Vitali and Wladimir next two who is fighting tougher foes

Wladimir's opponents may be smaller, but are a lot more proven. Chambers showed he could learn from his past mistakes in regards to his weight and embarassed a 6'7 top ten contender in Dimitrenko. Povetkin has the best wins of any HW not named Klitschko out there. Arreola and Johnson show some promise but have never faced the competition Chambers or Povetkin have already beaten.

 

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Eddie Chambers had beaten Dimitrenko in germany! So Chambers shows he is the most worthy contender!

 

Chambers and Povetkin are better than the unproven Arreola and Johnson.

 

Vincent, Vincent... why always asking dumb questions?

 

It's not a given that Vitali will fight Kevin Johnson in december.

Chambers and Povetkin are way better and more proven than Arreola or Johnston. However, I feel that Arreola has a bigger chance beating Wlad than he has beating Vitali, while it's the opposite with Chambers and Povetkin. Looks like Wlad is taking on the boxers while Vitali takes care of the punchers from now on. Clever move.

 

They want that WBA belt. He will not retire until they have all the Heavyweight belts. Eventually, whoever is the WBA champion will have to fight one of the Klitschko's.

 

Call me crazy but I think Chambers will beat Wladimir Klitschko and Arreola wouldn't be able to beat Wlad with his defense, no way.

 

Chambers better work on increasing his foot movement or he's getting obliterated. The fact Chambers and his trainer were comparing Wlad to Dimitrenko is laughable...even going so far as saying Dimitrenko is the better athlete. If they go in thinking that, Chambers isn't gonna know what hits him.

Chambers has a very good right hand and don't think Steward wont know this and have Wlad circle to his right (like he did with Chagaev but to his left) to avoid any lead rights. For what I've seen, Chambers has a good left hook to the body but only in combination with the right hand. Seems to lead with the jab or right hand more...

We don't even know if Eddie can take Wlad's power well yet. Clubbing punches from a 265 pound Peter or modest punchers like Povetkin/Dimitrenko arent great indicators.

Bottom line is IMO Chambers can't close the distance effectively against Wlad. Chambers is skilled but his footwork is very ponderous at times and Wlad will completely control the range. He will never be in position to land solid shots and once he becomes a more stationary target, Wlad will unload the bombs...I got Wlad in 8.

Chambers is clearly a top 5 hw right now and might be the third best hw on the planet right now. I would have loved to see him take on Haye or Arreola instead. Reckon he would have clowned both.

A rematch with Povetkin would also be a great fight in which I would very slightly favor Povetkin. A 195-200 lb chambers is a far more dangerous HW than the plump version.