Wladimir Klitschko-Sam Peter II

[TitoFan]

I'm gonna be brutally honest here. I respect Wlad more now than I used to (when he exhibited the glass chin syndrome). But a part of me would still like to see Wlad involved in a memorable, give-and-take war. Something that will cement his status as one of the great HW's of our generation. I realize the lack of credible opposition out there is not his or Vitali's fault. But I can't help yearning for the Tyson-Holyfield wars, the Lennox years, even the Ali-Frazier-Foreman golden years of HW boxing. The vision of Wlad sickeningly pawing at Sultan Ibragimov (did I get his name right?) so as to not get tagged, throughout the whole, incredibly boring affair, is still fairly fresh in my mind. So is the Ray Austin fiasco. For that matter, so is every piece of HW trash that has marched up into the ring against a Klitschko, only to wilt like a flower in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Is there no one out there that is up to the task? I'm not rooting for Wlad to lose, only to earn his place among the greats.

[El Kabong]

I think Wlad has looked a lot more comfortable in the ring (oddly enough it started that way in 2005 in the last round when he hurt Sam Peter) he looked at ease and he's looked better and better since then (bar the Ibragimov and Rahman matches...those are the only ones I fault him on). VS Ray Austin he did his job quick, vs Ruslan Chagaev he kept throwing punches and he didn't wait to set anything up (plus that was a short notice fight for both guys).

VS Sam Peter there are no excuses, Wlad knows who he is, knows what he does best, and should attack from the get go and look to find a home not for the jab but for the LEFT HOOK. I think Wlad will put Sam down several times and early too...I have a feeling after the Chambers fight Manny is wanting Wlad to step up his bad intentions a bit more.