Klitschko scores 12th round KO against Chambers, but fails to impress
March 20th, 2010
By Dave Lahr: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) one of the most timid looking fights I can remember seeing for 11 boring round until finally getting his act together and scoring a 12th round knockout win over American Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KO’s) with only five seconds to go until the end of the fight. But it took the urging of his trainer Emanuel Steward for the 33-year-old Klitschko to man up and go for the knockout. With Steward all over his backside, Klitschko came out for the 12th round on fire, throwing right hands with abandon and driving Chambers all around the ring.
Overall, it was a really boring fight with little action to speak of. I don’t blame Chambers. It’s not his fault. He was at least trying to make a fight, but given his small 6’1” 209 stature, he was like a cruiserweight fighting a super heavyweight. There was just too much of a size difference between Klitschko and him for Chambers to do much other than swipe at the air, land an occasional body or head. He was just too small.
After a good 1st round by Chambers where he landed a couple of nice right hands, he got a little reckless in the 2nd and was nailed by a big right hand from Klitschko and staggered. Klitschko briefly went balls to wall to try and score a knockout, but he was all over the place, missing most of what he was throwing. Chambers easily made it out of the round by staying composed and fighting back well.
After the 2nd round, Klitschko seemed content to just bore the 51,000 fans that came to the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Klitschko threw mostly jabs from the 3rd round until the 12th round when Steward finally got him to fight a little. In between that time, Chambers attacked a lot, but mostly came up empty because he didn’t have the arm length to reach the tall 6’7” Klitschko.
In the 8th round, Klitschko landed a couple of good right hands, but still he didn’t throw enough to make it entertaining. Like in the other rounds, Klitschko kept firing jab after jab, and controlling the fight with them alone. It was working for him, but as big as he is, he should have at least shown some urgency to try and entertain all those fans that came to see him. It was sad to see Klitschko acting so timid against a fighter who has no power and is six inches shorter than him. Instead of Klitschko attacking, it was Chambers doing most of the attacking during the fight.
In the 12th round, Klitschko looked impressive for the first and only time in the fight, punishing Chambers with huge right hands to the head. Chambers had been doing the attacking in the 10th and 11th rounds, and it looked to me like Wladimir was starting to show signs of fatigue because he wasn’t doing much other than just jabbing and looking scared like a rabbit.
But in the 12th, Wladimir was like the old Wladimir, throwing power after power shot, and sending Chambers running for cover. Finally, Wladimir connected with a perfect left hook to the head at the very end of the round to send Chambers down. It was the perfect end to the fight. The knockout still didn’t take away from how bad Klitschko looked in the earlier rounds. Just bad.
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Fails to impress? he dominated the fight and your over-hyped chambers was scared to death. and then in rouch 12: game over!
dave, you are supposed to be a boxing expert? rediculous
The only person he needed to impress was Chambers
Manuel Perez, Dave Lahr and Esteban Garduno – they’re all one and the same person. You can run but you cannot hide.
As reader Impact “O” stated, all your predictions are just accurately all wrong so let me repeast also: pls DO NOT predict that PACMAN will win over PBF.
Boxing like most sports is styles & matchups.Some are boring and many are exciting-you do what you think will work for you. At times the fight was a little boring but at the same time I appreciated each man’s skills although I felt Chambers tactics played into Klitch’s strong points. Thought Chambers would move around outside a few rounds & then move inside staying there as much as possible. That would have been his best chance of winning, slight as it was. Staying at long range with the taller V.K. most of the fight meant it was only a matter of time until he got measured. I know mixing it up close may have gotten him K.O.’d sooner but he might have been able to wear the big man down somewhat giving himself a little chance of winning.
Who Necks Who Who Necks
Pacquiao is the fighter who can beat Klitschko Bro. by using a Bang!!!BANg!!! bang!!!BANG!!!Bang!!!BANG!!! Punches…Then Pacman won by landslide points victory Decision…I’m not Predicting,I’m just Dreaming….Peace : )
Who is gonna take Dave Lahr serious after his prediction on Klitschko?
Chambers and Clottey the victims of Dave Lahr Curse Predictions…His power of LOSING is increasing and stronger again..Hwa ha hahahaha!!!!!
If Chambers using a Clottey’s Clamshell Defenses.I think he can survive and finish the 12 rounds.
The Cursed Predictions of Dave the Devil attack again…
his Prediction is always accurate Wrong…Pls. Dont Predict Pacquiao win over Floyd…Pleasssseeeee!!!!!
Another tedy atlas,whose predictions are always wrong.
WHO IS THE MOST BORING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IN HISTORY??? WLAD OR VIT??
Dave is a Idiot? His prediciton “Chambers 5th round Ko over KlitschKO” is the Dumbest Thing I’ve Heard This Year (So Far). There is one man who has a most minimal chance to knock klitschKO out and that with little Luck, he is David Haye.
What happened with the 5th round KO victory for Chambers Dave?
I agree that Wlad doesn’t engage as much as he should, but all of his opponents end up the same way anyway. There just isn’t any boxer in the world who has more than a 25% chance to defeat him other than his brother. But everytime one of the brother dispose of one of their hyped opponents, there is a excuse why they couldn’t win. The lack of size and power of Chambers was mentioned before the bout by fans who said Wlad would win, but was dismissed by some other fans and boxwriters. Afterwards it suddenly is a main issue…
“thers only one fast eddy!” ha ha
If F loyd put on this kind of performance Lahr would be espousing his masterfull performance .Ill give you this Lahr youre consistintly idiotic .Head injury?
Just as i said all along, Klitschko was far too big for Chambers to compete with. This fight was like a welterweight fighting a light heavyweight! Dimitrenko is a bungling oaf and should be ashamed of himself for losing to a guy who was like 7″ shorter than him with a huge reach disadvantage. Not knocking Klitschko though, there’s just no-one around that can compete with either Klit brother right now!
rick don’t be a clown! Wladimir was much bigger than chambers where as haye was much much smaller! Haye fought the perfect fight to win and BROKE HIS HAND.
This article is funny. It calls Wladimir timid. How about Haye in his last fight? Chambers had never been stopped prior to the Wladimir fight. Wladimir does not get the respect that he id due. I am sure he doesnt care though. Wladimir will just keep on winning. He is too big, skilled and powerful for any of the contenders who try to challenge him.
Hi All,
I don’t know why people don’t realize that Klitschko just the best Heavy Weight even I can say that both Klitschko may best ever. They always can control all their opponent and fight intelligent.
Dimitrenko is tall like Klitschko.
When Chambers won the fight, people say it was great performance of Chambers.
Now Klitschko won, people say, it is not Chambers fault because
the size difference is too big. What’s that? Why don’t you say Klitschko is just too good for other Boxer! All other Fighter look always bad against Klitschkos.
The fight last night in Düsseldorf Germany was a typical Klitschko demonstration in the sense that we once again witnessed a Klitschko opponent that was unable to execute in the ring because of the complete ring authority fashioned by the skill and ability of Wladimir Klistschko in another brilliant display of heavyweight boxing.
“Fast” Eddie Chambers was completely at a loss during the fight showing little (except fear) and not being able to land one meaningful punch in 12 rounds of professional boxing.
One final point, we have had over the course of last evenings events had two people clearly exposed for their lack of ability and or incompetence, one the fearful and lacklustre “Fast” Eddie Chambers who may now rightly be labelled “Little Chicken” Chambers. Even more apparent was the botching of the obdurate but clearly clueless Dave Lahr and his precious “predictions” along with his unlikely articles that are almost always inaccurate.
Wladimir won this fight with amazing control and skill. He makes it look easy. The Klitschko aren’t ruining Boxing this is what real BOXING is. You want a slug fest go to the abattoir. Chambers totaly outclassed, he had no plan after the first punch.
wladimir was the agressor thruout the bout. chaimbers looked as if he just wanted to survive. but had no place to run.
Lahr aren’t you the same writer that constantly backs up Floyd? This sounded like a Floyd Mayweather article! It’s exactly how he fights! LOL YOU’RE A JOKE!
Thes writers really don’t understand this sport. Chambers was hard to time with all his movements. I actually thought Wlad looked really good. If he had an aggresive guy in there he would’ve ended it earlier. Why don’t these writers start talking boxing more.
I didnt like your comments in the end – klitc fail to impress.. why dont you go and fight him and impress.
klitk won every single round and I think he is such a good boxer that one one has found key to unlock him . we should give him full credit.
“I don’t blame Chambers. It’s not his fault. He was at least trying to make a fight…” “The knockout still didn’t take away from how bad Klitschko looked in the earlier rounds. Just bad.”
Wow! After reading all tese crap, all I can say is: Those American boxing authors are just shameless. (It’s not all about size: Chambers beat Alexander Dimitrenko who is an inch taller than Wlad less than a year ago.)
Why wasn’t there Olympic blood testing in this fight? Klitschko is on roids.
Klitchko’s are killing more Americans than the Japense did during Pearl harbor
lahr r u serious the yank was embaresing chambers ran ocasionly attacking with no avail and hes meant to be the fast 1….the moral of the story is dominance finished with POWER….