Wladimir Klitschko 44–3 (39 KO) vs. Samuel Peter 24–0 (21 KO), billed as “Boardwalk Brawls”, was a professional boxing match contested on 24 September 2005.

Since his upset stoppage loss at the hands of Lamon Brewster, Wladimir Klitschko had secured two stoppage victories, first a split technical decision over DaVarryl Williamson and the second a 4th-round TKO over Eliseo Castillo. Despite this, many observers continued to question both Wladimir’s chin and his stamina, as a result of the nature of his three losses to Ross Puritty, Corrie Sanders and Brewster.

Meanwhile, Samuel Peter was rising quickly through the heavyweight ranks, being ranked inside the top 10 by all the major sanctioning bodies, with his build and punching power drawing comparisons to Mike Tyson. Indeed, when he interviewed by ESPN in June 2005, shortly before his final fight against Kevin McBride, Tyson would name Peter as one of his favourite fighters from the newest crop of heavyweights. However, his record was criticised for the lack of notable opposition, and he had been described as slow, sloppy and predictable.

On the 3 August 2005 the match up between Klitschko and Peter was confirmed. It would be an eliminator for the IBF and WBO belts held by Chris Byrd and Brewster (both former Klitschko opponents), in addition Peter’s NABF and the vacant NABO titles were on the line. Speaking at the New York press conference on 10 August, Peter told the assembled reporters, “I’m coming to do what I do. I’m a specialist. I’m a knockout specialist.” Klitschko’s trainer, Emanuel Steward predicted that his man would be the one to finish the fight early, “I predict he will knock out Sam Peter between the third and seventh round, he’s a seasoned professional fighter against an aggressive green fighter.” Veteran trainer Angelo Dundee predicted an early Peter knockout, saying “You can’t train a chin”. It had been reported that many within the Klitschko camp didn’t want to take the fight, but that Wladimir insisted that he wanted to face Peter.

Most expected the bout to end in a knockout, given the question marks over Klitschko’s stamina and the feeling that Peter would be unable to outbox Wladimir. Peter was a 7 to 5 favourite entering the ring.

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