Despite many people thinking that this was going to be a fight that could go either way (including ourselves!), it turned out to be very one sided! Was this because Vitali Klitschko was so good that he completely outclassed his opponent? No. I would say that it’s because Samuel Peter didn’t perform on the night.
I was impressed with Klitschko initially especially after being out of the ring for so long. He was using his jab well, and looking for opportunities with his right hand. In fact, he staggered Peter a couple of times in the opening round. Now Vitali has always had the low front hand, and only really guards with his right hand. Last night however, both hands seemed to be constantly by his waist, and he chose to lean back to evade shots. Why Peter didn’t capitalise on this with some blind / overhead shots I don’t know, and he basically stayed in perfect range for Vitali most of the night and was constantly picked off.
Whatever the reasons, when the scores were announced after round 8 (showing a near shutout on the score cards) Samuel Peter pulled out of the fight. Some people may criticise him for this, but I think it was a wise decision as I saw nothing that would convince me he had any ideas for scoring a KO. He would simply have put himself through an unnecessary 4 rounds of punishment.
So the Klitschko’s have become the first family to dominate the heavy weight division, and when asked what would happen next Vitali hinted at the fourth belt… I’m very interested in knowing what Vitali’s future plans in boxing are. Someone I’m sure who is even more interested is David Haye, who I think would have a much easier time against Vitali than his current target of Wladimir. First though he has to get through Monte Barrett in November. If he get make a big impression in the fight, the Klitschko’s are going to find him very difficult to avoid.
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