Comparing Vitali Klitschko & Peter

With their upcoming fight only a few days away between WBC emeritus champion "Dr. Iron Fist" Vitali Klitschko and current WBC heavyweight champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nighmare" I thought it would be appropriate to do a quick comparison between the two fighters. The fight will be this Saturday October 11th, and will be shown for free on Showtime on tape delay from Germany at 9pm ET/PT. Enjoy!

Vitali Klitschko Stats

Vitali Klitschko
Former WBO & WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champ

won 35 (KO 34) + lost 2 (KO 2) + drawn 0 = 37

Birth Date: 1971-07-19
Age: 37
Division: Heavyweight
Global ID: 7033
US ID: CA046088
Rating: WBC Champion Emeritus
Height: 6' 7 1/4" (2.0193 cm) *6'8 1/4" also reported
Nationality: Ukraine
Alias: Ironfist / Dr
Birth Place: Belovodsk, Kyrgyzstan
Residence: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth Name: Vitali Wladimirovich Klitschko
Home Town: Kiev, Ukraine
Trainer: Fritz Zdunek
Manager: K2 Promotions *basically himself & his brother
Stance: Orthodox
Weight(average): 245 lbs (112 kg)
Reach: 80" (203.2 cm)
Chest (norm): 46 1/2" (118.11 cm)
Chest (exp): 48" (121.92 cm)
Biceps: 17 1/2 (44.45 cm)
Forearm: 17 (43.18 cm)
Waist: 35 1/2" (90.17 cm)
Fist: 11" (27.94 cm)
Wrist: 7 1/2" (19.05 cm)
Thigh: 23 1/4" (59.055 cm)
Calf: 17" (43.18 cm)
Neck: 18 1/4" (46.355cm)
Waist: 34" (86.36 cm)
Last Fight 12/11/2004 TKO Win over Danny Williams



**some stats such as biceps, chest, are older but everything will be kept up-to-date when I come upon the proper info

Sam Peter Stats

Samuel Peter
WBC Heavyweight Champion & Mandatory For Vitali Klitschko
won 30 (KO 23) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 31
Global ID: 32364
US ID: NV060574
Birth date: 1980-09-06
Age: 28
Manager/agent: Don King
Division: heavyweight
Rating: 2 / 1085 *according to boxrec
Nationality: Nigeria
Alias: The Nigerian Nightmare
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Birth place: Akwaibom, Nigeria
Birth name: Samuel Okon Peter
Stance: orthodox
Height: 6′ 0½″
Reach: 77“
Biceps: 17"
Forearm: 14"
Fist: 13"
Wrist: 7.5"
Neck: 19"
Chest: 45"
Thigh: 27"
Calf: 17"

*will be updated over time

Vitali Klitschko Fight Record

2008
10-11 -- Samuel Peter, 02 Arena Berlin, Germany, WBC Heavyweight Championship

2004
12-11 -- Danny Williams, Las Vegas, NV, W TKO 8
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title) Video Highlights
04-24 -- Corrie Sanders, Los Angeles, CA, W TKO 8
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title) Video Highlights

2003
12-06 -- Kirk Johnson, New York, NY, W TKO 2 Video
06-21 -- Lennox Lewis, Los Angeles, CA, TKO by 6
(For WBC Heavyweight Title) Video Highlights

2002
11-23 -- Larry Donald, Dortmund, Germany, W TKO 10
02-08 -- Vaughn Bean, Braunschweig, Germany, W TKO 11

2001
12-08 -- Ross Puritty, Oberhausen, Germany, W TKO 11
01-27 -- Orlin Norris, Munich, Germany, W KO 1 Video

2000
11-25 -- Timo Hoffmann, Hannover, Germany, W 12
04-01 -- Chris Byrd, Berlin, Germany, L TKO 10
(Lost WBO Heavyweight Title) Video Final Rounds

1999
12-11 -- Obed Sullivan, Hamburg, Germany, W TKO 10
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
10-09 -- Ed Mahone, Oberhausen, Germany, W TKO 3
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
06-26 -- Herbie Hide, London, England, W KO 2
(Won WBO Heavyweight Title) Video
02-20 -- Ismael Youla, Hamburg, Germany, W TKO 2

1998
12-05 -- Francesco Spinelli, Kiev, Ukraine, W KO 1 Video *Same night as Wlad vs Puritty
10-24 -- Mario Schiesser, Hamburg, Germany, W TKO 2
08-11 -- Ricardo Kennedy, Miami, FL, W TKO 1 Video
06-05 -- Jose Ribalta, Hamburg, Germany, W TKO 2
05-02 -- Dick Ryan, Lubeck, Germany, W TKO 5
04-18 -- Julius Francis, Aachen, Germany, W TKO 2
03-20 -- Levi Billups, Frankfurt, Germany, W KO 2 Video
03-07 -- Louis Monaco, Cologne, Germany, W KO 3 Video
01-30 -- Alben Belinski, Munich, Germany, W KO 2 Video Highlights
01-17 -- Marcus Rhode, Berlin, Germany, W TKO 2

1997
12-20 -- Anthony Willis, Offenburg, Germany, W KO 5
11-29 -- Herman Delgado, Karlsruhe, Germany, W TKO 3
11-08 -- Gilberto Williamson, Frankfurt, Germany, W KO 6
10-04 -- Will Hinton, Hannover, Germany, W KO 2 Video
06-14 -- Jimmy Haynes, Aachen, Germany, W TKO 2
05-10 -- Cleveland Woods, Frankfurt, Germany, W KO 2 Video
04-12 -- Derrick Roddy, Aachen, Germany, W TKO 2
03-08 -- Calvin Jones, Cologne, Germany, W KO 1
02-22 -- Troy Roberts, Hamburg, Germany, W KO 2 Video
01-25 -- Mike Acklie, Stuttgart, Germany, W KO 1 Video

1996
12-21 -- Brian Sargent, Frankfurt, Germany, W TKO 2
11-30 -- Frantisek Sumina, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, W TKO 1 Video
11-16 -- Tony Bradham, Hamburg, Germany, W KO 2 Video

35 Wins, 2 Loss, 34 Knockouts

Vitali Klitschko - Date of Birth: July 19, 1971

**Post will be updated after next fight

Samuel Peter Fight Record

2008
10-11 -- Vitali Klitschko, Location Berlin, Germany For WBC Heavyweight Title
03-08 -- Oleg Maskaev, Cancun, Mexico, TKO 6
(Won WBC Heavyeweight Title)

2007
01-06 -- James Toney, Hollywood, FL, W 12
10-06 -- Jameel McCline, New York, NY, W 12
(Retained WBC Interim Heavyeweight Title)

2006
04-28 -- Julius Long, Uncasville, CT, KO 1
09-02 -- James Toney, Los Angeles, CA, W 12

2005
01-22 -- Yanqui Diaz, Miami, FL, TKO 5
04-29 -- Gilbert Martinez, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 3
07-02 -- Taurus Sykes, Reno, NV, KO 2
09-24 -- Wladimir Klitschko, Atlantic City, NJ, L 12
12-15 -- Robert Hawkins, Hollywood, FL, W 10

2004
01-22 -- Chris Isaac, Phoenix, AZ, TKO 7
03-06 -- Jose Arimatea Da Silva, Mashantucket, CT, TKO 2
05-17 -- Charles Shufford, Las Vegas, NV, W 10
08-05 -- Jovo Pudar, Hollywood, FL, W 10
12-04 -- Jeremy Williams, Las Vegas, NV, KO 2

2003
03-07 -- Dale Crowe, Reno, NV, TKO 4
06-21 -- Lyle McDowell, Los Angeles, CA, TKO 4
08-30 -- Daniel Frank, Tunica, MS, KO 2
09-27 -- Jason Farley, Buffalo, NY, TKO 2

2002
03-03 -- Marion Wilson, Scranton, PA, W 4
03-22 -- Julius Joiner, Phoenix, AZ, TKO 1
05-24 -- Terry Porter, Tulsa, OK, KO 2
06-07 -- Francis Royal, Scottsdale, AZ, TKO 2
07-27 -- Cornelius Ellis, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 2

2001
02-06 -- Gueorgui Christov, Almaty, Kazakhstan, KO 1
05-10 -- James Lester, Phoenix, AZ, TKO 3
05-25 -- George Chamberlain, Arica, Chile, TKO 1
07-28 -- Shannon Head, Fort Meyers, FL, TKO 1
08-25 -- Frederick Gatica, Laughlin, NV, TKO 1
09-28 -- Giles Knox, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 1
11-10 -- Curtis Taylor, Bushkill, PA, KO 1

30 Wins, 1 Loss, 23 Knockouts

Samuel Peter - Date of Birth: Sept. 6, 1980

Vitali Klitschko's Recent Fights

Klitschko vs. Williams Highlights
Fight occurred on 12/11/2004


Klitschko vs. Sanders Highlights
Fight occurred on 4/24/2004


Klitschko vs. Kirk Johnson Highlights
Fight occurred on 12/6/2003

Sam Peter's Recent Fights

Peter vs Maskaev Highlights
WBC title fight occurred on 3/8/2008


Peter vs. McCline Highlights
Fight occurred on 10/6/2007


Peter vs. Yanqui Diaz Full Fight
Fight occurred on 1/22/2005
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Vitali Klitschko Strengths

• Tall & Uses Height Well


• Strong


• Usually has reach advantage


• Hard To Hit


• Hard Puncher


• Good Finisher


• Studies opponent before he fights them


• Has heart


• Always in great physical condition


• Good Combos


• Great Chin


• Has never been down by an opponent


• Has 1 of the highest KO percentages in heavyweight history


• Determined--Wants brothers dream to be champions at same time


• Confident


• Experienced-- 2 time heavyweight champion

Vitali Klitschko Weaknesses

• Lacks body punching


• Confident-- could be too confident


• Has not fought a pro fight since December 2004


• Subject to injury


• Timing could be off-- hasn't fought almost 4 years

Sam Peter Strengths

• Hard Puncher


• Strong


• Has youth on his side


• Angry-- Mad at Vitali for getting this shot and @ press conference


• Determined-- Wants a rematch with Vitali's brother Wladimir


• Good Finisher


• Supposedly had a great training camp and is in great shape


• Boxing skills have been improving over time


• Has heart


• Reckless slugger-- He was more of 1 earlier in his career and I think that style suited him better with his punching power and the element of surprise

Sam Peter Weaknesses

• Chin has been questionable in recent fights


• Improved skills may take away his strength of being a reckless slugger


• Body weight is sometimes a little excessive


• Supposedly never studies his opponent


• Lost to Vitali's brother Wladimir and might be already mentally defeated


• Angry-- could throw off his gameplan

How do I feel the fight will play out

*Taken from an earlier post

I think the fight would go very, very similar to what happened in the fight between Vitali and Danny Williams. I feel Vitali will keep his distance from Peter. Peter will start off doing his new boxing thing and Vitali will rack up the points through mostly jabs and crosses and these will take their toll.

In the later rounds, Sam Peter will become frustrated and begin to revert back to his tactics we seen earlier on his career. He might even land a few looping punches to the back of Vitali's head. But, by this time Sam Peter will have had eaten a lot of punches and sooner or later Vitali will either knockdown Sam and the fight will be waived off, or there will be a knockout.