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Event Summary
SAT OCT 11 9PM ET/PT
The 37-year-old heavyweight, Vitali Klitschko regained his WBC title with a marvelous eighth-round TKO over Samuel Peter, televised on tape delay from the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany.
It wasn't much of a contest as Klitschko fought tall and used his precise left jab to keep Peter from closing the distance. His consistent jab, along with stiff over hand rights proved too much for Peter. Behind on all cards, Peter quit on his stool after the eighth.
Klitschko's victory marked the first time the boxing world has seen two brothers hold heavyweight titles simultaneously. Klitschko's younger brother, Wladimir, is the IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion.
In the second world championship fight on SHOWTIME, it was out with the old and in with the new as "Bad" Chad Dawson won a 12-round unanimous decision against the veteran Antonio Tarver, live at The Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
News
- V. Klitschko punches through Peter to reclaim portion of heavyweight title (ESPN)
- Bad Chads in Fla., Good Chad, aka Champ, in CT (Hartford Courant)
- Pussycat Dolls, Mike Tyson root for Klitschko (Sporting News)
- Weekend boxing wrap: Dawson dominates Tarver, Klitschko regains title (BleacherReport.com)
- Peter gives an abysmal performance in dominant win for Vitali Klitschko (EastSideBoxing.com)
- Domineering win unleashed Dawson’s ambitions (Las Vegas Sun)
- Yahoo! Sports, "Dawson Has Proven He is One of Boxing's Elite"
- Yahoo! Sports, "Round by Round Coverage: Tarver-Dawson"
- USA Today, "Dawson Beats Tarver to Take IBF, IBO Titles"
- USA Today, "Klitschko Reclaims WBC Heavyweight Title"
- AP, "Klitschko Stops Peter in the Eighth Round"
- ESPN, "Dawson Thrashes Tarver"
- ESPN, "Klitschko Stops Peter in Eight"
- AP, "Dawson Decisions Tarver, Clinches Portion of Light Heavyweight Title"
- Riverside Press-Enterprise, "Dawson Tops Tarver"
- New Haven Register, "Dawson Dominates Tarver in Signature Fight"
- Max Boxing, "Dawson Looks Impressive in Victory Over Tarver"
- Max Boxing, "Klitschko Punishes Peter"
- Fight News, "Dawson Dethrones Tarver"
- Fight News, "Klitschko Punishes Peter"
- The Sports Network, "Dawson Pummels Tarver to take IBF Light Heavyweight Belt
- The Sports Network, "Klitschko Reclaims WBC Heavyweight Title"
- The Sweet Science, "Bad Chad Dawson Too Much for Antonio Tarver"
- The Sweet Science, "Welcome to the Big Time, Chad Dawson"
- Boxing Scene, "Dawson Looks Awesome in Trumping Tarver"
- Boxing Scene, "Klitschko Returns With Dominating Victory Over Peter"
- Seconds Out, "Dawson Defeats Tarver on Points"
- Seconds Out, "Klitschko Reclaims WBC Crown with TKO Win"
- Fight Hype, "SHOWTIME Results Release"
- Riverside Press-Enterprise, "Light Heavyweights Grow Up"
- Riverside Press-Enterprise, "Klitschko Votes for His Gloves"
- Yahoo! Sports: "Can Tarver Talk Way to Win Over Dawson?"
- ESPN.com: "Tarver-Dawson The One Fight Fans Have Been Waiting For"
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Tarver's Chatter Batter Dawson"
- Tampa Tribune: "Tarver, Dawson Set for Tonight's Showdown"
- Las Vegas Sun: "War of Words Comes Down to Tonight's Title Bout"
- New Haven Register: "Dawson Ready to Let Action Speak Louder Than Words"
- The Ledger: "If The Fight is Anything Like the Presser..."
- The Examiner: "2 For The Money: Dawson/Tarver and Peter Klitschko Get Ready to Rumble"
- L.A. Daily News, "Emeritus Champ Fights Real One"
- The New York Times: "Dawson Sees His Path to the Top"
- Yahoo! Sports: "Dawson Targets Talking Points"
- USA Today: "Tarver, Dawson Unleash Jabs in Prefight War of Words"
- ESPN, "Tarver-Dawson the One Fight Fans Have Been Waiting For"
- ESPN, "Peter and Klitschko Hit the Scales"
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Dawson Has Plans to Muzzle Tarver"
- Las Vegas Sun: "Aged Underdog Leads in Word War"
- St. Petersburg Times: "Dawson Gets Shot at Tarver"
- New Haven Register: "Dawson vs. Tarver is Bad Blood, Big Money"
- The Sports Network: "Tough Words Set Stage for Showtime Twibill"
- TheSweetScience.com: "A Young Lion, Smelling Blood"
- MaxBoxing.com: "Dawson Dislikes Tarver -- A Lot"
- Max Boxing, "The Klitschko Effect - Part I"
- CBSSports.com: "This Boxing Show is Real Prime Time Entertainment"
- Yahoo! Sports: "Talented Muhammad Defies Label"
- TheSweetScience.com: "Will Magical Tarver Pull Off This Trick?"
- New Haven Register: "Dawson, Tarver Spar Verbally"
- Fight News, "Dawson Ready for Tarver"
- Fight News, "Peter-Klitschko Weigh In"
- Fight Writer, "Tarver-Dawson Preview"
- Yahoo! Sports, "Klitschko's Return a Match to Watch"
- USA Today, "Peter Storms Off Stage Ahead of Bout with Klitschko" (USA Today)
- Tarver, Dawson unleash jabs in prefight war of words (USA Today)
- Light heavyweight Chad Dawson sees path to top (NY Times)
- N.Y. Daily News, "Klitschko Returns to the Ring to Challenge WBC Champ Peter" (NY Daily News)
- N.Y. Daily News, "Peter Has Heavy Grudge vs. Klitschko" (NY Daily News)
- Las Vegas Sun, "Tarver Ready to Back up Talk" (Las Vegas Sun)
- Tarver trying to put Balboa fight behind him (Las Vegas Sun)
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Tarver, Dawson in War of Words" (Las Vegas Review Journal)
- Dawson has plans to muzzle Tarver (Las Vegas Review Journal)
- Light middleweight Dawson get shot at Tarver (St. Petersburg Times)
- Dawson vs. Tarver is bad blood, big money (The New Haven Register)
- Peter hopes to make Klitschko??s comeback brief (Corpus Christie Caller Times)
- Yahoo Sports!, "Klitschko’s Return a Match to Watch" (Yahoo! Sports)
- Yahoo Sports!, "Talented Muhammad Defies Labels" (Yahoo! Sports)
- Yahoo Sports!, "Klitschko a Champ? Not Yet" (Yahoo! Sports)
- Dawson targets talking points (Yahoo! Sports)
- ESPN, "Breaking Down the Berlin Brawl" (ESPN)
- ESPN, "Klitschko Brothers Spurred on by the Other??s Achievements" (ESPN)
- ESPN, "Can Sam Peter Still be a Great Heavyweight?" (ESPN)
- Tarver-Dawson the one fight fans have been waiting for (ESPN)
- O.C. Register, "Tarver-Dawson Fire Verbal Shots" (OC Register)
- Max Boxing, "Vitali Klitschko – The Unexpected Underdog" (MaxBoxing.com)
- Max Boxing, "Anger May Bring Out the Best in Sluggin’ Sam Peter" (MaxBoxing.com)
- Max Boxing, "The Long Road to Tarver-Dawson on Showtime" (MaxBoxing.com)
- Tough words set stage for SHOWTIME twinbill (The Sports Network)
- AFP, "Tarver says challenger Dawson in danger" (AFP)
- BoxingNews24.com, Dawson: "Your mouth [Tarver] can’t fight for you once you get in that ring" (BoxingNews24.com)
- Boxing Scene, "Antonio Tarver: Also known as the mercurial man" (BoxingScene.com)
- Ringside Report, "Vitali Klitscko vs Sam Peter: Showtime’s Championship" (RingSideReport.com)
- Fight Hype, Evander Holyfield: "Either way it goes, it’s going to be a knockout" (FightHype.com)
- Eastside Boxing, Vitali Klitschko: "Peter can hardly look me in the eye anymore" (EastSideBoxing.com)
- Bleacher Report, "Predictions: Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson, Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko" (BleacherReport.com)
- Fight News, "Tarver-Dawson Presser Highlights" (FightNews.com)
- Fight News, "Peter-Klitschko Comments" (FightNews.com)
- Boxing Scene, Tarver: "Dawson is Not on My Level" (BoxingScene.com)
- Seconds Out, "Staff Predictions on Tarver-Dawson" (SecondsOut.com)
- Sam Peter looks to make Klitschko's comeback brief (BoxingScene.com)
- Vitali now running for heavyweight champion (TheSweetScience.com)
- Breakdown: Tarver vs. Dawson and Peter vs. Klitschko (FightHype.com)
- Antonio Tarver spouts fightin’ words before bout with Chad Dawson (NY Daily News)
- Prefight, rhetorical punches fly (Las Vegas Sun)
- Tarver ready to back up talk (Las Vegas Sun)
- Peter takes belt before bout (Detroit Free Press)
- Peter Snatches belt from Klitschko, storms offstage before fight (ESPN)
- Comebacking Klitschko assures pundits he’s ready for Peter (ESPN)
- Klitschko brothers spurred on by the other’s achievements (ESPN)
- Surprises in store for Saturday’s SHOWTIME doubleheader (CBS Sports)
- Klitschko’s return a match to watch (Yahoo! Sports)
- Tarver vs. Dawson: Doing what champions do (TheBlueCorner.com)
- Peter "I hope Wlad is watching when I KO Vitali!" (FightFan.com)
- Boxers, promoters and analysts weight in on Peter-Klitschko championship bout (FightHype.com, EastSideBoxing.com)
- Breaking down Dawson vs. Tarver (EastSideBoxing.com)
- Tarver dismisses Dawson Threat (Setanta Sports)
- Antonio Tarver workout quotes (FightHype.com)
- Antonio Tarver: "Chad Dawson is not on my level" (BoxingScene.com)
- What they’re saying about Peter vs. Klitschko (SecondsOut.com)
- Wladimir believes Vitali will KO Peter (KlitschkoBlog.com)
- Chad Dawson takes Antonio Tarver’s Verbal bait (BoxingScene.com)
- Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson preview (DoghouseBoxing.com)
- Tarver – Dawson in danger (SportlingLife.com)
- Chad Dawson: "Antonio Tarver will need new teeth" (FightFan.com)
- The Long Road to Tarver-Dawson on SHOWTIME (MaxBoxing.com)
- Dawson ready for Tarver, title (Las Vegas Sun)
- Why Samuel will defeat Vitali (BoxingNews24.com)
- Tarver: "Dawson ain’t fought a great fighter yet" (SecondsOut.com)
- Tarver and Dawson, talk and talk and talk (SecondsOut.com)
- Peter training in Germany (TheSweetScience.com)
- Chad Dawson media workout photos from Las Vegas (EastSideBoxing.com)
- Golden Boy needs to cut out the middleman- Klitschko/Peter mention (ESPN)
- Lennox Lewis picking Peter to defend Klitschko (BoxingNews24.com)
- Interview with Sam Peter and Vitali Klitschko (DoghouseBoxing.com)
- Sam Peter-Vitali Klitschko conference call quotes (Boxing.best.net)
- Peter: Vitali [Klitschko], you turn your head, I'm hitting you, I'm telling you right now" (BoxingNews24.com)
- Peter vs Klitschko conference call notes (FightFan.com)
- Peter vs Klitschko conference call notes (FightFan.com)
- Klitschko and Peter speak (411Mania.com)
- Dawson feeling good, talking smack (ESPN)
- Suarez is smiling down on pupils – Tarver vs. Dawson mention (New Jersey Star Ledger)
- Mondays with Boxers: September 22, 2008 (BadLeftHook.com)
- Boxing’s stretch run: will we rise in the fall? (BoxingScene.com)
- 2008, the year Klitschko brothers make boxing history? (EastSideBoxing.com)
- 10 Critical questions: Antonio Tarver (411mania.com)
- SHOWTIME Boxing: Jim Gray Interview with Antonio Tarver and Chad Dawson (SaddoBoxing.com)
- Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson (Boxing24.com)
- Dawson makes 178 at 30-day weigh-in for Tarver fight (411Mania.com)
- Joan Guzman personal statement regarding canceled fight against Nate Campbell (EastSideBoxing.com)
- Samuel Peter, The Nightmare is a citizen of the world (BoxingScene.com)
- Vitlai Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter - Worth Waiting For?
- Antonio Tarver: "Chad Dawson is Easy Pickings Now
- Dawson to fight Tarver
- Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver Set To Go
- Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver October 11
- Tampa's Tarver Set for Matchup with Unbeaten Foe
- Tarver to Face Dawson on October 11
- Dawson vs. Tarver official for October 11 on SHOWTIME!
- Dawson Vacates 175-pound Title to Grid for Possible Showdown with Tarver
- Klitschko-Peter, Tarver Dawson to bust Mosley Mayorga
- Dawson vs. Tarver Set For October 11
- Klitschko-Peter fight set for Oct. 11 in Berlin (USA Today)
- October-Fest: Klitschko's comeback against Peter finalized (ESPN)
- As Klitschko comes back, Peter moans, 'Oh, Brother!' (NY Daily News)
- Sports Buzz: Klitschko fight finally on (Kansas City Star)
- Klitschko-Peter fight set for Oct. 11 in Berlin (NBC Sports)
- Klitschko finally ready for comeback fight (Yahoo! Sportsm, NBC Sports)
- Sports in Brief – Peter vs. Klitschko mention (Chicago Tribune)
- Sam Peter and Vitali Klitschko official update (doghouseboxing.com)
- Klitschko-Peter set for Berlin (Setanta Sports, Comcast Sports, boxingforfans.com, proboxingnews.com)
- Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko: Youth vs. Old Age (Worldwide Sport News)
- Tennis takes a serve from boxing, Klitschko-Peter and more (secondsout.com)
- Sam Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko (doghouseboxing.com)
- Vitali Klitschkp – Samuel Peter Press Conference Quotes and Photos (eastsideboxing.com)
- Peter vows to KO Klitschko (Setanta Sports)
- VIDEO: Who You Like? Peter vs. Klitschko (laterounds.com)
- Samuel Peter: "I will knock Vitali out and then I will beat his brother Wladimir Klitschko" (boxingnews24.com)
- Brittle Vitali hoping to prove skeptics wrong on Oct. 11 (ESPN)
- Sports: Boxing – Tarver vs. Dawson mention (Arizona Republic)
- Tarver set for October bout with Dawson – AP Story (seen at ESPN, USA Today, Yahoo! Sports, Honolulu Advertiser, Las Vegas Sun, NY Examiner, Sporting News, and more)
- Sports Brief – Tarver vs. Dawson mention (Edmonton Sun)
- Vitali Klitschko aims to reclaim glory after four-year absence (USA Today)
- Inside Boxing – Peter vs. Klitschko mention (Sports Illustrated)
- Four months and four mega-fights left in 2008 – which showdown are you looking forward to most? – Peter vs. Klitschko mention (EastSideBoxing.com)
- Klitschko will win – Vitali, that is (BleacherReport.com)
- SHOWTIME Boxing: Tarver vs. Dawson prepare for meeting in Los Angeles (SaddoBoxing.com)
- Tarver predicts KO over Bad Chad Dawson (TheSweetScience.com)
- Tarver faces tough opponent (SkySports.com)
- Dawson vs. Tarver on October 11th (BoxingNews24.com)
- Antonio Tarver – Chad Dawson: Quotes and Photos (BoxingScene.com)
- Tarver’s IBF title on the line against Dawson (FightHype.com)
- VIDEO: Tarver-Dawson Presser (Boxing24.com)
- Chad Dawson: “Tarver is a snobby dude” (FightHype.com)
- Interview with Chad Dawson (LateRounds.com)
- Sam Peter’s Dream or Nightmare: The Vitali Klitschko Defense (RingSideReport.com)
- Worth waiting for? (blackathlete.net)
- Peter-Klitschko: Sam looking badly overweight for October match (BoxingNews24.com)