Comments Thread For: Vitali Klitschko Examines Wladimir's Win Over Chambers

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WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko commented on the recent knockout win by his brother Wladimir over Eddie Chambers. Wladimir retained his IBF, IBO and WBO belts. Vitali praised Eddie’s fitness which allowed him to last till the 12th round, but noted that the American should have been punished by the referee for his constant attempts at body slam. [Click Here To Read More]

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Funny how Vitali calls the body slamming an illegal move while he doesn't talk about the constant leaning Wlad does on his opponents to tire them out, which too is an illegal move, and Chambers was only retaliating to that leaning cheating that Wlad was doing.

Chambers made a statement by lifting and throwing Wlad to the ground : enough of that leaning. Klits are such jokes.
Vitali believes getting the ko seconds before the final bell is enough to silence the critics ? What an idiot.

[Dave Rado]

Funny how Vitali calls the body slamming an illegal move while he doesn't talk about the constant leaning Wlad does on his opponents to tire them out, which too is an illegal move, and Chambers was only retaliating to that leaning cheating that Wlad was doing.

Chambers made a statement by lifting and throwing Wlad to the ground : enough of that leaning. Klits are such jokes.
Vitali believes getting the ko seconds before the final bell is enough to silence the critics ? What an idiot.

People are sometimes deducted a point for excessive clinching (although it has to be really excessive before that happens), but, AFAIK, never for leaning. Leaning may be technically illegal, and is an ugly tactic, but is not regarded as a punishable offence by any referee in the world, as far as I'm aware. OTOH, body slamming is a point-deductible offence, and repeated body slamming is a disqualification offence.

When Echols body-slammed Hopkins in retaliation for repeated fouls by Hopkins, Echols had two points deducted and was warned that he'd be disqualified immediately if he did it again.

It is indeed highly unusual that the referee didn't penalise Chambers for body slamming and especially that he didn't even issue a warning.

The KO may not have silenced the critics but it certainly greatly reduced the criticism compared with what there would have been if it had gone the distance, especially as it was a highlight-reel KO - Chambers was out cold.

And much as you may dislike his style, if you were at all objective you would admit that Chambers is a quality opponent who would have been at least a fringe contender in any era, yet he lost every round. Wlad's style may be soporific but it's extremely effective, and he is hugely under-rated by many people who don't like his style. I find him boring to watch too, but the current version of him (much improved in effectiveness during the past few years) would definitely be a very tough fight for any heavyweight in history, and would have beaten some of the ATGs.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Funny how Vitali calls the body slamming an illegal move while he doesn't talk about the constant leaning Wlad does on his opponents to tire them out, which too is an illegal move, and Chambers was only retaliating to that leaning cheating that Wlad was doing.

Chambers made a statement by lifting and throwing Wlad to the ground : enough of that leaning. Klits are such jokes.
Vitali believes getting the ko seconds before the final bell is enough to silence the critics ? What an idiot.

Also the illegal pushing off Wlad does with his left hand.

[Dave Rado]

Also the illegal pushing off Wlad does with his left hand.

That also is not an offence that anyone has ever been deducted a point for, AFAIK. Body slamming is regarded as a far more serious offence and can result in disqualification. It's very odd that Chambers wasn't even warned for it.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Who didnt expect Chambers to be dominated? It was a good win nohing to do back flips over.

[Mr. Invincible]

People are sometimes deducted a point for excessive clinching (although it has to be really excessive before that happens), but, AFAIK, never for leaning. Leaning may be technically illegal, and is an ugly tactic, but is not regarded as a punishable offence by any referee in the world, as far as I'm aware. OTOH, body slamming is a point-deductible offence, and repeated body slamming is a disqualification offence.

When Echols body-slammed Hopkins in retaliation for repeated fouls by Hopkins, Echols had two points deducted and was warned that he'd be disqualified immediately if he did it again.

It is indeed highly unusual that the referee didn't penalise Chambers for body slamming and especially that he didn't even issue a warning.

The KO may not have silenced the critics but it certainly greatly reduced the criticism compared with what there would have been if it had gone the distance, especially as it was a highlight-reel KO - Chambers was out cold.

And much as you may dislike his style, if you were at all objective you would admit that Chambers is a quality opponent who would have been at least a fringe contender in any era, yet he lost every round. Wlad's style may be soporific but it's extremely effective, and he is hugely under-rated by many people who don't like his style. I find him boring to watch too, but the current version of him (much improved in effectiveness during the past few years) would definitely be a very tough fight for any heavyweight in history, and would have beaten some of the ATGs.

Really, really, really ridiculously good looking post!

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Funny how Vitali calls the body slamming an illegal move while he doesn't talk about the constant leaning Wlad does on his opponents to tire them out, which too is an illegal move, and Chambers was only retaliating to that leaning cheating that Wlad was doing.

Chambers made a statement by lifting and throwing Wlad to the ground : enough of that leaning. Klits are such jokes.
Vitali believes getting the ko seconds before the final bell is enough to silence the critics ? What an idiot.

You are a fool, I am totally convinced. You are here saying clinching isn't ok but body slamming is, or body slamming = leaning on your opponent.

You're a ****ing idiot plain and simple, as reflected by your ridiculous karma value.

Go somewhere else dude, you're annoying.

[Boxing Scene]

Who didnt expect Chambers to be dominated? It was a good win nohing to do back flips over.

Nothing you would do back flips over. You're a Klit hater.

[Boxing Scene]

Also the illegal pushing off Wlad does with his left hand.

Show me where pushing off is illegal then I'll show you 2 body slams that didn't even get mentioned by the ref.