By Dan Ambrose: Previous Wladimir Klitschko knockout victims Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KO’s) and Eddie Chambers (36-2, 18 KO’s) have signed for an October 28th International Boxing Federation (IBF) eliminator bout with the winner becoming Wladimir’s mandatory challenger.
Eddie Chambers
Eddie Chambers vs. Tony Thompson possible for Froch-Ward undercard on October 29th
By Eric Thomas: Tony Thompson (36-1, 24 KO’s) and Eddie Chambers (36-2m 18 KO’s) are a possibility for the undercard of the Super Six finals bout between Carl Froch and Andre Ward at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Thompson-Chambers fight would be an International Boxing Federation heavyweight title eliminator with the winner of the fight becoming the mandatory for IBF title holder Wladimir Klitschko.
Eddie Chambers vs. Tony Thompson in eliminator in August, winner gets Wladimir
By Eric Thomas: Wladimir Klitschko victims Eddie Chambers (36-2, 18 KO’s) and Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KO’s) will reportedly be fighting an IBF heavyweight title eliminator bout in August with this winner of the fight becoming Wladimir’s mandatory challenger. That’s all well good except that Wladimir has already knocked out both of these guys and if he never fought them again it would be too soon, especially with Chambers.
Eddie Chambers: I’ll give Haye a chance to prove himself against me
By William Mackay: David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) won’t have to look hard for guys that want to take him on and let Haye try and prove himself starting with former heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers (36-2, 18 Ko’s), who took exception to Haye calling Wladimir Klitschko’s previous knockout victims as bums. Chambers was stopped in the 12th round by Wladimir last year. However, Chambers looked about the same as Haye did in his fight with Wladimir, but showed more skills than Haye.
Haye = Britain’s flashy flash version of Eddie Chambers
By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t know what the big fuss is all about with the Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye bout. I see Haye as the UK’s version of the smallish Eddie Chambers, only without Chamber’s excellent boxing skills.
Eddie Chambers vs. Derric Rossy tonight, winner becomes mandatory for Wladimir Klitschko
By Jim Dower: Former heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KO’s) faces Derric Rossy (25-2, 14 KO’s) tonight in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator at the Bally’s Atlantic City, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The winner of the Chambers-Rossy fight will then become the mandatory challenger for the IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s).
Eddie Chambers vs. Derric Rossy on 2/11: The winner gets shot at Wladimir Klitschko
By Jim Dower: 28-year-old heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KO’s) is poised to get another title shot against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko if Chambers can beat Derric Rossy (25-2, 14 KO’s) on February 11th in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator at the Bally’s Atlantic City, New Jersey. Chamber, ranked #4 IBF, fought Klitschko for the title in his last fight in March 2010, and was knocked out in the 12th round.
IBF heavyweight tournament looking weak
By Jason Kim: It was learned today that Alexander Dimitrenko doesn’t want to take part in the IBF tournament. This yet another heavyweight that doesn’t wish to take advantage of this tournament, which will be deciding the mandatory challenger for International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Wladimir Klitschko’s win over Chambers might not have been impressive enough
By Jason Kim: Although IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) dominated American Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KO’s) for the entire 12 rounds and eventually stopped him in the 12th round last Saturday night for an exciting ending to the fight, it might not have been enough to impress American television network executives at HBO to want to put Klitschko on their cable network in the future. We’ll have to see what happens, but I don’t think this is the kind of performance that Klitschko needed to make a statement for himself as the kind of fighter that the average American boxing fan wants to see for an entertaining fight.
Wladimir says he will “beat up” Haye like he did Chambers
By Eric Thomas: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is making no bones about his wish to fight WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. In an article at the Daily Mail, Wladimir had this to say about Haye: I will do the same to Haye as I did to Chambers if I get him. When I get him I am going to enjoy the process.”
“He [Haye] criticizes my jab, jab, grab. He will eat a lot of jabs. I will just beat him up and then knock out Haye in one of the late rounds.” Klitschko destroyed Eddie Chambers last Saturday night in a 12th round knockout. With only seconds to go in the fight, Klitschko connected with a perfect left hook that knocked Chambers out cold. The American was down on the canvas for a long time after the knockdown.