Povetkin, Byrd, Brock, Chambers to fight in a tournament for a shot at Klitschko?

This will be just like Wlad-Peter. People will continue to discredit Wlad and he will just win and ruin the cash cow too early.

 

I think it's laughable that both Byrd and Brock wanna get into the ring again and get ****ing destroyed by Wlad. What is this, you lose a title fight HUGE, beat a ****ing tomato can and get another title shot?

 

Byrd and Brock really dont want to fight Vlad again but they may make a few bucks and Byrd and Brock have a good chance to upset Alex P. and make more money,Chambers is quick but not tested really vs top shelf but he is a speedy kid with a bit of pop

 

what first loss? He'll beat them all. that's what's gonna happen.

 

no , he'll be the first guy to take wlad's belt...

 

Eddie....EDDIE.....EDDIE!!!!:happy :happy :happy

Go Chambers!!! I hope this tourny comes off!!!!!:good


Chambers fought in one of the the same Golden Glove amateur tournament's as I, and I was impressed then, and I'm sticking with my fellow Pittsburgh turned Philly(UGGH!!!, but understood) Prospect. He may not appear to have the most imposing tools, but he's got the fastest hands on a small HW OUT!!! They dont call him Fast Eddie for nothing. It remains to be seen how he handles the HUGE HW's like WLad or Peter, but he's dominated guy's like Rahman in the gym. To top it off?? He's a CLASS ACT, and good person.

Brock vs Chambers ehhh??? WHAT'S THE ODDS???? I'm fitting to make some $$$$$$$$$. I also might add, I have a lot of respect for Brocks trainer, and Calvin himself, but I'll take that gamble.

 

This is reminiscent of the IBF's tournament back in 2001 with Tua, Byrd, Nicholson, and Mo Harris. That lead Byrd to his world title win over Holyfield.

The Byrd of 2007 is not the Byrd of 2001. He matches up well with Brock and Chambers, even at this stage but those are not guarenteed victories.

As far as Povetkin being in too deep here, I think stylistically he is a very, very tough match for any of these guys. Byrd is more stationary now than ever and Povetkin's forward, swarming style will give Byrd probelms, particularly if AP shows a bit more aggression than he did against Donald. I might even make Povetkin the slight favorite over Byrd at this point.

Chambers is basically a poor man's Chris Byrd, good speed and skill, ability to counter, but he is not as sharp as a prime Byrd. He hasn't fought the competition to step up this level yet. Even Guinn, when he decided to let his hands go, was having success against Chambers. Povetkin is too busy and too strong for Chambers.

Povetkin/Brock would be an excellent matchup. Brock moves well and has a good beard, but again I think Povetkin is too strong.

Povetkin's obvious problem is if this tournament actually comes off, he wins, and then gets in with Wlad in the next year or two. Wlad is a very bad matchup for AP, I don't know how AP gets past that long jab and right hand.

Povetkin would be better off targeting Ibragimov or Chagaev, depending on who has the belt in a year or so.

 

I agree, but remember that Fraudley, bad though he is, was still more successful than almost every professional boxer alive today. :good

 

Do Brock and Byrd have deathwishes?

I guess they're both masochists, to want to get destroyed by Wlad again. Byrd for the third time atsch

None of these guys should even be on Wlad's radar right now. Maybe Povetkin a couple years down the road but what's the point of watching Wlad demolish Brock or Byrd yet again? And Chambers would be in way over his head

 

Well,there is a huge difference between a fighter who has faced and defeated 15 very decent opponents,and a fighter who has faced and defeated 19 no-hopers and 1 decent fighters.
But I for sure agree with you inasmuch as I ,too,would rather watch Arreola get his head knocked off by Wlad than Povetkin before he can even get his exposure in his pro career.
Povetkin needs tv exposure,and and to a certain degree a name recognition among casual sport fans in the most important box markets Germany and the USA.
I ,too,would prefer watching him take on some decent fighters more before taking a shot at Wlad's title.

 

Right.



If Povetkin wins this four man tournament, he would then probably be seen as a worthy opponent for the dominant Klitschko, and it would probably be a somewhat sellable fight for Wlad. Povetkin will start to get some press and will get his name out there,if he beats Byrd and the Brock Chambers winner. Getting by those two fights will put him on the world stage.

But the other three fighters in this tournament would not sell to the public, even if they were to win and get the shot.

I can't imagine them trying to sell Byrd Wlad III, after the first two fights' outcomes.