Lamont Peterson

[Kirkland Laing]

I give Lamont a good chance against either Holt or Torres. They are good but not great champions by any means.

They're not great at all but they're both at a higher level than Lamont.

What makes u say that? Who have they beat that would trouble Lamont?
Holt had an MD against shot Tackie, and Torres has had one big name fight and got beat easy by Cotto.
Other than that they have fought mainly journeymen and tomato cans.

They've both fought fighters with better records than the guy Peterson fought on Saturday night. Peterson is fighting at a level well below those two. I think both of them stop Lamont or give him a good battering for twelve rounds. I think Peterson is Kermit Cintron without the power. We'll see if I'm right eventually.

[OumaFan]

He may not make it at the top level (depends on what the top level is, especially at 140 that could include guys that aren't top level fighters) but he doesn't fight anything like Kermit Cintron. I don't know if that was a stylistic comparison or just saying he was overhyped.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I hate the Peterson Brothers

[amat]

I hate the Peterson Brothers

May I ask why? I mean they are one of the better stories in boxing homeless as teenagers living off the streets before taken in by Barry Hunter and both are very humble and soft spoken and neither are bad to watch in the ring. Don't get how someone can hate that.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I hate the Peterson Brothers

May I ask why? I mean they are one of the better stories in boxing homeless as teenagers living off the streets before taken in by Barry Hunter and both are very humble and soft spoken and neither are bad to watch in the ring. Don't get how someone can hate that.

This is true, they are one of the better stories... I'm not watching stories fight, though...

It's really not their fault so hate's a strong word... In a more elequent fashion, I'm not a fan of how highly touted they are... I mean, I just get wicked sick of hearing about them... Yeah, yeah, yeah... It's like how everyone's heard 'Jewel' lived out of her car... Whatever.

Hey, if they make it at world level more power to them... I wish no ill on any fighter...

I guess I'm just sick of the media that surounds them more then them... They're ok...

[Kirkland Laing]

He may not make it at the top level (depends on what the top level is, especially at 140 that could include guys that aren't top level fighters) but he doesn't fight anything like Kermit Cintron. I don't know if that was a stylistic comparison or just saying he was overhyped.

No, I think he hasn't got it mentally.

[amat]

What makes you think that? Just curious.

[Kirkland Laing]

What makes you think that? Just curious.

Dunno. I've only ever seen him fight on Saturday, or at least I half watched it in a bar and watched the recording when I got home from my weekend away, so I'm basing my considered opinion on one fight. I just have the feeling he doesn't quite have it for some reason.