not wanting to fight wlad. I'm not sure if it was wlad or his team but it was their side that didn't want the fight last year. Briggs obviously went on to win the WBO title but in the shape he was in, he would not have beaten wlad unless he would have gotten a lucky punch in.

I think wlads team didn't want their guy in there with such a huge puncher while he was on his way to rehabbing his confidence and career. Turns out they would have had an easy night and now there's a chance Briggs can be a more dangerous fight for him down the line if Briggs is right about his claim to have better medication cause he can afoord it now. Although judging by what happened with the Iggy fight, it doesn't seem true.