Your oppinion on what happened to Chambers last night

None! Povetkin adjusted to his style. It's called in and out, staying just out of Chambers' reach. He's the gold medalist for a reason, no?

 

a combination of stamina and too defensive minded...he was more worried about keeping his hands up to block Povetkin than throwing combos of his own.

 

Style along with Povetkin's body punches.

 

He took too many body shots and couldn't fire back. I even heard him tell his Daddy in the corner "But it hurts" Can't have much on your punch while leaning backwards all the time. After he's done pissin blood he should think about going Cruiserweight. Bet he'd be damn fine Cruiser!

 

i got the german version and not the HBO take , i never saw them but it sounded as if chambers had a lot of fans , possibly from an army base near berlin? every time he landed clean huge cheer went up from ringside, so chambers did have backing , but having seen a few of chambers other fights v big men, besides brock , thats just the way chambers fights every time.

biggest thing chambers needs to work on his foot movement, his is non exsistent and fighters like dimetrenko/ibragmanov etc etc he should stay away from.

not sure where chambers goes from here, a toney fight would boost his name but would toney go for it.

 

He got outworked plain and simple.

 

Btw, I met some Englishmen at the fight...and wondered why there weren't that many Russian journalist as I thought would be...

 

Yeah there were a few very vocal Chambers fans in the audience. One particularly loud woman that was shrieking every now and then. Of course with that typically silent German crowd ten Americans stand out like heckler at a funeral.

I agree with the footwork comment but his bigger problem is his confidence. He was so nervous he doesn't seem aware of what's going on in the ring. If he had more of killer instinct he could have made this a very difficult fight for Povetkin because the Russian has a couple of major technical flaws that were there to be exploited. The only really meaningful punches in this fight were all delivered by Chambers.

What won this fight for Povetkin was two things. One, will. And two, regrouping quickly and delivering punches after getting tagged. I think the latter played a big role in making Chambers timid and unwilling to follow up on his big right hands he landed. A true finisher will be the worst thing Povetkin would want to face with the way he squares up to deliver.

 

I think it was a combination of 3 things:

1) Povetkin adjusted as the fight went on; Chambers didn't have an answer for it.

2) Chambers looked to be getting demoralized over the course of the fight when Povetkin took his best shots and kept coming forward.

3) Povetkin's sheer volume of punches, as well as Alexander throwing a diverse mix kept Eddie off balanced. Povetkin kept Chambers' offense in neutral because Eddie didn't want to risk getting hit flush to throw back for most of the fight.

At the end of the day, I was impressed with how Chambers started the fight and his success in small spurts, but I became disappointed at his lack of adjustment as the fight went on. I think it was clear by the end of things that Povetkin had, for whatever reasons one thinks, imposed his will on Chambers. Had it been a 15 round fight, it wouldn't have shocked me to have seen his corner throw in the towel because, by the 12th, it was clear Eddie didn't really want to be in there. Hopefully he learns from it, and comes back ready to fight soon. The way this fight turned out can inspire him to kick start his offense a little more in the future; considering his handspeed is his best asset, I think he should emphasize that more in upcoming bouts. Even if he pulls an Abraham and only throws for the last minute each round, that'd be a significant upgrade from what happened vs AP.

What I got from Povetkin is that he's gutsy, is more skilled than he gets credit for on here (fight was essentially a shutout after he adjusted in round 5), has a very fan-friendly style, and is in great condition for a HW- he might breath heavily, but he still maintained an excellent work rate. What remains to be seen, however, is how that style holds up against someone who hits hard enough to really hurt him. That's why I think Wlad is the absolute worst matchup for Povetkin at HW. Against any of the other beltholders, I'd give Chagaev the best chance of beating him for that same reason, and I'd pick Povetkin right now clearly over Oleg and Sultan.