The pre-fight rap of commentators “Far Out” Farhood and Nickie Charles leaned favorably to the “Boxing Banker” Brock - size advantage of 241 pounds vs. 213 along with “cruiserweight” power vs. major league clout. So much for expert opinion.

Brock grabs stanza with Chambers more interested in testing the waters - and quickly gets answers - the younger Philly fighter sees he can handle the incoming. 

Chambers gives up rounds one and two before claiming numbers 3-4-5 - even a blind man could see this one going to the judges - still, it was both interesting and entertaining. 

My unofficial had it all square in points at 114-114 - and six-six in rounds - the scoring that counts had it Chambers via split-decision 115-113 twice and Brock 115-113 - also left with opinion neither ready for IBF title holder Wlad Kitschko - word is Chambers will have date with #1 challenger Ruslin Chargaev for the privilege. 

Post Scripts: Eddie Chambers (30-0, 16 KO) ~ age 25 but works like a veteran - solid chin and relaxed in style - guess is he’ll hurdle any Chargaev challenge on  old-school Philadelphia style trickery - but Klitschko too tall an order for today. Has a future, and were he mine, it would be Oleg  or Sultan next port of call.
                       Calvin Brock (31-2, 23 KO) ~ age 32 - the future is where he is today - lacks in natural skills - was never anything special - had a possible return with Klitschko if impressive last nite - the split decision cannot help the cause. Too mechanical in technique.
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Entertaining eight round lightweight prelim opened the televised card with age 23 Josesito Lopez cruising to unanimous decision win over age 26 Tyrone Harris in  eight spirited rounds of action. 

The 5-10, Lopez had no problems with southpaw Tyrone Harris as he assumed the aggressor role with flurries punctuated with power left hooks to the body. 

Harris hung in to the end and actually grabbed final stanza eight - no official numbers reported by the hack ring announcer Georgie Chung, other than unanimous decision winner Josesito Lopez. This unofficial had it Lopez 77-74 in points and 5-2-1 under round by round scoring.

Jury out on both fighters - lightweight division loaded in talent - Lopez still in need of seasoning and Harris pretty much where he’s at.
 
Referee  Bobby Howard - at a loss to describe this colossal lunatic in charge - makes the worst of the worst acceptable - never in all my years of watching professional boxing have I witnessed an idiot out on leave from an asylum camouflaged as fight referee. Guess is this political hack used the “point deduction” threat more frequently than someone afflicted with stuttering handicap. Non-stop chatter idiocy round after round - even tossed in a threat of a two-point deduction. Send this fool to pasture before he is killed in action.   
  
GEL -

11-02-2007