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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s not an easy task.
But if you really must go all-out to get under the skin of amiable heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers – there’s one way that’s quicker than most.
Suggest that the second-decade professional – a veteran of 38 fights and a winner in 36 – might be better served chasing a world-title dream in a lighter, less giant-infested weight class.
Do that… and see how quickly the frame of a 6-foot-1, 208-pounder seems to double in size.
“Yeah, let’s just say I’ve been asked that a lot,” Chambers said, when given the scenario for the umpteenth time since he hit the heavyweight radar four years ago with consecutive defeats of an unbeaten Derric Rossy, a still-serviceable Dominick Guinn and recent title challenger Calvin Brock.
“But you’d think it would go away after a while when people see I’m not just sliding by with wins over guys. I’m at this weight, and I’m dominating guys who are good fighters and bigger fighters by walking them down. I guess it’s not supposed to be happening, but it does.”
The Pittsburgh-born/Philadelphia-honed stylist got the “hey, wouldn’t cruiserweight make sense” treatment again Monday, just 72 hours after a unanimous decision rematch over Rossy ended a self-imposed 11-month exile and put him back in line for a shot at the IBF heavyweight crown.
Of course, the IBF ***elry he so covets is still held by 6-foot-6 Ukrainian incumbent Wladimir Klitschko – the very foe who stopped Chambers in round 12 last March and prompted the near one-year layoff.
The 28-year-old had won a WBO title eliminator to get crack No. 1 at Klitschko last March, and he’s steadfast in his belief that another meeting with the 240-plus pounder would end differently. [Click Here To Read More]
But if you really must go all-out to get under the skin of amiable heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers – there’s one way that’s quicker than most.
Suggest that the second-decade professional – a veteran of 38 fights and a winner in 36 – might be better served chasing a world-title dream in a lighter, less giant-infested weight class.
Do that… and see how quickly the frame of a 6-foot-1, 208-pounder seems to double in size.
“Yeah, let’s just say I’ve been asked that a lot,” Chambers said, when given the scenario for the umpteenth time since he hit the heavyweight radar four years ago with consecutive defeats of an unbeaten Derric Rossy, a still-serviceable Dominick Guinn and recent title challenger Calvin Brock.
“But you’d think it would go away after a while when people see I’m not just sliding by with wins over guys. I’m at this weight, and I’m dominating guys who are good fighters and bigger fighters by walking them down. I guess it’s not supposed to be happening, but it does.”
The Pittsburgh-born/Philadelphia-honed stylist got the “hey, wouldn’t cruiserweight make sense” treatment again Monday, just 72 hours after a unanimous decision rematch over Rossy ended a self-imposed 11-month exile and put him back in line for a shot at the IBF heavyweight crown.
Of course, the IBF ***elry he so covets is still held by 6-foot-6 Ukrainian incumbent Wladimir Klitschko – the very foe who stopped Chambers in round 12 last March and prompted the near one-year layoff.
The 28-year-old had won a WBO title eliminator to get crack No. 1 at Klitschko last March, and he’s steadfast in his belief that another meeting with the 240-plus pounder would end differently. [Click Here To Read More]
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