Why are so many pure boxers or former boxers picking Byrd over Wlad?

[joeytrimble]

someone said byrd fights well ...wlad dosnt

where were these skills that are so superior to wlad the first time around? oh thats right the tainted gloves

[beez721]

I have a serious question about this. While most people seem to be expecting another dominant performance by Klitschko, myself included, so many purists in boxing, whether current or former champions, are picking BYRD to win!! Among them are Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Lennox Lewis. Now here's where the serious part comes in. Do they want Byrd to win or do they truly think he will? I wouldn't bet 10 bucks on Byrd to win this fight, but these guys think he's going to win. Call it racism or whatever you want, but I gotta know why you think they're picking Byrd.

seems like a lot of people put a little too much emphasis on his losses to brewster and sanders and forget this guy is an olympic gold medalist with over 40 wins and 40 knockouts,,,some of those wins against pretty good fighters. granted he does have a suspect chin,,,,but byrd isnt a big puncher which is why it does surprise that many think byrd will win. time will tell

[Sttuddahboy619]

hell no. byrd won 2 rounds at most, got knocked down twice, and had both eyes shut while his dad was ready to throw in the towel in the 8th or 9th round on.

Damn, it was like that?! thanks for the reply.

[-Antonio-]

How can someone pick Byrd in the rematch when Wlad clearly dominated him in the first fight?

[Run]

lol.

"Wlad doesn't have a chin"

See every single fight of his outside of Brewster and Sanders.

This is a ****ing joke. He got tagged by Mercer who is arguably the hardest puncher we've seen in a while. Especially when he was old.

blah blah.



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[beez721]

Its because Byrd has decent skills, Wladimir almost lost to Williamson, and Byrd beat him, I know styles make fights, But I dont think this is the Same Byrd that fought Klitschko before, He has improved since and hes been matched with men twice his size, I think Byrd pulls out a decision here, I wont call it an upset.

Wlad will still win because the fight is in Germany. If I had to bet I would bet on Wlad by 12 Round decision

byrd hasnt improved since there first fight. he;s gone downhill. he was much quicker and elusive then. he barely got by fres oquendo,,,golota and mcline. he would have pitched shutouts against those guys back when he fought wlad. wlad has also slipped. so if byrd does beat him,,,its becuase hes damaged goods since the sanders fight

[j]

Damn, it was like that?! thanks for the reply

oh it was worse! his whole face was swollen up. somebody please post the pic of byrd's face after that fight. i'm trying to look for one for ya.

[Parody]

This after constantly demeaning and degrading Wladimir? He even teased Wladimir following the Brewster loss saying that he is the only Olympic Gold medalist that would never win the heavyweight championship. Its just truth, Lennox has a sour taste in his mouth with the Klitschko's.

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[-Antonio-]

lol.

"Wlad doesn't have a chin"

See every single fight of his outside of Brewster and Sanders.

This is a ****ing joke. He got tagged by Mercer who is arguably the hardest puncher we've seen in a while. Especially when he was old.

blah blah.

I dont know man...I mean Peter knocked him down 2 or 3 times and Williamson tagged him once. So hes been knocked down a lot. These are all fighters with a good punch I know, but saying he doesnt have a chin isnt stretching the truth.

[Run]

I dont know man...I mean Peter knocked him down 2 or 3 times and Williamson tagged him once. So hes been knocked down a lot. These are all fighters with a good punch I know, but saying he doesnt have a chin isnt stretching the truth.

If you notice man.

The punches Peter landed that put him down: were illegal.

Rabbit punches on the back of his head. And of course I'm always in the same boat when defending my favorite heavyweight.

His chin is shaky, and he's flawed. But he's the best heavyweight in the division and everyone seems to act like he's a victim.



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