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Maskaev vs Peter Set for October 6

posted by Kathleen Holland on August 16, 2007, in News

Story by Pete Pharaoh

If boxing fans are looking for a fight, the October 6 WBC Heavyweight title fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden between Oleg Maskaev and Samuel Peter should be just the answer.

There is just not enough boxing or athletic ability for this contest to be anything short of a slugfest. Maskaev, who has been skillfully guided by Dennis Rappaport has looked nothing short of outstanding in his last ten outings. Victor Valle, Jr. has brought out all the potential in the WBC Heavyweight champion and Maskaev camp is working hard for a victory at the “Mecca of Boxing” in October.

Sam Peter, who is coming off the finest win of his career, beating James Toney back in January, wants to be the first African in history to claim the Heavyweight title. The Peter camp, led by Luminary Lou Duva has the granite chinned slugger working hard in the Poconos under the guidance of Pops Anderson and Stacey McKensey of Tyson Fame. Stacey believes that if Sam Peter works hard enough and stays active enough he could be the heavyweight champion for years to come.

However, when you have three great trainers working with one fighter, it leaves a lot of room for arguing. Hopefully these three great boxing minds can formulate a plan that will bring fans back to Heavyweight division. Sam Peter is by far boxing’s biggest puncher, seen in his most famous punch behind the head. A young Mike Tyson he is not, but possibly the young George Foreman.

His only loss was a fight to the “real” heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko. On that evening Peter was given a true boxing lesson and was handed his first defeat. Sam has improved since this fight, but so has Klitschko, even more so.

On October 6, look for Maskaev to stay in the wrong spot too long and counted out somewhere in the fourth round.

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