Chambers: “He [Wladimir Klitschko] will eventually fall”
October 22nd, 2009
By Dave Lahr: Top heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers is confident about his next fight with WBC/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and is predicting a knockout win over him. Chambers won’t be facing Alexander Povetkin for the interim IBF heavyweight title, he says. Chambers would prefer to fight for the real title. Chambers has this to say about Wladimir: “If I keep hitting his chin, even if it’s 150 times, he [Klitschko] will fall eventually.”
Chambers thinks that his chances are good due to his hand speed, which he feels is better than Klitschko. Chambers also thinks that his inside fighting ability is superior to that of Klitschko and thinks that he’ll be able to get inside on Wladimir and take advantage of him on the inside. It will be interesting to see if that turns out to be the case, because much of the time, Wladimir doesn’t allow his opponents to fight him on the inside.
Wladimir either grabs then in a clinch or else he moves away. For Chambers to have any chance in the fight, he’s going to have to hope that Wladimir doesn’t decide to grab or move because Chambers doesn’t have any chance at all if Wladimir fights him on the outside with his jab and right hand. It could turn ugly for Chambers really quick if he’s unable to establish and inside base against Klitschko.
Chambers fought Alexander Dimitrenko, a six foot seven inch heavyweight, remarkably well in his last fight in July, beating Dimitrenko by a 12 round decision. Chambers was able to do this by working his way to the inside and punishing Dimitrenko. Chambers had it easy because Dimitrenko didn’t clinch and actually attempted to fight Chambers on the inside.
In hindsight, it was a stupid thing for Dimitrenko to do, because his arms were too long and he lacked the ability to fight effectively on the inside. What’s worse is that Dimitrenko failed to adapt later in the fight when it was clear that he was no match for Chambers at close range.
At 209, Chambers will be really small compared to the 6 foot six inch two forty five pound Wladimir and it’s hard to imagine that Chambers will have much luck being a pressure fighter against him. And that’s what he’s going to be trying to do. Chambers can’t stay on the outside because he’ll be destroyed by Klitschko if he fights like that.
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Mike Tyson vs. Wlad Klitschko
i like chambers and think he’s the best next to the klitch family, but he has no chance. doesnt hit hard enough to hurt vlad….and vlad is far stronger and almost as fast…that jab is one of the best is heavyweight history…matched by holmes and exceeded only by ali..a heavy needs little more than a great jab if he can throw it 50 times a round.
He would fall after 150 blows to the chin but he doesnt give you anywhere near as many chances and gets you every time you try.
I like Chambers but Wladimir has fallen and to his credit come back. He has learnt so much and has so many skills that Eddie will just be practice for him as indeed all his last opponents have been. Not his fault.
I still like the HW scene and just because the Americans are not dominating doesn’t make it any less of a sport. I don’t see any threat to either Brother on the horizon indeed I would go as far as to say for 2010 Vitali will have at least three fights and win them all.
One of them must be Haye just to finish of his career, by that I mean Haye’s of cause.
“If I keep hitting his chin…” Ah yes, the day dreams of Eddie Chambers. Too bad that this “chin” Eddie dreams about hitting will return the favor and make short work of “Fast Eddie” fast in the sense that Eddie the pretender will hit the ring floor with a resounding thud very fast indeed.
Dreams and schemes vs reality are two worlds “Fast” Eddie will certainly be lost in a dream resulting from a KO in the middle rounds with best wishes from Wladimir Klitschko.
WBO CHAMP NOT WBC…..
it will bw fun watching wlad destroy another top hw chanbers will get beet down no prob.
How can anybody think that a 209 pound boxer can beat a 250 pound talented boxer?
Chambers has no chance of getting inside , because Wladimir Klitschko is far too skilled to let that happen.
This will be just like the fight with Chagaev.