Chara's balance is terrible, he falls over before anything significant can be done. Wish he would have fought someone like Stu Grimson. That'd be a hell of a fight.
So when he's playing defense against the best forwards in the league, Chara has excellent balance and rarely falls...
...and when the gloves hit the ice, mysteriously he loses all sense of balance? Sorry, don't buy it.
You can tell Chara doesn't really like fighting either, the only reason people consider him a fighter is because he's big.
You have to get Chara really pissed for him to really want to fight, and that's about the only time you'll see an "angry Chara smash" scene. Otherwise I tend to believe it's more for show, and since he isn't going bananas on the opponent his poor balance takes over.
this is the issue I have with him. This is fighting...not your stupid retarding high school mat grappling. Don't just grab a guy when he's not prepared and spin him around.
Man up, drop your gloves...let your opponent drop his...and PUNCH.
Well if we can find footage of Probert losing the odd fight we can find footage of Chara doing so as well. He loses to Peter Worrell. Big deal. Worrell was 6'6". Or if he is not fully beating Laraque or Brashear then I don't consider that bad either. If you are going to have a draw with someone it'd better be guys like this. The tipping point for me that made me think of Chara as a dominant fighter was the McCabe rag doll incident. That's just pure strength and throwing your opponent around like a toy. Hal Gill is 6'7" and I can't tell you the amount of times he was on the Leafs or any other team that he'd drop the gloves and get pummelled by a guy 8 inches shorter than him. It was utterly embarassing to watch.
Any heavy would have ragdolled McCabe like Chara did. Chara is strong but thats about it. He can't fight.
I'm not sure about that. McCabe didn't exactly fall off the hair salon wagon. He was tough in his own right, and at about 6'1" or 6'2" wasn't tiny by any means either. Anyway that was sort of my "wow" moment with Chara. You watch the clip and it wasn't as if McCabe cut him under the chin or anything, it was just that Chara was irritated and annoyed with him and had enough. Sort of scared you that he could tick like that.
I liken a guy like Chara to Lennox Lewis. Lewis was 6'5" and had a long reach. He was bigger than most anyone he fought and that was part and parcel to how he won fights. Being strong and having a great reach is part of what I consider a great fighter in the NHL.
I'm not sure about that. McCabe didn't exactly fall off the hair salon wagon. He was tough in his own right, and at about 6'1" or 6'2" wasn't tiny by any means either. Anyway that was sort of my "wow" moment with Chara. You watch the clip and it wasn't as if McCabe cut him under the chin or anything, it was just that Chara was irritated and annoyed with him and had enough. Sort of scared you that he could tick like that.
I liken a guy like Chara to Lennox Lewis. Lewis was 6'5" and had a long reach. He was bigger than most anyone he fought and that was part and parcel to how he won fights. Being strong and having a great reach is part of what I consider a great fighter in the NHL.
yes, thats part of it but its the only things Chara have. The guy is big but seriously, he can't fight to save is life. If you think Chara is a good fighter, you are either a Chara fan or a bruin homer.....
yes, thats part of it but its the only things Chara have. The guy is big but seriously, he can't fight to save is life. If you think Chara is a good fighter, you are either a Chara fan or a bruin homer.....
He just swings his arm during fights and hopes that the punch lands.
yes, thats part of it but its the only things Chara have. The guy is big but seriously, he can't fight to save is life. If you think Chara is a good fighter, you are either a Chara fan or a bruin homer.....
Well I'm neither, really. Not a Bruin fan and I enjoy Chara as much as the next fan. As a Leaf fan, let me tell you a monstrous guy who couldn't fight to save his life - Hal Gill.
It was embarassing to see him drop the gloves even with players who were a fraction of is size. Look at Chara just tattoo the guy endlessly. Say what you want about Gill who was 6'7", but THAT is a bad fighter. Chara isn't. If you want to say there are better "pound for pound" fighters then that's a different story. Gill is an example that you can be big and still be a "deer in the headlights" in a fight.
You realize you're talking to an Oilers fan right? Not sure where the Canucks come into play here...
He's not really wrong with what he said. When Chara faces a heavyweight he often does take them down to the ice. I don't see why there's anything wrong with that statement, it makes more sense for Chara to tackle a guy and end the fight than risk getting hurt or losing a fight.
Emphasis on the "often" part, because there are definitely exceptions when he's fighting somebody else who has size on him (see Chara vs Koci). He's definitely not a bad fighter like some of you guys are saying. He might not have the best technique, but I can't imagine it's easy to stay balanced during a hockey fight when you're close to 7' tall.
I would have loved to see him fight Boogaard (RIP), or maybe somebody like Smacintyre. Even John Scott would do. Chara is one of the best D in the league though. Doesn't make sense to take himself off the ice for 5 minutes just to scrap a plug like Scott.
your video only show that Gill suck more at fighting then Chara ( Ripper dominated Gill last year and is only 5'11). but in reality, the 2 suck at it.when the guy will stop the takedown and the wresling stuff, maybe I will consider him a average heavyweight. But right now, he look more like a big guy that don't know what to do with the gloves off.
seriously, this is a b.s argument. The guy don't play 60 min a game.What's the difference between him in the penality box or him on is bench? If I have a 7 foot tall men on my team, I want to see him crush the opponent and put fear in their mind and kick the ass of anyone that put a cheap shot on my players.
