Klitschko-Chambers: Is this fight worth purchasing on PPV?
February 24th, 2010
By Chris Williams: For boxing fans of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko if they want to see his March 20th fight against challenger “Fast” Eddie Chambers, they’ll have to purchase this on pay-per-view. In this day and age, this isn’t really that much of a shock, as it seems like any halfway decent fighter is thrown on PPV. However, both HBO and ESPN won’t be showing the Klitschko-Chambers fight, so if fans want to see the bout they’ll have to purchase the fight.
The problem with seeing Wladimir face a fighter like Chambers is that the fight appears to be a blow out before the first punch has even been thrown. Klitschko, 6’6”, is much too big for the little 6’1’ 209 pound Chambers. There’s just too much of a difference between the size of Klitschko and Chambers. It’s not entirely all about Chambers’s lack of size in this fight.
I mean there are some short heavyweights like Mike Tyson that would have likely run over Klitschko if they ever fought. But Chambers doesn’t have the power or speed needed to make him competitive with Klitschko. If boxing fans don’t feel that the fight is going to be competitive – or interesting – they won’t want to pay for the Klitschko vs. Chambers fight.
Unlike Manny Pacquiao, Klitschko doesn’t have a horde of boxing fans in the United States that will pay to see him fight no matter who the opponent is. Boxing fans here want to see entertaining fights and want to see Klitschko in with fighters that at least have a tiny chance of beating Klitschko, like WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. Chambers, on the other hand, probably has zero chance of scoring a knockout and beating Klitschko unless he gets caught just right with a big shot.
On top of that, Klitschko has a reputation for being a boring fighter. He didn’t used to be that way, but since picking up trainer Emanuel Steward in 2004, Klitschko has steadily become more and more boring as the years go by. Previous to being trained by Steward, Klitschko was a pure slugger who went and tried to take out his opponent as fast as he could.
That didn’t always work for him, though, as he ran out of gas against big puncher Ross Purity and was stopped in the 11th round and was taken out again this time by southpaw Corrie Sanders in 2003. Now Klitschko tends to throw mostly jabs and occasionally right hands. He used to have one of the best lefts hooks in the heavyweight division, but Klitschko rarely throws it anymore because he sometimes get’s countered when he misses like in his fight against Sanders.
Chambers isn’t much of a counter puncher, and even if he was, he won’t be getting a lot of opportunities to land anything because Klitschko throws mostly jabs now and leans back if his opponent comes at him.
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the Klitschko’s are the greatest pair of heavyweights in boxing history. They both can take you out with either hand and with one punch. There is no comparison with any heavyweights I’ve seen in all my years as a devoted boxing fan. At 80 years I’ve seen them all and only Sugar Ray Robinson, if he were enlarged into their size would be a challenge.
tyson could never beat vitali…tyson was highly overrated, but he needed his fighter to be intimidated or have a suspect chin, vitali cant be intimidated and would not be knocked out, which means tyson would have to deal with a bigger, stronger fighter for 12 rounds,,,,dont think his fragile psyche would hold up to that,,,esp with vitali throwing more punches than he’d ever encountered before,,,the constant punching would keep tyson off balance and push him out of his zone
Brian ….the heavyweight division needs Haye like the earth needs more pollution..
No way. This fight should be on HBO, Showtime, Fox, or ESPN Classic. There’s no way I’m paying to see Klitschko jab jab jab for 12 rounds.
yes iwill buy the fight to see klitschco ko chambers i gues we wont see heavy weaght title fights for the next 10 years just hope for the great us hope idont see that do you
@ paul
mike tyson was at least ten past his prime b4 any one ever heard of the borefest brothers !! i mean klitchkos…mike tyson in his prime beats both k bros. in the same week !!
No its not woth it, no chance. Yeah its a fight for heavyweight titles of the world but in reality its guna be more one sided jab filled drivvle.
Americas already thrown its best at the Klitchkos and it didnt excite and wasnt close, now they are throwing in 2nd best, what the hells guna happen i wonder?
Ive seen more entertainment and excitement outside pubs and i wouldnt pay PPV money for that either.
I’ve read that this will be an Internet PPV for $20, not a regular TV $50 PPV. It’s definitely worth $20
This fight is a slaughter, Chambers is the Malignaggi of the heavy weights, he can’t slay a chicken
The 50, 000 fan/spectators fortunate enough going to the Dusseldorf Arena to watch boxing history in the making; not to mention millions of European television viewers and live streaming on the internet sites arounf the world don’t have to watch it on PPV. But the boxing fans that appreciate the amazing talents and skills of Heavyweights will gladly pay to watch this fight. Eddie Chambers is serious about this title fight and Wladimir Klitschko is going to defend his title as needed to get the job done. From Chambers own mouth he has stated slyly he is not adverse to using elbows. If he has to resort to cheap shots or headbutts, he will be punished by Wladimir until Wladimir merciful KO on Chambers.
As for your views on Tyson, he would be KO’d by either Klitschko brother. Would have been just as entertaining as any of the Klitchko slaughterings as they are intelligent and prepared for any opponent and of course, harder punchers. Lewis retired before a rematch with Vitali and Tyson never challenged either brother. Looking at Vitali Klitschko’s injuries against the Lewis stoppage bout reminds me of some of Margaritos inflictions. That wraps up my opinion.
some one should pay US to watch this one!
HE MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST FIGHTER, BUT THE HW DIVISION NEEDS DAVID HAYE.
i wonder if we wud read most of these articles if the k bros wer yanks..i very much doubt it,u claim to be a boxing writer but slate a man who boxes his way to victorys.behave urself silly yank and give ppl props wen they deserve then….
In one sentence–No, this fight does not deserve to be on ppv.
And in some ways we got to admint it’s a wise choice – we don’t need to see nowadays good heavyweight contenders to be Mohhamed Ali-likes with brain damages in the future being beaten crap out of nuke-powered puncher like WK. With that health-damaging reputation to the sport as boxing no parent will send their son to a boxing training, so you can’t blame the corner stopping the fight sooner.
Peace.
Yep, it’s true WK is considerably less entertaining fighter than he used to be before pairing up with Manny Steward, but I reckon one of the very obvious reasons for that particular behaivour is also MANY if not the most of his later opponents have quit the fight on their stool or by their corer/trainers. I think WKs corner (Manny himself obviously) motivates his man to jab his opponent into submission in the beginning rounds and then choose a KO route in later rounds. BUT the opposing corner so far has been wise enough to quit the fight sooner – seeing their fighter is already losing, and by quting the fight on the stool thus they’re taking away that effective-ending KO hunt round that heavyweights do when one fighter gets gassed out and disoriented. I guess corners have gotten smarter (and “medicine” better
) in time not to let their fighters to fight till the last “breath” like in older times even when they’re losing all the rounds.
Nowadays sweet science of boxing I guess…