When will we know?

I think thier like 8 hours ahead of us ? The results should be known soon ?!

Can someone help me out on this........

Fight will start 5pm eastern time
which is like 2 hours away

yep.......................

We are 6 hours ahead of you US guys, it is 9:40 pm now, the show begins in an hour, but they might show a European championship fight first and lots of interviews first.

Oh boy, I hope Sven Ottke won't be there again.

Ok, 30 minutes to go.
My final prediction: Wlad will win, but I think that this time Byrd will give Wlad a much tougher challenge. Dont forget Chris got some pop behind these gloves, he just never uses it. But this time I think it will be different. For Chris its do or die time, and I think that he will answer the call, Saying all this, I still believe that Wlad will beat him. Just not as easily as some of the fellow members think.

I look for a UD from Byrd. Lots of speed and skill.

Not much speed anymore. Byrd's feet were never that fast anyway.
He mostly relied on his upper body movement.
He is now what, 36, his speed has definately decreased. he is def. not as elusive.

any takers on a last minute bet?

Its his heart and his experience that can help him a lot, but than again Wlad also got heart and experience.
Anyway, good luck to both fighters and may the best man win.

He looked good against McCline.

He looked good against McCline.
No, not really. When McCline still had some gas left he was having the fight in his hands. Kd'ed Byrd (in second I think, though I might be wrong). but McCline was his usual self and gased by round 6. Thats where Byrd started doing his thing. But than again he only won by like 1 point margin.
Again, if Byrd is gonna fight his usual style, he is in deep, deep ****.
Only if he decides to bum rush Wlad at some point of a fight is his chance. Nobody ever outboxed Wlad, only ko'ed him.

No, not really. When McCline still had some gas left he was having the fight in his hands. Kd'ed Byrd (in second I think, though I might be wrong). but McCline was his usual self and gased by round 6. Thats where Byrd started doing his thing. But than again he only won by like 1 point margin.
Again, if Byrd is gonna fight his usual style, he is in deep, deep ****.
Only if he decides to bum rush Wlad at some point of a fight is his chance. Nobody ever outboxed Wlad, only ko'ed him.
He is fighting a guy tonight that poops out pretty quick. I think it will be a good fight.

The fight will be shown live on HBO in about 10 minutes for those of you who have HBO and didn't know it!

He is fighting a guy tonight that poops out pretty quick. I think it will be a good fight.
Again, incorrect. In his last fight Wlad showed a good stamina. He fought back and controlled the fight for 12 rounds. As of recent history he only gassed out in Brewster fight. In Sanders fight he did not have time to gass out. Also a lot of Wlad's ko's against decent to good opposition were after round 6. So yet again if Wlad comes prepared(not just in shape but with a good fight plan) he does not "poop out".

has the fight started???

if not, how many minutes/hours left roughly??

if it has how come the round by round coverage hasnt started on this site??

safe

exactly..
btw

HERE WE GO!

Can we do the round by round coverage in the chat room? I dont like constantly pressing refresh...

i was wondering the same. ???

i was wondering the same. ???

Theres no way thats a reply to my last post is it?

It cant be! WAAYYYYYYY to quick. 0.0031 seconds.

Theres no way thats a reply to my last post is it?

It cant be! WAAYYYYYYY to quick. 0.0031 seconds.

i have extremely fast fingers :D

....Good Byrd Interview.

pbds, do you mind coming into the chat and giving us the occasional update?

PBDS, will u do a round by round?

national anthems and such oncoming.

...I'm going to be too into it to do that guys. Sorry. Wlad looks a little tight IMHO. Really hot chick behind Buffer when he announced Wlad. I would do a pbp for any "other: fight guys. Oh **** it, I will do one after each round.

Run, u'll do the updates?

Run, u'll do the updates?

Yeah, I'll do the round by round

....If Run will do it then it's all his.

Byrd gets ko'd in the first round!

Run, do you also think Wlad looks tight??

Fighter introductions,

Everyone liking Micheal Buffers theme. Byrd points at Wlad like he's going to take the fight to him.

Wlad weights in at 243

Chris Byrd weighs in at 213

Oncoming round 1.

Round 1:

Wlad comes out pawing. Byrd lands a straight left to the midsection. Both guys pawing at eachother, Byrd has the gaurd up high. Feeling out process between the two.

Wlad shooting the jab through the gaurd. Byrd landing another straight left to the body. Both guys standing still exchanging little jabs.

Wlad lands the jab and keeps pawing. Not much action...and Byrd is missing his punches.

Even round, I can't score it. But Byrd looks a little timid.

RWK go to the live chat room, there are 6 of us there.

Round 2:

Wlad comes out pawing again. Byrd likes the straight left to the body and lands it again. Wlad lands a left hook on the side of Byrd's head. Wlad left hooks, then clinches.

Huge right hand lands for Wlad, Byrd took it well.

Wlad making Byrd look silly, landing jabs and pawing him. Wlad lands another hard right hand and Byrd sticks out his tounge.

Another right hand land grazes Byrd. Another right hand lands for Wlad. Another right hand for Wlad. He's landing the right hand at will.

10-9 Wlad.

Am new 2 this forum,damn i didnt even no dis was on TV,am waching it now,Byrd having a nice 3rd round

Round 3:

Wlad comes out pawing, landing a jab. Byrd hits Wlad in the ribcage with a couple of shots. Jab, Jab, lands on Byrd. Byrd lands a nice little left hand to the head, then body. Left hand to the body for Byrd.

Straight right lands for Wlad. Chopping left hook lands on the side of Byrd's head.

Nice one two peppering Byrd. Wlad making Byrd look stupid.

10-9 Wlad.

Then the fool lets it slip :rolleyes:

Byrd on drugs today ? he acting real funny

Round 4:

Wlad stalking and pawing. stifling Byrd with the jab and Byrd missing the straight left. Wlad hurts Byrd with a right hand, and he stumbles slightly.

Byrd going over the top with the left hand.

Wlad landing at will....shooting the right hand and jab on Byrd's already swelling face. Another good right hand on Byrd, Wlad supremely confident.

The handspeed is too much for Byrd at this point, Another crushing right hand on Byrd. Lead right hand lands on Byrd. Wlad walks him around with the left hand. Byrd not landing a damn thing.

10-9 Wlad.

Byrd's nearly getting hit at will,he keeps getting hit with combo's then making funny faces

Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Byrds Down!!!!!!!!!!!!!

whats count?

Hes Staggering Everywhere!! The Ref Will Stop It If It Continues

lmao byrd is just collecting pay, i knew he wouldnt win this ****. is the fight over yet?

Round 5:

Same routine, Wlad pawing. Byrd lands a straight left to the body. Wlad peppering Byrd with jabs, one two three jabs.

Huge right hand and down goes Byrd. Holy ****. He gets up at the count of 8.

Wlad smelling blood in the water.....he's going after Byrd.

Byrd is hurt Wlad landing left hooks....another another. Byrd is hurt big time.

Byrd stumbling all around the ring. His nose is shooting blood everywhere. Monster right hands.

Another nasty right.


10-8 Wlad.

damn, wats the count?

survived this round...

nah man it aint over yet,he keeps makin faces and talkin,i see him getting KO'D this round man,he dont look 2 good.

Will somebody please slap the **** out of Byrd's wife please. She is very annoying.

How does Wlad look?
Tired?

Hes getting caught 2 much,Wlad is tattooing Byrd,Byrd looking really flat footed

His Face Is Looking Like Judah's Wen He Fought Mayweather :d

Round 6:

Wlad comes out pawing, taking his time landing the nice jab. Huge shooting right hand lands on Byrd.

Wlad using the knockdown technique he used to use, looking like the old Wlad, I like it alot.

shooting the right hand. Byrd just standing and not even punching. Byrd lands a couple of weak left hands on the body. Wlad landing more jabs, more jabs, more jabs

Terrible swelling on Chris' eye and face. Another right hand, little clinches inside.


10-9 Wlad.

Byrd Lukin Dissapointed At The End Of The Round

...Realisticaly they should stop the fight. Byrd is getting killed.

Wlad better not let this fight go the distance. He needs to keep fighting like hes fighitng, i agree with run that this guy looks like the old wlad.

Hes Down Again Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its Over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!11

Round 7:

Wlad runs across the ring and engages action pawing. Shooting the jab through Byrd's gaurd.

Down goes Byrd again.

its over. TKO 7.

Round 6:

Wlad comes out pawing, taking his time landing the nice jab. Huge shooting right hand lands on Byrd.

Wlad using the knockdown technique he used to use, looking like the old Wlad, I like it alot.

shooting the right hand. Byrd just standing and not even punching. Byrd lands a couple of weak left hands on the body. Wlad landing more jabs, more jabs, more jabs

Terrible swelling on Chris' eye and face. Another right hand, little clinches inside.


10-9 Wlad.

wlads stamina still ok?
i hate byrd so hopefully wlad wont brewster himself

ouch...its over

gotta give credit to byrd for surviving this non-stop assault so far

wlad ****ed up byrd!

Ref Has Stoped The Fight !!

I like it. I like it alot kids.

Round 7:

Wlad runs across the ring and engages action pawing. Shooting the jab through Byrd's gaurd.

Down goes Byrd again.

its over. TKO 7.
good stuff, props for the round by round.

Thank u Run.
U did a hell of a job
Sadly cant give u karma yet.

seriously that was kinda disappointing when compared to the lyakhovich vs brewster fight.

Great job RWK.

...lol lol Man, that **** on Wlad's gloves were lethal.

seriously that was kinda disappointing when compared to the lyakhovich vs brewster fight.


you didn't see the fight did you?

Byrd had sum small ass funny lukin gloves on

Gotta feel sorry for Byrd's kids watching.

....I always wanted to see Byrd ****ed up like that since Ike. Wlad crushed him with no resistance. The king is back mother ****ers!!!!! You can all suck it!!!

As long as Wlad keeps his confidence in every fight and keeps advacing, emanuel may be right to a certain point.

Wlad aint got 1 mark on his face

Gotta feel sorry for Byrd's kids watching.


...Yeah, but why were they there to begin with? The camp knew that was going to happen. Just shows what a stupid cunt his wife is for allowing the kids to see him get nearly killed. That's not gonna be a Kodak moment!!!!

Byrd took victory like a man,no excuses :)

...Yeah, but why were they there to begin with? The camp knew that was going to happen. Just shows what a stupid cunt his wife is for allowing the kids to see him get nearly killed. That's not gonna be a Kodak moment!!!!


LOL, byrds kid is at ringside she calm and cool I think shes been around her dad long enough to know how to deal with seeing her dad being hit.

LOL, jim lampley is over excited cutting off larry merchant

That's not gonna be a Kodak moment!!!!

lmfao.

i agree its stupid bringin the kids to watch Daddy get a guaranteed stomp.

Wlad post fight quotes:

"Chris has tons of heart."

"Before I prove my chin, I'm going to try and knock my opponent out".

"Lets go for some other belts"

"I never lost my confidence despite what many think"

....I always wanted to see Byrd ****ed up like that since Ike. Wlad crushed him with no resistance. The king is back mother ****ers!!!!! You can all suck it!!!
I'm putting you on ignore! :D

Glad to hear he wants unification.

Great night for Wlad, and a great night for boxing. At least with Wlad the BS and very close decisions will be at a minimum. He usually wins or loses by KO. Byrd just kind of barely squeaked by in his fights.

Great night for Wlad, and a great night for boxing. At least with Wlad the BS and very close decisions will be at a minimum. He usually wins or loses by KO. Byrd just kind of barely squeaked by in his fights.

As ive been saying, Byrd has been a ****ty champion...

Great night for Wlad, and a great night for boxing. At least with Wlad the BS and very close decisions will be at a minimum. He usually wins or loses by KO. Byrd just kind of barely squeaked by in his fights.
Or beats his opponents decisevely.
Yeah, hopefully now there wont be many decisions in HW title fights.

As ive been saying, Byrd has been a ****ty champion...
Better than Ruiz.

I wanna see him fight Ruiz, so Klit can knock his PR ass out! :boxing:

That's kinda weak. Ruiz is done with anyway and why bring up his ethnicity?

Hey kid, i am not bringing his ethnicity, they talked to much smack.Its not racist ok.Get a crip.

Great job RWK.

Thanks.

My final thoughts go as follow. The fight was pretty much how I expected it would go, because we have to keep in mind Wladimir was fighting Chris Byrd. He doesn't have the punch to hurt him, and that's just awful. There is nothing Byrd does better than him, with the exception of duck punches.

The arsenal of punches Byrd was hit with reminded me of the Pre Sanders Wlad except the key difference this time...is he clinches a bit.

That's how Steward trained Lennox to protect himself and I must say....Steward and his new training influences are the best thing ever. At this point in time Wlad is fighting alot like Lennox did. Jabs, Nasty rights, and that little quick clinch.

I also agree with what Larry Merchant stated in there is nothing wrong with the way Wlad clinches. It's a fast grab, and he doesn't do it all that often.

I like the idea that he can do that against a guy that punches really hard, and he can stay on the outside landing the hard right hand. That's a frustrating style for anyone in the division to fight and it's only going to get better.

Credit Byrd for fighting like a man, putting his gaurd up and trying to wear WK out. It was a horror show, but he went out like a warrior, and even admitted it himself.

He's not on Wlad's level as a fighter, but he recieved a great payday and earned alot of respect.

Thanks.

My final thoughts go as follow. The fight was pretty much how I expected it would go, because we have to keep in mind Wladimir was fighting Chris Byrd. He doesn't have the punch to hurt him, and that's just awful. There is nothing Byrd does better than him, with the exception of duck punches.

The arsenal of punches Byrd was hit with reminded me of the Pre Sanders Wlad except the key difference this time...is he clinches a bit.

That's how Steward trained Lennox to protect himself and I must say....Steward and his new training influences are the best thing ever. At this point in time Wlad is fighting alot like Lennox did. Jabs, Nasty rights, and that little quick clinch.

I also agree with what Larry Merchant stated in there is nothing wrong with the way Wlad clinches. It's a fast grab, and he doesn't do it all that often.

I like the idea that he can do that against a guy that punches really hard, and he can stay on the outside landing the hard right hand. That's a frustrating style for anyone in the division to fight and it's only going to get better.

Credit Byrd for fighting like a man, putting his gaurd up and trying to wear WK out. It was a horror show, but he went out like a warrior, and even admitted it himself.

He's not on Wlad's level as a fighter, but he recieved a great payday and earned alot of respect.



All that stuff is great and I'm cool with Wlad's clinching against a Sam Peter.... When Wlad needs to clinch against Bryd, that just sucks.

He is fighting a guy tonight that poops out pretty quick. I think it will be a good fight.
yea man,,,,he was so gassed in that last round. haha,,,you stupid ***** :)

When Wlad needs to clinch against Bryd, that just sucks.

That's a routine man.

He was getting into the routine of clinching like that so that it becomes automatic. Working on Byrd is like practice when facing bigger punchers.

Thanks.

My final thoughts go as follow. The fight was pretty much how I expected it would go, because we have to keep in mind Wladimir was fighting Chris Byrd. He doesn't have the punch to hurt him, and that's just awful. There is nothing Byrd does better than him, with the exception of duck punches.

The arsenal of punches Byrd was hit with reminded me of the Pre Sanders Wlad except the key difference this time...is he clinches a bit.

That's how Steward trained Lennox to protect himself and I must say....Steward and his new training influences are the best thing ever. At this point in time Wlad is fighting alot like Lennox did. Jabs, Nasty rights, and that little quick clinch.

I also agree with what Larry Merchant stated in there is nothing wrong with the way Wlad clinches. It's a fast grab, and he doesn't do it all that often.

I like the idea that he can do that against a guy that punches really hard, and he can stay on the outside landing the hard right hand. That's a frustrating style for anyone in the division to fight and it's only going to get better.

Credit Byrd for fighting like a man, putting his gaurd up and trying to wear WK out. It was a horror show, but he went out like a warrior, and even admitted it himself.

He's not on Wlad's level as a fighter, but he recieved a great payday and earned alot of respect.
man,,,that reminded me a lot of lennox lewis. the way he kind of had his left hand out there to keep byrd at a distance and push him back and occasionally clinch briefly to get a rest. great coaching by steward and great execution by wlad. if he fights the same way against everyone else he has a good chance of keeping that belt for a while. the only guy I could see giving him big trouble is if he rematched peter again. because of peter's chin and right hand. I think he'd spank brewster in a rematch and easily kayo rahman who has no defensive ability or toney who just doesnt have the reach or power to trouble him

That's a routine man.

He was getting into the routine of clinching like that so that it becomes automatic. Working on Byrd is like practice when facing bigger punchers.


Your right. Steward has got that trained into instinct now.

I really don't know if I have ever seen a top fighter change this much, AFTER he became a champ.

man,,,that reminded me a lot of lennox lewis. the way he kind of had his left hand out there to keep byrd at a distance and push him back and occasionally clinch briefly to get a rest. great coaching by steward and great execution by wlad. if he fights the same way against everyone else he has a good chance of keeping that belt for a while. the only guy I could see giving him big trouble is if he rematched peter again. because of peter's chin and right hand. I think he'd spank brewster in a rematch and easily kayo rahman who has no defensive ability or toney who just doesnt have the reach or power to trouble him

It still stands with me.

The guy I think could really trouble him is Danny Williams.

That's a routine man.

He was getting into the routine of clinching like that so that it becomes automatic. Working on Byrd is like practice when facing bigger punchers.
some people are clueless when it comes to clinching or holding. wlad was not holding against byrd,,,,he was clinching briefly. this technique is done to catch a brief rest. ali did it brilliantly throught his career. steward also had lewis doing it later in his career and it served him well

It still stands with me.

The guy I think could really trouble him is Danny Williams.


Vitali might give him a bit of trouble. ;)

It still stands with me.

The guy I think could really trouble him is Danny Williams.

Come on man, You and I both know Williams aint giving Wladimir no trouble..Skelton beat him, Wladimir would pound him bad probably worse than Vitali did.

Williams has got a lot of heart, NO question...Lets see the Williams/Skelton rematch and If that is any good, then I might consider it.

Come on man, You and I both know Williams aint giving Wladimir no trouble..Skelton beat him, Wladimir would pound him bad probably worse than Vitali did.

Williams has got a lot of heart, NO question...Lets see the Williams/Skelton rematch and If that is any good, then I might consider it.

If you watch the way he absorbed punishment against Tyson and Vitali.....you'd see a guy that can remain dangerous with a punch even after getting pummeled.

I agree, in that we need to see the Skelton endeavour first, but if you notice....Williams was getting shallocked by Vitali with nasty hard punches, and he still had the wits about him to throw that hard Right hand.

And it's fast and straight out of a video game.

Come on man, You and I both know Williams aint giving Wladimir no trouble..Skelton beat him, Wladimir would pound him bad probably worse than Vitali did.

Williams has got a lot of heart, NO question...Lets see the Williams/Skelton rematch and If that is any good, then I might consider it.
I agree. my god,,,danny williams is so awful defensively and wlad would have a field day with his accurate punches. wlad doesnt have vits chin,,but is much quicker and more accurate with his punches and he'd probably finish what vitali didnt in the first round. easy early knockout for wlad

That's the trouble, the ease at which Wlad would handle him could leave him lax for a right hand counter. If Williams had better defensive skill and forced Wlad to fight him cautiously for 12 rounds he would, ironically, be LESS of a threat. It's William's vulnerability coupled with his courage and ability to land a big punch when in trouble that makes him a dangerous matchup for Wlad.

That's the trouble, the ease at which Wlad would handle him could leave him lax for a right hand counter. If Williams had better defensive skill and forced Wlad to fight him cautiously for 12 rounds he would, ironically, be LESS of a threat. It's William's vulnerability coupled with his courage and ability to land a big punch when in trouble that makes him a dangerous matchup for Wlad.

That's my exact point.

He's dangerous because he can take a punch and fire back. I never claimed he'd beat Wlad because I don't think he would.

I think he would get knocked out in the mid rounds, but I'd be really nervous watching that because I'm a fan of Klitschko.