This fight looks interesting .. as much interest I can find in the HW division. Haye is going to be on a unicycle against Valuev peddling backwards and throwing the occasional jab. Vit vs Aerrola is basically kirk johnson revisited (actually krik arreola is the fight for king at sea world). But somthing about Fast eddie that I want to root for him and see him fight Wald. I know wald is a more sound fighter, stronger puncher, more experience, taller, longer reach .. all advantages .. But Eddie may have what it takes to beat him. My advice is, when Wald sticks that damn jab out as a shield to distance himself against other fighters I would punch that wrist so damn hard and hear him scream. He isnt nearly as tough at Vitaly and we all know what happened when he had a sore shoulder.
Well you in order to beat Wlad you have to circle to his right and avoid the right hand. You don't want to move forward and try to corner Wlad or circle to his left.
Chambers has earned his shot at Wlad. He's knocked off three top ten guys in the past year or two. Not many other heavyweights can say the same. Chambers beats almost any heavyweight not named Klitschko. Against Wlad he'll be facing a stylistic nightmare. Due to Chambers small size and lack of major power I can see Wlad opening up sooner than normal and really roughing Chambers up. Wlad ko's Chambers its just a question of when.
The size disadvantage is not a concern to him. Chambers is a smart fighter he knows what to do to beat Wlad and Chambers has enough power to hurt Wlad. Wlad although has many strengths, but he can't fight on the inside, and does not like to trade. You notice that the opponents Wlad beat couldn't even land their shots. If Chambers can land his shots and close the distance, yeah I think Chambers has a good chance at beating Wlad. But that's a big IF given Wlad's power, size, and Chambers small stature.
I don't know if the size difference will concern Chambers but it will definitely play a factor. Wlad loves to use his size to keep fighters on the outside while he picks them apart and waits for his openings. He has become very good at doing this the past few years. I just can't see Chambers getting many chances at getting inside and when he does Wlad has become good at simply tying his opponents up. I do think Chambers has a bit more power than his record indicates and if it came to an inside fight than Chamber could beat Wlad. But it won't play out that way, Wlad will does what he does and keep the fight outside and Chambers will get picked apart by Wlad's jab. Chambers has a better shot at Vitali than he does Wlad.
I'd agree that it will be similar. Chambers does bring a better offense than Byrd but I don't think he is as slick and skilled defensively as Byrd was. The outcome should be similar though.
There is a big difference between Byrd and Chambers. For one Chambers hits much harder than Byrd and two there styles are totally different. Chambers has a high-guard/peek-a-boo stance with very good head movement. Byrd in terms of defense like to use his legs a lot, his head movement was also good, but not as good as Chambers, and he fought in the southpaw stance. Byrd's offense wasn't bad, he just didn't have power, although Chamber's offense is better. In terms of skill there about equal, Byrd has better foot movement though.
no way Chambers can handle Wlads, speed, footwork, power, and size. Chambers has very fast hands but IMO his defense is not great. Even if Chambers tries to counter punch, he has no power. Chambers would have to try and out point Wlad and I dont see that happening either. Wlad wins the jab contest so Chambers will have to try and get inside to score. That is when Chambers will get KO'd ala Chris Byrd style
I know there is a big difference between the two but they both match up about the same with Wlad. Two small, slick, fighters without a big offense. To be honest Chambers has a better chance than Byrd ever did because I believe he is better offensively than Byrd. But he still has too little to beat Wlad especially when Wlad is on top of his game right now.
Did you see the fight against Dimitrenko? Dimitrenko BARLEY landed on Chambers and blocked almost all his shots. As for his power, Dimitrenko's face was all busted up and was constantly in pain from rounds 7-12.
Did you see the fight vs Chageav? Chageav couldn't get in.. And that fact means jack **** when it come to Chambers because they are differnt fighters. Same thing with Dimitrenko and Wlad...
Wlad is no Dimitrenko. Dimitrenko did not uze his size, he is sloppy and slow in comparison to Wlad. Wlad had more power, uses the size, better balance, footwork, speed. Wlad is a very well techncal boxer. Wlad KO Chambers in 7 rounds.