Peter-Toney II Just About Set

The rematch is just about set in stone…
The WBC has approved a vote to have a rematch between Samuel Peter and James Toney. The WBC Board of Govenors released a statement listing their reasoning behind the decision:

1. First, for having been an extremely close fight which divided the opinions of the media and fans. This rematch will clear the air and we will have an official undisputable challenger to our new champion Oleg Maskaev.

2. The WBC believes that at this moment there can not be a more interesting heavyweight fight than this rematch. There is a huge public demand for this rematch and it will be very good for the promoters, as well as the prestige and the importance of boxing in the world.

Samuel Peter has already said that he will accept the fight and I’m sure that Toney will have no problem with the decision either. Is it really the best heavyweight fight out there at the moment? With just about all of the top contenders locked up in fights, I might be inclined to say that it is.

 

Posted by John Chandler on Sep 27, 2006 at 10:09 AM
Organizations • WBC • Heavyweight • James Toney • Samuel Peter

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