Buddy McGirt's corner advice to Fast Eddie

[th4l3pr3ch4un]

lol zabs father... completely agreed.

[!!Captain]

Could it be that one of Povetkin's punches did more damage than we saw and Chambers was just too afraid to open himself up?

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Plain and simple he wasn't doing ****! I thought maybe his strategy was to pick it up in the later rounds, but he never did. I think he was more worried about blocking punches than winning the fight. The whole problem was him not fighting enough, that's why his corner was giving him the instructions they did.

[rj_ct]

Could it be that one of Povetkin's punches did more damage than we saw and Chambers was just too afraid to open himself up?

i think that's what it was. i don't want to say "afraid," but i think he was hesitant to open up after he felt povetkin's power. and he's not an overly aggressive fighter as it is.

i thought buddy was saying exactly the right things. chambers knew what to do from a technical standpoint. it's not the corner's job to fight the fight. buddy said open up and throw combos. exactly right.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Could it be that one of Povetkin's punches did more damage than we saw and Chambers was just too afraid to open himself up?

Not just one but a lot of them. You still need to go out trying though. If he was that worried about Pov's strength, then he doesn't belong in the heavy weight division. Maybe he needs to move around more instead of playing rope a dope.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I think the advice was solid. You don't want to put too much information in a boxers head. He was telling his fighter to throw combinations off the jab, which is exactly what he needed to do. The awful looking cover-up defense only works if you return blows as soon as your opponent opens up, which Chambers was not doing.

Good point. I think in the corner you can't be puttin too much information in a boxer's head. At that point it should just be reaction instead of thinking too much. Chambers knew what he had to do, it was just that he wasn't executing it. Steward could have been his trainer last night and he probably still wouldn't have executed. The trainer can't fight for you, when your in the ring it comes down to you and you only.

[Addison]

McGirt is slumpng there's no doubt about it, but Eddie Chambers fought a lazy, pathetic, gutless fight and he's 100% completely to blame.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

McGirt is slumpng there's no doubt about it, but Eddie Chambers fought a lazy, pathetic, gutless fight and he's 100% completely to blame.

Exactly. McGirt can teach boxing skills and strategy, but other variables like determination, heart and the willingness to do what it takes to win he can't teach. That depends on what the fighter has inside of him. That's whats great about boxing you may have all the talent and the perfect strategy, but once you get hit in the face that all goes away and it depends on what the fighter is made of.

[juanroldan]

Exactly. McGirt can teach boxing skills and strategy, but other variables like determination, heart and the willingness to do what it takes to win he can't teach. That depends on what the fighter has inside of him. That's whats great about boxing you may have all the talent and the perfect strategy, but once you get hit in the face that all goes away and it depends on what the fighter is made of.

Yeah maybe Buddy is exonerated. Maybe Eddie just aint in the league of Povyetkin who like most Russians, is hungrier and want it more than the Americans. Eddie has some talent though, a better trainer could make him better. he has skills, we'll see how bad he wants it. and how confident he is of achieving it.

[duffgun]

Could it be that one of Povetkin's punches did more damage than we saw and Chambers was just too afraid to open himself up?

I dont think so chambers always seems to take his foot of the gas but his previous opponents have not had the high work rate of povetkin. I think chambers needs a some help from a diffrent trainer.