Your oppinion on what happened to Chambers last night

as simple as that...

 

It was the accumulation to the body. He was worked downstairs thoroughly and consistently from round 1...didn't anyone else notice this?

 

nothing...
he just got whooped....

 

I voted for 'just naturally too defensive'.

He's always been a fighter that fights in spurts, it's just that usually he's been able to prevail that way. In this case, Povetkin was able to outwork him so clearly that wasn't going to happen, no matter how good his counterpunching was.

 

The thing was Chambers won the first 4 rounds by outboxing Povetkin. I think the pressure just got to him, because he was consistent against Brock and Guinn, but not against Povetkin for whatever reason. He knew he was losing too and needed to pick up the pase, but for whatever reason he didn't. Most likely a mental case. No one really thought highly of him, and most people were expect Povetkin to win, and I think that sunk into his brain, because he won the first 4 rounds and just threw the fight away after that.

 

He has dormant ability that he did not use for some reason in this fight. He is a very accurate puncher but does not pull the trigger enough. He had Povetkin's eye really swollen early on and did not make it a target for the rest of the fight. He showed signs of brilliance, yet for some reason did not unleash all his skills consistently enough. Certainly Povetkin's aggression and unbelievable punch output may have discouraged Chambers from doing so. If Chambers had the elite size ala a Lennox Lewis or a Wlad Klitschko to go along with his althletic gifts and innate boxing skills he would be a force to be reckoned with. As it turns out he is a vey good fighter and will have some future success.

 

Fear!

 

Just another eggshell American Hw.

 

:thumbsup

 

Chambers seems to wait for something to happen in the ring that turns things in his favor, rather than making them happen himself. Terrible passivity, it is more mental than stamina. He must have some ability to make it to the top 10 - 20 out of 1200 professional heavyweights in the world with that kind of lame attitude. And his punches don't have the power to slow down an opponent. Chambers reminds of Felix Sturm without the desire to win.

 

Where's got beat by the better man?

 

I think the main and only reason is because he lacks fighting spirit:-(

 

Chambers doesn't have the balls to fight 12 rounds once he starts getting hit. End of story.

 

Chambers father summed it up with saying that he saw after a few rounds who wanted it more. Povetkin IMO outwilled himself against a fighter who in many was more skilled.

I was surprised at Chambers demeanor in his corner after the third round where after an impressive round he sounded timid and nervous in his corner.

I had only seen Chambers against Brock before this fight because up until a couple fights prior to this he had fought only in Pennsylvania. I was impressed by his defense, hand speed and punching accuracy. But I thought he looked nervous and fought an extremely cautious fight. I'm not sure if his father had him totally prepared for his first fight on foreign soil. At only 25, Chambers is just a kid. He's three years younger than the highly touted Povetkin.

With a little more development and maturity Chambers could progress into a more dangerous opponent. I like the way he paces himself and he has a very solid defense. He just needs to learn to pick his spots where he can be more aggressive.

 

Derric Rossy put pressure on Chambers early in their fight and Chambers responded well. I do think that there may be a lack of proper mental composition though. Maybe not a "balls" issue, but a "brains" issue.