James "Lights Out" Toney is pissed off. Over the past few months, everyone has focused on Peter's punching power and not his own. That may be because when it comes to James Toney, the topic always seems to gravitate to his weight. At any rate, the ample and loquacious Toney has announced that he plans to put Peter to sleep, giving his opponent his own version of the "Nigerian Nightmare". Peter, for his part, has said that he isn't training for a very long fight - which might prove to be a grave mistake - as he plans to knockout his smaller opponent: "I'm going to knock Toney out in four rounds," he vows. Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, he'll have that opportunity.

Knocking out the wily, old-school Toney, 69-4-3 (43), is no easy task. In fact, no one's ever done it. And Peter, 26-1 (22), though he has murderous power in both hands, may be too green to exploit the few flaws that Toney exhibits in his defensive arsenal. I had Toney beating Hasim Rahman in his last fight, and though Peter may punch harder than "The Rock", he's not a superior boxer. And how much could Peter have improved since his decision loss to Vladamir Klitschko last year? Peter doesn't snap his punches - he tries to bludgeon you with his hands - and his one-dimensional style will be easy for the slick Toney to exploit.

Peter has fast hands and is probably the hardest puncher Toney has ever been matched against, so the danger factor makes this an intriguing fight. And Toney's tendency to show up bloated and not 100% in shape adds even more, um, food for thought. But make no mistake: Peter is tailor-made for Toney, and the crafty veteran will put on a performance worthy of his wins over Vasily Jirov and Evander Holyfield.

Peter does not possess the ring smarts needed to overcome a fighter like Toney; his inexperience will show when, frustrated the Nigerian begins headhunting and allowing Toney to counter him with his lead rights and left hooks. Toney's balance did not look great against John Ruiz and Rahman, so he has to be careful against Peter's aggression, but I just can't see him getting knocked out. If Toney shows up in shape - he wins. It's that simple.

Prediction: Toney by unanimous decision