Eddie Chambers
| Eddie Chambers | |
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| Real name | Edward Chambers |
| Nickname(s) | Fast |
| Rated at | 99.6 kg (220 lb) Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 29 March 1982 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 35 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Edward "Eddie" Chambers (born March 29, 1982 in Pittsburgh) is an American heavyweight boxer fighting out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Professional career
Eddie started boxing professionally in 2000 at the age of 18. For the first five years, he fought unknown opponents before raising his level of competition significantly in 2005 against clubfighters Ross Puritty and Robert Hawkins.
In 2006 he took a further step upward by defeating former title challenger Ed Mahone and renowned clubfighter Domonic Jenkins (in spite of his record of only 9-5 Jenkins had beaten several prospects).
In May 2007, Chambers stopped 15–0 Derric Rossy and defeated Dominic Guinn on Shobox. Later in 2007 he took part in IBF's 4-man elimination tournament to face the current champion Wladimir Klitschko. Chambers beat Calvin Brock via split decision in semifinals, but lost unanimously to Alexander Povetkin in the final bout.
After his fight with Povetkin he won three more bouts against opponents like Raphael Butler before facing Samuel Peter on March 27, 2009 and defeated him by majority decision. He scored another decision win afterwards against Alexander Dimitrenko on July 4, 2009 in a WBO title eliminator bout, which made him the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title held by Wladimir Klitschko.
On March 20, 2010 he faced Wladimir Klitschko for his first ever title shot in Düsseldorf, Germany.[1] Klitschko defeated Chambers by knockout five seconds before the end of the final round. The Ukrainian was criticized between rounds by his trainer Emanuel Steward for not fighting aggressively enough despite having won all prior rounds and Chambers only fighting back weakly. Klitschko began punching more often during the final round than he had done before which eventually led to his left hook hitting Chambers to the forehead. The punch made Chambers fall forwards and lose consciousness for a short amount of time. The referee stepped in and called an end to the contest instantly.
[edit] Other media
Eddie Chambers appeared on the video game, Fight Night Round 4 as a heavyweight. He also appeared on Fight Night Champion.
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 36 Wins (18 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draws [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 36–2 |  Derric Rossy |
UD | 12 | February 11, 2011 | Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
IBF Heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Loss | 35–2 |  Wladimir Klitschko |
KO | 12 (12) | March 20, 2010 |  ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
For IBF, WBO, IBO & Ring Magazine Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 35–1 | Alexander Dimitrenko |
MD | 12 | July 4, 2009 | Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany |
WBO Heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 34–1 |  Samuel Peter |
MD | 10 | March 27, 2009 | Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Win | 33–1 |  Cisse Salif |
UD | 8 | December 13, 2008 | Cabazon, California, United States |
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| Win | 32–1 |  Livin Castillo |
TKO | 5 (10) | October 3, 2008 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 31–1 | Raphael Butler |
TKO | 6 (12) | June 20, 2008 |  George Town, Cayman Islands |
Retained USBA Heavyweight title. |
| Loss | 30–1 |  Alexander Povetkin |
UD | 12 (12) | January 26, 2008 | Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany |
IBF Heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 30–0 | Calvin Brock |
SD | 12 (12) | November 2, 2007 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, United States |
Part of IBF Heavyweight title elimination tournament (Byrd–Povetkin/Brock–Chambers). |
| Win | 29–0 | Dominick Guinn |
UD | 10 (10) | May 4, 2007 | Palms Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 28–0 | Derric Rossy |
TKO | 7 (12) | February 9, 2007 | Selden, New York, United States |
Won vacant USBA Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 27–0 | Domonic Jenkins |
TKO | 5 (8) | August 19, 2006 | Reno, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 26–0 | Ed Mahone |
TKO | 4 (10) | June 2, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 25–0 | Andrew Greeley |
UD | 8 (8) | February 10, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 24–0 | Robert Hawkins |
UD | 12 (12) | September 9, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Won IBU, vacant USA Pennsylvania State & vacant Pennsylvania State HW titles. |
| Win | 23–0 | Ross Puritty |
UD | 10 (10) | May 17, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 22–0 | Melvin Foster |
TKO | 5 (10) | April 22, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 21–0 | Louis Monaco |
UD | 10 (10) | December 3, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 20–0 | Ron Guerrero |
UD | 10 (10) | October 8, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 19–0 | John Sargent |
TKO | 1 (8) | June 25, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Sargent down Twice. Corner threw in towel on 2nd knockdown. |
| Win | 18–0 | Marcus Rhode |
TKO | 2 (6) | April 23, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 17–0 | Cornelius Ellis |
MD | 8 (8) | February 27, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 16–0 | Sam Tillman |
TKO | 3 (8) | December 5, 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 15–0 | Allen Smith |
KO | 2 (6) | August 15, 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 14–0 | Craig Tomlinson |
TKO | 4 (8) | April 25, 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 13–0 | Kevin Tallon |
TKO | 1 (6) | February 21, 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 12–0 | Dean Storey |
UD | 6 (6) | December 6, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 11–0 | Antonio Colbert |
TKO | 5 () | September 20, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 10–0 | David Chappell |
UD | 6 (6) | May 24, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 9–0 | David Chappell |
UD | 8 (8) | April 26, 2002 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 8–0 | Mark Johnson |
TKO | 4 (4) | October 27, 2001 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States |
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| Win | 7–0 | Carlos Igo |
UD | 6 (6) | August 25, 2001 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 6–0 | Joe Lenhar |
PTS | 6 (6) | August 3, 2001 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 5–0 | Anthony Prince |
KO | 1 (4) | June 23, 2001 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 4–0 | Joe Lenhart |
UD | 6 (6) | April 20, 2001 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 3–0 | Scott Hosaflook |
TKO | 3 (6) | April 7, 2001 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 2–0 | Ed Barry |
KO | 1 (?) | March 3, 2001 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1–0 | Tyrone Austin |
TKO | 2 (?) | December 29, 2000 | Mountaineer Race Track, Chester, West Virginia, United States |
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