Chambers 219.5 lbsPovetkin 227 lbs
Well not many probably know but tomorrow January 26, 2008 is the final fight of the 4 man IBF Eliminator tournament to see who gets a shot at current IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladmir Klitschko. On February 23, 2008 Klitschko has his hands full in a Heavyweight unification bout against WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov so lets not just assume the winner of the tournament will end up fighting Klitschko. The tournament originally consisted of Chris Byrd who was stopped by Povetkin and Calvin Brock who lost a split decision to Eddie Chambers. Povetkin is a strong heavy punching German who won the Gold at the 2004 Olympics. He only has 14 pro fights but please do not let that fool you. He has beaten some good fighters in Larry Donald and Chris Byrd and has a lot of potential working for himself. Eddie Chambers has also faced and defeated some decent competition in Dominick Guinn and Calvin Brock. Chambers is a fast heavyweight yet somewhat small, kinda similiar to a Chris Byrd. He can be somewhat crafty and hard to hit. In order for Chambers to win he has to rely on his speed and jab to help him set up his shots. Although I believe anyone can be knocked out I just don't see Chambers having a enough power to seriously hurt Povetkin. Povetkin also has a decent jab and he will have to use it in order to slow Chambers down. I think some decent body shots could also slow Chambers down making it harder for him to move in the later rounds. Povetkin has the power to hurt Chambers I believe and if he can get in close with Chambers and land some decent shots he could possibly get Chambers out. The thing is the speed and the jab. If Chambers establishes his jab and moves quickly he may get Povetkin out of his plan and get the decision. However if Povetkin can get to the body and use his jab he can get Chambers out of his plan and win the fight. Based on what I know I think Povetkin will win by decision or late round stoppage but I can't count my American Heavyweight out. This fight will be shown on tape delay on HBO at 10pm EST along with the replay of Roy Jones Jr.-Felix Trinidad fight from last week.
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