What Older Heavyweight Is Eddie Chambers Comparable Too?

This is an unexpected classic thread for sure. I'm struggling to think of a HW who is really all that similar. I like Chambers, but I've always had an affinity for the smaller, faster heavies. Chambers has terrific hand speed and his odd but effective defensive style with all the bending straight back (sometimes quickly jerking back, and sometimes leaning like a ropeless rope-a-dope) is...interesting. They may amount to similarly successful careers, Chuvalo and Chambers, but I see nothing really in common stylistically. Chambers sort of seems to need kicked in the ass to be aggressive. His temperament is funny like that. He may still become a champion, even at Cruiserweight. I think his power is underrated. He's got some good pop even though he's no puncher. If the aggression level got bumped up a few notches, I have little doubt that his kayo percentage would be higher and he'd have beaten Povetkin handily, imo. I thought he was superior in that fight and just gave it away on lack of aggression. I think he's as technically skilled a contender as we have, actually. A lot of comparisons to Chris Byrd but I can't think of a fighter offhand from much earlier a time I'd have closely compared him to. Anyway, I'm just babbling now. Interesting thread though.

 

Pick your own fasted handed, defensive minded fighter with modest power. Maybe you could say Jimmy Bivins, though I think Chambers has a little more talent.

 

Chris Byrd.

 

jimmy young. same stance and turns, always thinking, draws leads and a speedy counter boxer. mike the bounty hunter?

 

Hard to think of anyone, Byrd seems to be the best comparison so far.

I've always thought he'd make a very good Cruiser with his frame and style, and as you said...he's very small compared to many of the HW's today which I also respect him for.

 

I like chambers..but more talent than Jimmy Bivins? Get the **** outta here

Bivins is an All Time Great

 

i've made the comparison before (perhaps incorrectly) to tony tubbs in the past

 

Whoever said Tony Tubbs hit the nail on the head. Skilled technicians with very fast hands, tendency to show up overweight. Very Similiar.

 

Quality Wise:

Hmmm....

What about Roland Lastarza?




Of course if you listen to Mendoza, he will claim Quality wise Chambers is better than Jimmy Bivins

 

I see the similarities too, but Tubbs is a class above Chambers in terms of skills.

 

I think Eddie Chambers is slightly better than Chris Byrd.
And Tubbs a bit better than Chambers.