When did Eddie Chambers get great?

He is a 6'1 HW who just about went the distance with Wladimir Klitschko without eating canvas. USBA champ. 43-5. Very nice resume.

I would pick him to beat Chris Byrd.

 

He was good but not great IMO.

 

Wlad stopped him in the last 5 seconds.

 

I was "rounding up". You got me lol.

 

I found him to be crafty, a good spoiler, a guy who found a way to win during his best stretch. He had some quality pelts, guys who were high valued at the time he beat them, some of whom fell apart later... Dimentrenko, Brock, Peter... Wlad broke him. He was never the same.

 

I am going to guess you are referring to Adamek? Chambers is his hallmark win that stands out on his resume. Otherwise he failed against guys of that caliber.

 

Almost tbf to you.

 

His training videos on you tube are generally pretty good.

 

Dimitrenko was a top ten undefeated contender who was thought to be on the way up in 2009. Chambers went to Germany and beat him to earn a high ranking and shot at Wlad. He had also logged several known names like Peter, Guinn, and The Boxing Banker. He was never thought of as great, but was kind of like Byrd with a less favorable path to a title.

 

"Byrd with a less favorable path to a title" is a perfect one sentence summary of the mans career.

 

Well for Adamek it makes a difference. Its the only win of that caliber in a non tweener division hes got. Certainly when you consider fights that weren't close.

Theres not many guys in any era who are better then the "classic B+ fighter" as you have described.

I do rank Jennings higher then Chambers H2H as I do Thompson. But I think Chambers was better then Byrd so far as comparing the Americans of the period. He beat Calvin Brock and Peter. Those are real wins.

Chambers was an regional champion for one of the most important regions ranked in the ring top 5. Hes not Chagaev, Povetkin, Haye or even Bryant Jennings but when you take them out of the picture hes right at the top. Above your Wachs, Pianetas, Mormecks and guys like that.

Theres also the longevity thing. 43-5 historically isn't a big deal but in the 21st century? We're not going to see lots of 43-5 top HWs going forward.

I do rate that American generation higher then most. So if one doesn't like that era of American HWs then maybe I see what you mean? But I thought that generation was good and were prevented from being world champions because Wlad Klitschko existed.

 

1. Foreman lost to a guy like that (Young).
2. Tua lost to a guy like that (Byrd).
3. Bonecrusher lost to a guy like that (Frazier)
4. Dempsey lost to a guy like that (Meehan)

Beating Chambers must mean something.