Vitali Klitschko Announces Ambitious Return to Ring

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ESPN reports that www.jabandgrapple.com’s favorite mayoral candidate Vitali Klitschko has just accepted a future WBC heavyweight title fight against the self-proclaimed Nigerian Nightmare Samuel Peter. The match is scheduled to take place sometime this October with a site in Germany being the the likely location. Peter will probably fight an interim fight sometime the summer while Klitschko is kissing babies, giving platform speeches and engaging in anti-corruption debates.

Peter grabbed the WBC title last March when he violently dropped Oleg Maskaev in the sixth round of their bout. But even then Peter had only two things in mind: the Klitschko brothers. After the Maskaev fight he proclaimed “(They) are very good fighters, but for right now, I’m the best heavyweight in the world. I will fight them any time, anywhere. I’ll beat both of them on the same night. First the older one (Vitali), and then the other one (Wladimir).”

Well, Peter won’t get the chance to drop them in the same night although that would make for some compelling WWE-style television. Instead he’ll face the beltless Vitali who has been on self-imposed hiatus since 2004. Vitali is the Venus to his brother’s Serena and should be no walkover for the imposing Nigerian. Peter’s path is now set; he must run the Klitschko gauntlet. Defeat the older then avenge his only loss against the younger. If he does heavyweight glory will be his.

The return of Vitali combined with the promise of Sam Peter has gotten me a little exciting and hopeful. The heavyweight division has just become a little more entertaining.