Has anyone heard of Anthony Peterson ?

[Hughesd]

A freind believes he is a promising lightweight and thinks he will get a title shot in time. Has anyone heard of him ? I've never seen him fight. Will he get a title shot or is he just a mediocre fighter ?

[Lance Uppercut]

Him and his brother have fought on TV numerous times.

[Kev]

Yeah him and Lamont are two of America's hottest boxing prospects.

They are both pretty good, one is primarily a puncher, the other a slick boxer.

One, I can't remember which has the excrutiatingly annoying habit of shouting 'POP! POP! POP!' after every single punch he throws.

He's my least favourite fighter in the whole world to watch for this reason.

I have to mute him, he's just unbearable.

[Diane]

Yeah him and Lamont are two of America's hottest boxing prospects.

They are both pretty good, one is primarily a puncher, the other a slick boxer.

One, I can't remember which has the excrutiatingly annoying habit of shouting 'POP! POP! POP!' after every single punch he throws.

He's my least favourite fighter in the whole world to watch for this reason.

I have to mute him, he's just unbearable.

You beat me to it Bilbo!

Both brothers do that, one is just louder than the other one.

It sounds like someone popping popcorn in the ring, and it drives me nuts.

I usually mute as well.

[Kev]

Glad its not just me, the referee should warn them about it.

It ruins the fights for everyone and must be really off putting for their opponents.

[killersheep]

bop bop bop bopbop bop bopbop bop bop bop bop

[LEGION]

Good fighter, as is his brother, but like already stated that bop bop bopping is annoying to the point of distraction.

I couldn't imagine having to stand in front of him listening to that while trying to fight him. I'd probably just try to kick him in the throat and get dq'd.

[DC Amateur Boxing]

He's a beast along with his brother Lamont, who has wins over Andre Dirrell and Rock Allen. Both won national Golden Gloves and were good prospects to make the 2004 Olympic Team, but came up short. The Petersons have a great story. Really good guys. Really personable and down to earth. They support DC amateurs boxing and attend many shows here locally every weekend they are around. I just saw them last weekend with their 3rd amigo and stablemate Ty Barnette. They also still are regulars at their local gym where they boxed during their amateurs and have been with the same coach since they started - which is really rare these days. Here's a link to one of the many articles detailed their rise from being homeless at 10 years old The Peterson Brothers: An Argument for Boxing

Here's a vid from Anthony as a 17 year-old from 2001. Click through to the video to see in high quality format: YouTube - H.O.B.O presents 2001 Platinum Gloves Anthony Peterson vs. Deshawn Richardson

[DC Amateur Boxing]

Good fighter, as is his brother, but like already stated that bop bop bopping is annoying to the point of distraction.

The sound is really a carry-over from the amateurs. It's very common and taught to help boxers get a rhythm with their combinations. In the amateurs it can also influence the judges by highlighting the fact that a boxer actually thought about and meant to throw all of the punches in a combination instead of just throwing random punches. Sometimes, it can result in more scoring blows being awarded. If it annoys the opponent - that's just a bonus

It's no different than the sshh sshh sshh that you hear, just a different flavor. . .

[CutMeMick]

Title: Has anyone heard of Anthony Peterson ?

Answer: Who hasn't...

Both bros been on TV for some time now.

[kingfrnk]

anthony peterson is a good fighter i would like to see him in the ring with campbell, or diaz but hel lose against JMM

[DC Amateur Boxing]

anthony peterson is a good fighter i would like to see him in the ring with campbell, or diaz but hel lose against JMM

They are still young (23 and 24) and have been brought along slowly with diversity in their selected opponents. I know how mentally tough these guys are and with the skills they are honing - I can't wait to see how they do against their first big test. I think they will shock a lot of people who aren't familiar with them. I would like to see the peterson v campbell too especially when campbell called him out last year and after how campbell crushed diaz.

[Lance Uppercut]

A freind believes he is a promising lightweight and thinks he will get a title shot in time. Has anyone heard of him ? I've never seen him fight. Will he get a title shot or is he just a mediocre fighter ?

Has anyone ever heard of Andre Berto? A friend of mine told me he is a boxer that is really quick?

[DC Amateur Boxing]

A freind believes he is a promising lightweight and thinks he will get a title shot in time. Has anyone heard of him ? I've never seen him fight. Will he get a title shot or is he just a mediocre fighter ?

Has anyone ever heard of Andre Berto? A friend of mine told me he is a boxer that is really quick?

I knew it was coming

[Kev]

A freind believes he is a promising lightweight and thinks he will get a title shot in time. Has anyone heard of him ? I've never seen him fight. Will he get a title shot or is he just a mediocre fighter ?

Has anyone ever heard of Andre Berto? A friend of mine told me he is a boxer that is really quick?

To be fair this forum isn't meant to be a pissing contest about who has the wider fighting knowledge.

We should welcome all comers no matter what level of knowledge they have. I guess few outside the hardcore fans will have heard of either Peterson brother, or maybe even Berto for that matter so we shouldn't feel the need to boast about our superior awareness of fighters.