Rising American heavyweight "Fast" Eddie Chambers was not fast enough to upend 2004 Olympic gold medalist Alexander Povetkin. Chambers, who traveled to Germany to fight for the right to face the winner of the Wladimir Klitschko-Sultan Ibragimov bout set for February, was unable to capitalize on the slow start by his Russian opponent.
Povetkin claimed ill after the fight, but that still didn't keep him from establishing himself as the stronger fighter in the later rounds. Chambers was able to land clean counters throughout the fight, but Povetkin proved the much stronger and busier man in the ring most of the evening to earn a clear decision by a pretty wide margin.
Judges ringside scored the fight 117-111, 119-109 and 116-112 all in favor of Alexander Povetkin.
Now, Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) will set his aim on either Wladimir Klitschko or Sultan Ibragimov. Povetkin will need to improve on his performance to stand a chance against either of the highly talented champions, but he should be able to give either a legitimate contest. Let's face it. It's not like he'll be going up against Ali or Frazier.
Let's just hope its entertaining (and free).
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