By Jason Kim: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) states he’s ready for challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) when the two meet in a heavyweight clash in Dusseldorf, Germany. There is expected to be a sellout crowd of 51,000 to see Klitschko defend his title against the 27-year-old Chambers. Klitschko hasn’t had any competitive fights since capturing the IBF heavyweight title in 2006 with a knockout win over Chris Byrd.

Chambers, at least on paper, appears to be along the same lines in talent as most of the opposition that Wladimir has steamrolled over in the past four years. Although Chambers promises to escape with a win on Saturday night, his size and power disadvantage makes it seem highly unlikely. Chambers is 6’1” 208, small and not noted for having a lot of punching power.

Without either of those two aspects going for him, Chambers will be forced to use his speed to try and pound out a decision against the taller 6’6” Klitschko. Of course, Klitschko has been stopped in the past in three separate occasions by Ross Puritty, Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster. There is always a chance that Klitschko, with his weak chin, may fall apart again if he gets hit with a big enough shot or if he exhausts himself by going for a knockout.

For Klitschko to lose, Chambers is going to have to put more power in his shots than he’s shown in his recent wins over Samuel Peter and Alexander Dimitrenko. In both of those fights, Chambers threw a lot of punches, but didn’t show the kind of power that would bother the sometimes shaky-chinned Wladimir.

If the fight ends up as a boxing match between the two fighters, the chances will be high that Klitschko will come out on top in that department. To be sure, Klitschko has massive power in either hand, and is capable of scoring a knockout at any point in a fight. But he prefers to box his opponents, fighting behind a hard jab that uses to keep his opponents safely on the outside where they can little harm.

For boxing fans that want to see this fight in America, it means that they’ll have to watch it on their computers for $14.95 at Klitschko.com. HBO and ESPN passed on showing this fight, although neither of them have technically come out and said it was due to it being a fight that few fans would be interested in seeing. Watching Klitschko fights is an acquired taste.

You have to go into the fight thinking it’s likely to be a mismatch, and one where the much taller Klitschko will fight in a safety first fight. Most of the fights involving Wladimir and his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko are often boring affair. Saturday’s fight involving Chambers and Wladimir will likely be no different. Chambers has a chance in this fight, but it’s not a big one.

Chambers will have to put pressure on Wladimir and try to make the big Ukrainian work a lot harder than he wants to. Klitschko tends to fight at a slow and controlled pace in his fights. He does this deliberately because he has stamina issues. If Chambers can make him work hard by throwing a lot of punches and moving more than he wants to, then Chambers can possibly wear Wladimir down and score a knockout.