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The camp of
WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has continued to
predict a knockout victory for the Ukrainian when he fights Samuel
Peter on Saturday. But Abel Sanchez, the trainer of the Nigerian
Nightmare insists it will be the other way round.

Both fighters are
scheduled to meet in the German city of Frankfurt in what is a rematch
of their first encounter which took place in the United States of
America in September 2005.

On that occasion
when Peter challenged Klitschko for the first time, he lost on the
judges’ scorecard but not before flooring Klitschko no less than three
times.

Less than a
fortnight ago Klitschko taunted Peter, saying: “I don’t want to dream
about this fight, otherwise, it’s a ‘Nigerian Nightmare.’ But I will
let my fists talk in the ring instead of talking dreams.” The Ukrainian
then added, “Don’t go to the refrigerator to get a beer, because I do
see myself knocking Samuel Peter out – earlier, later, with a left hook
or a right hand or whatever. I treat every fight as if it is my last
fight.”

As close as you get

A few days ago in
Germany, Klitschko allowed Peter to take pictures of his championships
belts but stressed that is as near as he will get to winning them.
“Sam, you can touch the world championship belt. I’ll also let you take
pictures with it. This is my personal gift for you – but you won’t come
any closer to that belt,” Kiltschko said.

Klitschko’s trainer
Emanuel Steward wasn’t also left out of the verbal war as he predicted
that his fighter will make it a short night for Peter.

Although Steward
was quick to admit that Peter has greatly improved since losing his
world title to Wladimir’s elder brother Vitali Klitschko in 2008, he
couldn’t stop himself from predicting that the Ukrainian is better and
should finish off the Nigerian in five rounds.

“I think Klitschko
has become the perfect boxer. He works perfectly, not only with the
left hook, but with his right hand. Although his most dangerous punch
is the left hook. He dictates the pace of his fights, and clearly keeps
his distance. If he wants to, he can make it a real fight. This time he
will not be overexcited, like five years ago, when he fought with
Peter. Then Wladimir was full of emotion. Now he is more stable and
mature, self-confident and more balanced, and his punch is more
powerful than it was then. I think we will win in the fourth or fifth
round.”

No escape this time around

Sanchez is however
sick of all the talk from the Klitschko camp and has come to the
defence of his ward by stating that Peter will secure a knockout win on
Saturday unlike five years ago when Klitschko was let off the hook.

“There is too much chatter about Wladimir Klitschko getting a
knockout victory,” Sanchez said. “I think this is bull… It’s going to
be a short fight, and it’s going to be Sam who will win by knockout,
and at most he’ll get it by the sixth round.”