Just found out that Wlad's next fight will be against Chris Byrd on April 30.
Source is Baltimore Sun.

Just found out that Wlad's next fight will be against Chris Byrd on April 30.
Source is Baltimore Sun.


....If it's true then that is frickin awesome!!!!!

I wonder what the cospirocy will be against wlad now

Damn thats bull****, how the **** did wlad get a title shot.

My theory is that when Vitaly agreed to fight Rahman he demanded a title shot for Wlad against Byrd.

My theory is that when Vitaly agreed to fight Rahman he demanded a title shot for Wlad against Byrd.

....That's not just a theory as Nautilus mentioned that there was a Russian article that said exactly that.

Should be an interesting fight

Damn thats bull****, how the **** did wlad get a title shot.

How did Rahman get a title shot?
How did Toney get a title shot?
How did Golota get a title shot?

The same way Wlad got a title shot. :rolleyes:

It probably wasn't the hardest thing to negotiate if Byrd had a say in it.. he's prolly been wanting to avenge that loss to WK for years now!!
:cool:

should be really good... I guess DK has tons of faith in either his boxers or his henchmen to offer up 2 belts for the chance to just get one!!!

Wlad is finished...
Toney is going to ravish his leftovers..

Wlad's confedence is shot, I'd don't see him beating Byrd again.

Wlad's confedence is shot, I'd don't see him beating Byrd again.

The last few people to fight Byrd probably won, but due to how DK was feeling at the time, Byrd kept the title...
SOOO... if DK has better hopes for WK and better money making opportunity, then Byrd might not be so 'unbeatable' and WK's confidence might not be so 'shot' or even important :P

This is Wlad last chance, i think he will win on UD. Chris byrd is to small and dosen't have any power in his punches.

Well its said that wlads problem is his chin but that wont matter aginst chris featherhands byrd.

Wlad can just jabb his way to a ud.

This is a great fight fore wlad cause its fore a title and i dont see any way for byrd to win........execpt for naughty mr king

Well its said that wlads problem is his chin but that wont matter aginst chris featherhands byrd.

Wlad can just jabb his way to a ud.

This is a great fight fore wlad cause its fore a title and i dont see any way for byrd to win........execpt for naughty mr king


Yes easy indeed, only if Wlad can keep his mental focus. We know Byrd has no chance of knocking him out (does brewster hit harder than Byrd?) If Wlad keeps his composure and goes in and paces himself, it will be a tough fight and could go either way. But if Wlad punches at a high output, Byrd will win.

If it goes to the cards, unless it is utter domination im picking Byrd.

Well its said that wlads problem is his chin but that wont matter aginst chris featherhands byrd.

Wlad can just jabb his way to a ud.

This is a great fight fore wlad cause its fore a title and i dont see any way for byrd to win........execpt for naughty mr king

I think Wlad wins because he would take Byrd out within 5 rounds and Byrd can't hurt Klitschko because he doesn't punch hard at HW.

Yes easy indeed, only if Wlad can keep his mental focus. We know Byrd has no chance of knocking him out (does brewster hit harder than Byrd?) If Wlad keeps his composure and goes in and paces himself, it will be a tough fight and could go either way. But if Wlad punches at a high output, Byrd will win.

If it goes to the cards, unless it is utter domination im picking Byrd.

what would be different from the first fight??

Wlad is more gunshy(but he wont be against byrd).

Byrd has lost a little speed.

Do you think byrd would win by points if it goes to the cards because of king ore that you think he can outbox wlad?

Well its said that wlads problem is his chin but that wont matter aginst chris featherhands byrd.

Wlad can just jabb his way to a ud.



thats what we thought when Wlad fought T.O.S and got his ass beat.

glad to see bryd will take any match and wants to prove to everyone that he belongs as a champ. he wins as wlad is shot and he(byrd) has the confidence of a champion

thats what we thought when Wlad fought T.O.S and got his ass beat.


....got his ass beat??? You guys who think TOS was winning that fight have lost your frickin minds. Aside from the flash off balance knockdown, the only thing Williamson did beter than Wlad was have a harder/thicker head.

The article says that the fight would be November 23.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/boxing/bal-sp.rahman29jan29,1,4534836.story?coll=bal-boxing-headlines&ctrack=2&cset=true

thats what we thought when Wlad fought T.O.S and got his ass beat.

ehhhh tos got his ass beat.

the difference is that tos has power to hurt wlad and byrd has power to tickle him.

wlad ko 10

Big guy with no chin, against a guy who is "King of Pillow Fights".

My guess still is that this ends will Vitali on his back. Very simply, Vitali cannot support his own weight after six or seven rounds and he'll just collapse after losing his balance from a couple headshots. Once the Giant is down, he won't be able to lift his own weight.

what would be different from the first fight??

Wlad is more gunshy(but he wont be against byrd).

Byrd has lost a little speed.

Do you think byrd would win by points if it goes to the cards because of king ore that you think he can outbox wlad?

Both, I dont think Byrd lost to Oquendo. Oquendo roughed him up all night and whether or not Byrd was able to throw due to his constant tackling, I had it for Byrd.

The Golota fight could have gone either way, 1 point for Byrd or 1 point for Golota or a draw.

Mccline, looked good for 4 rounds. To bad it wasnt a 4 round fight, because Byrd boxed his ears off for 8 rounds.

I think Wlad has a good chance and his confidence should be up sicne Byrd isnt a hard hitter and he has beat him before. But how Wlad paces himself will be the deciding factor.

INFACT, I wouldnt say Byrd would get a decision over Wladimir. King knows how to match his fighters and I wouldnt be surprised to see Don step over Byrd and hug Wladimir.

Wladimir is a WHITE heavyweight that can Draw!...So if he gets options on him expect Wlad to win :)

Big guy with no chin, against a guy who is "King of Pillow Fights".

My guess still is that this ends will Vitali on his back. Very simply, Vitali cannot support his own weight after six or seven rounds and he'll just collapse after losing his balance from a couple headshots. Once the Giant is down, he won't be able to lift his own weight.


....This thread is about Wlad-Byrd. What the hell are you talking about? You think Byrd would knock out Vitali. bwa ha ha ha ha ha

Both, I dont think Byrd lost to Oquendo. Oquendo roughed him up all night and whether or not Byrd was able to throw due to his constant tackling, I had it for Byrd.

The Golota fight could have gone either way, 1 point for Byrd or 1 point for Golota or a draw.

Mccline, looked good for 4 rounds. To bad it wasnt a 4 round fight, because Byrd boxed his ears off for 8 rounds.

I think Wlad has a good chance and his confidence should be up sicne Byrd isnt a hard hitter and he has beat him before. But how Wlad paces himself will be the deciding factor.

INFACT, I wouldnt say Byrd would get a decision over Wladimir. King knows how to match his fighters and I wouldnt be surprised to see Don step over Byrd and hug Wladimir.

Wladimir is a WHITE heavyweight that can Draw!...So if he gets options on him expect Wlad to win :)


...Your right about that. King may talk **** about the Klits but he is drooling all over himself to get a piece on them.

Klitschko-Rahman at MSG?
It looks like WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will face Hasim Rahman on May 7 at Madison Square Garden. According to the Baltimore Sun, both Klitschko advisor Shelly Finkel and Rahman promoter Don King have named the Garden as the likely site.....Other DKP cards in the works are WBO heavy champ Lamon Brewster vs Andrew Golota with Ricardo Mayorga vs Javier Castillejo on the undercard. That card is planned for April 16 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.....also on the drawing board is an April 30 card featuring WBA heavyweight champ John Ruiz vs James Toney. A rematch between IBF champ Chris Byrd and Wladimir Klitschko is also almost done.


This came straight from *********.

It looks like James Toney vs John Ruiz, will be on the same date as Wladimir Klitschko vs Chris Byrd!!!

Both, I dont think Byrd lost to Oquendo. Oquendo roughed him up all night and whether or not Byrd was able to throw due to his constant tackling, I had it for Byrd.

The Golota fight could have gone either way, 1 point for Byrd or 1 point for Golota or a draw.

Mccline, looked good for 4 rounds. To bad it wasnt a 4 round fight, because Byrd boxed his ears off for 8 rounds.

I think Wlad has a good chance and his confidence should be up sicne Byrd isnt a hard hitter and he has beat him before. But how Wlad paces himself will be the deciding factor.

INFACT, I wouldnt say Byrd would get a decision over Wladimir. King knows how to match his fighters and I wouldnt be surprised to see Don step over Byrd and hug Wladimir.

Wladimir is a WHITE heavyweight that can Draw!...So if he gets options on him expect Wlad to win :)

Hmmmm interessint thoughts, perhaps king has seen the lights and are now matching so wlad will win his title so he can sign with him.

King would indeed earn a lot if the klitschko`s signed with him

And one the other hand if byrd wins he will be more recogniced if rahman wins over vk king will have al the major belts.

King is one smart bstard.

Wlad's confedence is shot, I'd don't see him beating Byrd again.

I agree .

Klitschko vs Rahman
Klitschko vs Byrd
Ruiz vs Toney
Brewster vs Golota

That looks like the possible fighters and matchups for the heavyweight tournament.

Byrd Beats Klitschko, they get a fight with the winner of Ruiz and Toney.

Rahman/Klitschko winner-Fights winner of golota/brewster winner
Byrd/Klitschko winner-Fights ruiz/toney

With those match ups their, it is very possible for Don King to screw Vitali and take the belt away from him at the same time giving the belt to this brother Wladimir.

Klitschko vs Rahman
Klitschko vs Byrd
Ruiz vs Toney
Brewster vs Golota

That looks like the possible fighters and matchups for the heavyweight tournament.

Byrd Beats Klitschko, they get a fight with the winner of Ruiz and Toney.

Rahman/Klitschko winner-Fights winner of golota/brewster winner
Byrd/Klitschko winner-Fights ruiz/toney

With those match ups their, it is very possible for Don King to screw Vitali and take the belt away from him at the same time giving the belt to this brother Wladimir.

why would king prefer wlad with a belt than vit with a belt?

I think that this pic is very appropriate for the current times.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38839000/jpg/_38839027_vitali300.jpg

I think that this pic is very appropriate for the current times.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38839000/jpg/_38839027_vitali300.jpg
When was that pic taken?

When was that pic taken?

I have no idea what fight that is from, but you remember when Don King flew over there trying to sign them right. And when they refused he said something along the lines of that he would do whatever he could to make sure that neither of them ever became the heavyweight champion of the world.

One thing to remember though...
the Klits will never fight each other...
so the tournament would end up with each Klitschko brother with 2 belts and no single unified Champ. More like a family of Champions :D

One thing to remember though...
the Klits will never fight each other...
so the tournament would end up with each Klitschko brother with 2 belts and no single unified Champ. More like a family of Champions :D

True but what if they were each others mandatory and had to fight ore lose the belts????

thats what we thought when Wlad fought T.O.S and got his ass beat.

Why in the world did you think that TOS had "featherhands"?

byrd has some under rated power. iam not saying he has amazing power but he could sure touch up wlads suspect chin. i see the fight being one that duplicates the brewster fight.although it wasnt brewsters power that affected as much as his stamina problems

byrd has some under rated power. iam not saying he has amazing power but he could sure touch up wlads suspect chin. i see the fight being one that duplicates the brewster fight.although it wasnt brewsters power that affected as much as his stamina problems


...If Wlad lets that half a transvestite, light punching, Nancy boy Byrd wear him down and take him out I will personally fly to Germany and beat him with a baseball bat. Losing to Byrd would be the ultimate humiliation. It aint gonna happen though and I am willing to bet my house that Wlad knocks him out.

...If Wlad lets that half a transvestite, light punching, Nancy boy Byrd wear him down and take him out I will personally fly to Germany and beat him with a baseball bat. Losing to Byrd would be the ultimate humiliation. It aint gonna happen though and I am willing to bet my house that Wlad knocks him out.

word!!!

you took the words out of my mouth

True but what if they were each others mandatory and had to fight ore lose the belts????

from what I remember hearing, they won't fight as a promise to their mom...
so I would think that the younger forfeit to the older to keep their dignity and their promise?

:p

i see the fight being one that duplicates the brewster fight.although it wasnt brewsters power that affected ..

totally agreed..
Just like the Brewster fight, the outcome will probably most likely be decided by Don King. Will he corrupt it or will he not? It's entirely up to him.

:mad:

...If Wlad lets that half a transvestite, light punching, Nancy boy Byrd wear him down and take him out I will personally fly to Germany and beat him with a baseball bat. Losing to Byrd would be the ultimate humiliation. It aint gonna happen though and I am willing to bet my house that Wlad knocks him out.


Byrd's got a pretty good chin, and he's more of a puncher these days although i doubt he got devastating power, but if Wladdy shows any hesitation in there, i think Byrd will jump all over him. i think Byrdy wins the rematch by decision, because Wladdy ain't what he used to be. he lost his worthless WBO title to guy he thought he should have taken out easy ( in the first round ), he's never gonna recover from a defeat like that, his confidence is destroyed - a hundred easy fights can't make Wladdy what he once was

totally agreed..
Just like the Brewster fight, the outcome will probably most likely be decided by Don King. Will he corrupt it or will he not? It's entirely up to him.

:mad:

what? that outcome wasnt don king. the reason wlad lost was because he punched himself out

he lost his worthless WBO title to guy he thought he should have taken out easy ( in the first round ),

which fight did WK lose his title in the first round?

It think that Wlad's condition at this point can also help him... everyone knows he's washed up and lost his confidence... this also happens to be the best scenario for someone to underestimate him. If he comes back solid and ready, he stands a great chance to revive his career.

which fight did WK lose his title in the first round?

It think that Wlad's condition at this point can also help him... everyone knows he's washed up and lost his confidence... this also happens to be the best scenario for someone to underestimate him. If he comes back solid and ready, he stands a great chance to revive his career.

I belive he meant that wlad should have won in first round not that he lost his title by first round ko.

Wlad wont lose to byrd cause, he knows he needs to prove he is what he was

Don King is getting options on Wladimir, there is no way in hell Byrd wins. Wladimir is going to make 10 times more for King than Byrd.

The pathetic part about the whole thing is that 90% of discussion here is around a question of who DK will want to win, not who has the best ability, strength, mind, etc. It's just plain sad to watch DK put this sport into crumbles.

Don King is getting options on Wladimir, there is no way in hell Byrd wins. Wladimir is going to make 10 times more for King than Byrd.

The pathetic part about the whole thing is that 90% of discussion here is around a question of who DK will want to win, not who has the best ability, strength, mind, etc. It's just plain sad to watch DK put this sport into crumbles.


Is really DK getting options on Wladimir?

I agree .

He already beat him, why would he be scared to do it again?

Is really DK getting options on Wladimir?


...That's the unsubstantiated rumor that's going around.

thats what we thought when Wlad fought T.O.S and got his ass beat.

Dude stop, you know that isn't true. Wlad was fighting conservatively because Manny was telling him to, and there's no way in hell I'd have given TOS even 1 round, even the one where Wlad went down was maybe even...

I agree .
byrd hasn't been the champion performer recently either.

this is the best news for wlad...cuz WHEN he beats byrd he will b champ and he willchose who he fights....anway wlad knows he can beat byrd and now a days byrd is being dropped by non-heavy hitters so Wlad wil for sure k byrd,and byrd aint got the power to make wlad afraid
-Wlad by ko 7-9round

he punched himself out

maybe to heat exhaustion :rolleyes:

Maybe Don King is realizing how hard it is to make the Byrd wins seem legit, now he's looking for someone that will make DK's winning easier to sort out...
;)

Is really DK getting options on Wladimir?

That's what I read in a few places. I thought better of Klichko but there he is, selling his soul to the devil for the champ belt. :(

as much as I never thought I'd be saying this..
I guess maybe it goes to show, Don King sometimes does help people accomplish their dreams..

to be honest..i think wlad can beat byrd

Thats Going To Be Weird Wlad Wins The Ibf And Vitali Keeps His Wbc Title.

They Might Fight Each Other

Awesome. It be cool to see the bro's both hold titles. Then, maybe they'll fight each other some day.

How did Rahman get a title shot?
How did Toney get a title shot?
How did Golota get a title shot?

The same way Wlad got a title shot. :rolleyes:

actually there is a difference. aside from Golota, the others won fights. Golota and Wlad get title shots by losing.

I think Don King is getting rights to both brothers. Don King will own both Klitschko's rights very soon. Just think about this,Byrd does not have to fight Wladimir because Wlad is not Byrd's mandatory. Byrd can very easily fight some other scrub boxer as a warm-up to a mandatory match in the fall with whoever is ranked at the time. I don't understand why Byrd is willing to risk everything in fighting Wlad again, unless King has rights to Wlad already and he is forcing Byrd to fight him. Also if King did not have rights to Wladimir there would be no reason to match Byrd against Wlad because King would be running a huge risk of losing the IBF belt from his stable of fighters. Without a doubt King must have rights to Wladimir now.

actually there is a difference. aside from Golota, the others won fights. Golota and Wlad get title shots by losing.


...Wlad won his last fight.

I have to say that Wlad schooled Byrd last time and I have no reason to thinkj that his confidence is thatshot not to put on the same, if not more, clinic this time. WK by UD or late TKO

thats what we thought when Wlad fought T.O.S and got his ass beat.
How do you figure?

..And still IBF champion of the world

Just found out that Wlad's next fight will be against Chris Byrd on April 30.
Source is Baltimore Sun.
First of all, I think Wlad does not deserve a title shot. At least not yet. He needs some tuneup fights before he goes for this. He also has unfinished business with Lamon Brewster, TOS, and Sanders (not nec. in that order). If this happens, I can foresee Wlad dominating the entire fight with Chris Byrd getting a decision in the end. You never know.

actually there is a difference. aside from Golota, the others won fights. Golota and Wlad get title shots by losing.

I could have sworn Wlad beat TOS.

First of all, I think Wlad does not deserve a title shot. At least not yet. He needs some tuneup fights before he goes for this. He also has unfinished business with Lamon Brewster, TOS, and Sanders (not nec. in that order). If this happens, I can foresee Wlad dominating the entire fight with Chris Byrd getting a decision in the end. You never know.

Well from what I've read this fight is going to happen until the end of this year. So Byrd will have defended against some flop like Jefferson or TOS or maybe even Whitaker because he is the highest ranked under the IBF who is available. Wlad is going to fight in March or April against someone in Germany.

The IBF top 6 rankings are as follows

1. Not Ranked
2. Hasim Rahman: will likely fight Vitali
3. James Toney: will likely fight Ruiz
4. Lance Whitaker: not sure
5. Jameel McCline: just lost to Byrd
6. Wladimir Klitschko: could fight Byrd later this year

Wladimir wins this fight easily!!! Byrds brain is getting a little easier to rattle now so I'll say Wlad KO's Byrd within 6 rounds... As long as King has optoins on Wlad! ;)

Wladmir Klitschko I still think will beat Byrd. What is Byrd going to do to beat him? The same **** he did in Germany? Byrd's going to lose this one bad. I couldn't think of any better fight than this one for Wladmir now.

This is exactly the fight Wladimir needs to gain some of his confidence back. He already knows he can beat Byrd. Beating Byrd will go a long way in rejuvenating Wlad's career.

Now he just has to do it and keep DK out of the arena with his Vaseline and water bottles.

First of all, I think Wlad does not deserve a title shot. At least not yet. He needs some tuneup fights before he goes for this. He also has unfinished business with Lamon Brewster, TOS, and Sanders (not nec. in that order). If this happens, I can foresee Wlad dominating the entire fight with Chris Byrd getting a decision in the end. You never know.
Dude! Think before you Post! You honeslty believe that WK is gonna say "**** you Don, I want to repair my honor and take another 3 yrs fighting these guys, then and only then I'll fight Byrd for an easy strap!". Give me a break. DK is given the IBF belt on a silver platter to young Klitschko and you want him to avenge his losses instead? YEAH THATS GONNA HAPPEN! :rolleyes:

What were the results of the first Klitschko/Byrd fight?

What were the results of the first Klitschko/Byrd fight?

http://www.ufovideo.net/klitschkxobyrd21.jpg

http://www.klitschko.com/gallery/index.php?lang=en&task=image&dir=fights/Wladimir/36_Chris_Byrd&file=36_Chris_Byrd_photo_494t.jpg

burd is barely beating just about every decent fighter he faces these days, so i have to say that wlad has an excellent chance....

Awesome. It be cool to see the bro's both hold titles. Then, maybe they'll fight each other some day.

They won't because now Vitaliy is on HBO and Wladimir is on Showtime. :) Right now someone on HBO is biting their nails because they let Wladimir go to Showtime but there he is, going for one of the belts, courtesy of his big brother and DK. Oh well, that's what big brothers are for. ;)

Just found out that Wlad's next fight will be against Chris Byrd on April 30.
Source is Baltimore Sun.

While I do think that Wlad is a gutless ***** and I will be rooting for Byrd, I think that he can beat Byrd handily. Byrd's style is tailor-made for Wlad and you throw in the fact that Byrd hits like a girl, it sounds like we will have a new IBF heavyweight champion.

awesome as long as wlad is in shape he wont have any trouble with byrd

....This thread is about Wlad-Byrd. What the hell are you talking about? You think Byrd would knock out Vitali. bwa ha ha ha ha ha

Relax. I meant Vlad the sleeping Giant.

I think that this is really if Wlad has it still in him. By it I mean hunger for greatness and courage to overcome obstacles. If he still does possess these qualities I can only say that Byrd in there for a long night. If he does not, than its vice-versa.

that guy should change is name to
Vitali's little brother.
thats the only way he is gonnna get a
goodname in the boxing scene now

He definately has lots of work to do if he's ever going to restore his image...

What's Wladamir's record right now?

I see Byrd winning this one for 3 reasons. 1) He obviously wants to avenge his loss so he will train hard for this fight and come into it mentally prepared 2) Wlad's confidence is already shattered, if he gets in there and Byrd starts boxing circles around him, what then? 3)Stamina...Byrd can go the distance will Wlad be able to?

43-3-0
Lost to;
Brewter
Sanders
Puritty

but he did beat Byrd already

Wlad will be the champion again.

Wlad will be the champion again.


YAY!!

the story after the win over Byrd doesn't really matter.
I'm sure that them achieving their dreams of both being world champions in boxing at the same time will be good enough.

Wlad doesn't need to restore his legacy if he beats Byrd, he will be champion with his brother, so at that point, I don't think his main concern will be to satisfy the boxing public.
:cool:

http://www.boxingpress.de/fotos/byrdklitschko.jpg

..And still IBF champion of the world

...And still Tarver Nut-Hugger of the World!!!

:D

It looks like Byrd doesn't want to fight Wlad again for obvious reason. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal apparently said: "Byrd's attorney, John Hornewer, said he has been trying to contact King for weeks, hoping to set up a Byrd-Toney match, but King hasn't called back."

It looks like Byrd doesn't want to fight Wlad again for obvious reason. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal apparently said: "Byrd's attorney, John Hornewer, said he has been trying to contact King for weeks, hoping to set up a Byrd-Toney match, but King hasn't called back."
Of course not, why would he risk everything he has accomplished. This made no sense when I heard it. This is King talking ***** because he probably has Wlad and Vitali signed to contracts. Look no further than the response that reporter got from Byrd when confronted. Maybe Don King is looking to **** his old fighters and push them towards the back of the line while he gives all his attention to the boxers he knows wiil make him more money like the Klits, Golota and Rahman.

There are two things that are obvious here:
1. King wants Byrd to fight Wladimir and most likely Wladimir to replace Byrd in his "stable"
2. Byrd, knowing that Wladimir will kick his ass just like the last time, has no intention to fight him at all. Those who doubt that, klick on the link below.

The interesting question now is, just how powerfull is Don King? Can he make Byrd fight someone he KNOWS he cannot beat? It'll be interesting to see this game unfold.

http://www.boxingscene.com/media/showphoto.php/photo/6620

If Byrd knows nothing about this then it won't happen. Don King cannot force Byrd to do anything because Wlad is not the IBF mandatory challenger. Fans and boxing sites are talking about this like it's a done deal but Byrd has not agreed to this nor did he have any knowledge of this until a reporter approached him a couple of days ago with this story. I guarantee you Byrd will not risk everything to fight Wlad.

Whatever I said earlier, if I said anything earlier, you can disregard Byrd is going to lose every round. The only way for Byrd to win is to go for the knockout..

Whatever I said earlier, if I said anything earlier, you can disregard Byrd is going to lose every round. The only way for Byrd to win is to go for the knockout..

Lol,that's gonna happen, right

It looks like Byrd doesn't want to fight Wlad again for obvious reason. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal apparently said: "Byrd's attorney, John Hornewer, said he has been trying to contact King for weeks, hoping to set up a Byrd-Toney match, but King hasn't called back."

Actually, I would kind of want to see that fight more, considering we all know what the result of a W.Klitschko/Byrd fight would be. Plus they seem like they have a little bad blood, I'd like to see them go at it in the ring..

...And still Tarver Nut-Hugger of the World!!!

:D

No, I'm not a Tarver Nut-Hugger...he destroyed one of my favourite fighters.....Montell Griffin. Nah, just kidding, I don't like 'em because he destroyed Jones..

This fight already happened back in 2000 and Wladimir beat the living crap out of Byrd. He knocked him down twice and won by a huge margin on all three scorecards (120-106, 119-107, 118-108). I don't think that Wladimir's chin is any worse than it was in 2000 (it was never that great), and I don't see how it will be any different this time.

Wlad by UD or even KO, as Byrd has slowed down significantly since 2000 and was recently dropped by soft punching McCline.

This fight already happened back in 2000 and Wladimir beat the living crap out of Byrd. He knocked him down twice and won by a huge margin on all three scorecards (120-106, 119-107, 118-108). I don't think that Wladimir's chin is any worse than it was in 2000 (it was never that great), and I don't see how it will be any different this time.

Wlad by UD or even KO, as Byrd has slowed down significantly since 2000 and was recently dropped by soft punching McCline.

I agree. After this fight we won't have to see Byrd in any big fights again.

Wlad will win on pts. The reason he was this fight is because Wlad is rated 6 by the IBF, Byrd probably wants revenage and Byrds big complaint last time was that the fight was in Germany and he claimed the Germans were bad with him. No excuses this time....its in America, byrd is champ and Wlad has lost 2 fights in the last 2 yrs.
Wlad 12 pts

Wlad will win on pts. The reason he was this fight is because Wlad is rated 6 by the IBF, Byrd probably wants revenage and Byrds big complaint last time was that the fight was in Germany and he claimed the Germans were bad with him. No excuses this time....its in America, byrd is champ and Wlad has lost 2 fights in the last 2 yrs.
Wlad 12 pts

I don't think Byrd wants revenge. In fact, I don't think Byrd wants to even come close to the ring if Wladimir is there waiting for him. Byrd already said that he has no idea about the fight (read between the lines: I don't want to loose my title again)

True, but i don`t think Byrd believes he will lose. He doesn`t seem that time of guy. If he did believe he would lose a fight then i think he`d been defeated many more times than he has.

No, I'm not a Tarver Nut-Hugger...he destroyed one of my favourite fighters.....Montell Griffin. Nah, just kidding, I don't like 'em because he destroyed Jones..

jus playin :p