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By Jake Donovan - Heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers has spent the last 14 months making up for lost time. He stumbled upon an important piece to that puzzle on Friday night, scoring the biggest win of his career just two days shy of his 27th birthday with a well-deserved majority decision over former heavyweight titlist Samuel Peter.
The bout served as the main event of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights, also headlining the first ever boxing card at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Skepticism of either fighter’s effectiveness surrounded the evening’s main event, with both showing up grossly out of shape. Peter came in at a career heaviest 265 lb, while Chambers’ jiggly 223 lb. frame was just one pound shy of the most he’s ever weighed as a prize fighter.
By the end of the night, Chambers proved you don’t need to be body beautiful to be in fighting shape, while Peter bore the look of a fighter who looked much older than should be the case for a 28-year old heavyweight with just 33 fights to his name.
The tone was set early for how the rest of the fight would play out. Peter plodded forward, working behind his jab to set up a right behind it. Chambers remained on the outside, bouncing on his toes and circling to his left, while repeatedly sticking his jab in Peter’s face. [details]
The bout served as the main event of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights, also headlining the first ever boxing card at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Skepticism of either fighter’s effectiveness surrounded the evening’s main event, with both showing up grossly out of shape. Peter came in at a career heaviest 265 lb, while Chambers’ jiggly 223 lb. frame was just one pound shy of the most he’s ever weighed as a prize fighter.
By the end of the night, Chambers proved you don’t need to be body beautiful to be in fighting shape, while Peter bore the look of a fighter who looked much older than should be the case for a 28-year old heavyweight with just 33 fights to his name.
The tone was set early for how the rest of the fight would play out. Peter plodded forward, working behind his jab to set up a right behind it. Chambers remained on the outside, bouncing on his toes and circling to his left, while repeatedly sticking his jab in Peter’s face. [details]
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