Byrd is a big b*tch and Rahman is scared of Vitali

Klitschko-Rahman Not Off, Byrd-Klitshcko a Bust By Rick Reeno The proposed April 16th battle between Wladimir Klitshcko and IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd is officially off according to promoter Don King. Don King, in a last ditch effort to save the fight, offered Chris Byrd $3.5 million dollars to seal the deal. Chris Byrd was still not sold and balked at the offer. Byrd is still unhappy with having to fight Klitschko in Germany and is disputing that he is responsible for covering a $250,000 fee to his co-promoter Fight Night. Chris Byrd is claiming that Don King is contracted to pay the $250K fee to Fight Night, King says that Byrd is responsible for the fee. King is steamed over the proposed fight falling apart and said that Byrd will not earn anywhere near the $3.5 million dollar amount to fight any other heavyweight contender on United States soil. The camp of Wladmir Klitshcko was also upset with the news and issued a comment regarding the situation. "Byrd is scared to fight Wladimir. Chris Byrd said Wladimir is shot fighter with a weak chin, but he is afraid to fight him." The Klitschko camp said that despite rumors, the April 30th Madison Square Garden bout between WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and number 1 contender Hasim Rahman is not off. Don King held a meeting with Rahman's manager James Prince to work out the final details. Rahman has still not signed the contract for the fight because he is upset with his end of the money. King has bumped up Rahman's take to $2 million dollars and a percentage of the live take. King is hoping that he can get Rahman's signature by the end of this week and schedule a press conference officially announcing the fight. Byrd turned down his biggest payday to date. He also showed that he has no balls after choosing not to defend against the man who he claimed he wanted to fight again after getting brutally beat first time around. In other news Rahman threatens to pull out of the fight if he doesnt get more money. He is currently being offered more money than he was for the first Lewis fight, and still wants more. Bunch of cowards.

Comments (20)

I love it when people hold Wladimir to such high standards while giving everyone else a pass. ...Your exactly right. Wlad is held to such scrutiny and every time he blinks ten opinions are formed about his chin. I'm surprised that someone didn't say he was hurt last night by a Castillo punch. There must have been at least 3 or 4 that actually landed. "Man, Wlad sure didn't like that body punch".

21y ago

Neuraxis

I like the Klitschko's but..... Can you not see that the only reason Wladmir wants Byrd is because Chris Byrd is one of the lightest hitting Heavyweights out there? Perfect for Wladimir. It's just a case of low risk/extremely high reward for Wladmir. Personally I think the same situation happens as happened in the last fight. But the bottom line is Wladimir Klitschko does not deserve a title shot at this point in time. There should be little argument in that. Chris Byrd should not be considered a "bitch" for not making a fight with someone who has no business fighting for a championship. I love it when people hold Wladimir to such high standards while giving everyone else a pass.

21y ago

realheavyhands

You hit the nail on the head, there man. All these fighters out there whining and calling out the Klitschkos, but when it comes time to fish or get out the boat, they find excuses not to fight.Im gonna head to the Byrd website and let them know their boy no balls. both wrong i aint buyin it.. who in their right mind would fight in germany ..they ALWAYS get gift decisions..and you know bryd always wins by decision..i dont like bryd but i heard he would of took the fight if it was in the us

21y ago

ULTIMATE

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21y ago

stepmonster

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21y ago

ULTIMATE

I think it is a wise move by BYrd. Byrd isnt sure he can knock out Wladimir so if he feels he can win it will probably be by decision and its a huge risk to go to Germany where the risk of getting robbed is higher and where the exposure to that incident should it happen is minor.

21y ago

Bozo_no_no0305

I like the Klitschko's but..... Can you not see that the only reason Wladmir wants Byrd is because Chris Byrd is one of the lightest hitting Heavyweights out there? Perfect for Wladimir. It's just a case of low risk/extremely high reward for Wladmir. Personally I think the same situation happens as happened in the last fight. But the bottom line is Wladimir Klitschko does not deserve a title shot at this point in time. There should be little argument in that. Chris Byrd should not be considered a "bitch" for not making a fight with someone who has no business fighting for a championship. Well said. It was also nice to see Byrd say on the ESPN card last night he wants the winner of Toney vs Ruiz. I think there's a good chance we could see that fight in the summer.

21y ago

ReadyUp

21y ago

phallus

i think Byrdy is also hoping the Toney fight with ruiz will fall through and he can get Toney, or maybe Byrdy is gonna stall things until that after Toney wins the fight but gets robbed by the judges (agianst ruiz) because he has said in several interviews that he wants Toney. Byrdy needs to hold on to the IBF belt because without it he's screwed

21y ago

Neuraxis

What's the conditions that you think he doesnt like? Getting his ass brutally beat again? The conditions that Byrd doesn't like are that he doesn't want to fight someone who has a very good chance of beating him and taking his belt away.

21y ago

Enayze

Byrd is not taking the fight because he does not like the conditions. Dempsey wouldnt take the fight because he did not want to fight a negro. The fact is that they both hold the belt and they both dont want to fight somebody for certain reasons. So if dempsey is called racist instead of a bitch than I would call Byrd a business man instead of a bitch.........Rockin' What's the conditions that you think he doesnt like? Getting his ass brutally beat again?

21y ago

Enayze

To enayze, Would you also consider Jack Dempsey to be a bitch. We all know who he wouldnt fight. And it was not even that he didnt like the contract or location. SO Dempsey must be a bitch as well?.........Rockin' No I would consider Dempsey racist.

21y ago

Pno

the way i see it is like this... Don King was a big part of making Byrd what he is today. Byrd does have great boxing skills and he did fight his way to where he is, BUT there are other boxers just like him w/o a title because they never gave it over to Mr. Don King. now we're at a point where Byrd is questioning DK's confidence in him. I think Byrd's confidence in DK is also shaky. all this talk about corruption and the odds when fighting in Germany.. well I'll tell you this.. IF there is corruption in Germany, then there is ONE thing that will help you still succeed and avoid being ripped off... and that one things is DON KING ... IF and ONLY IF he still wants you around to use you up for his own gain. Byrd hasn't convincingly won a fight recently... he has a choice ahead of him... risk loosing (probable) to someone and only getting 1 mil or so OR taking the most cash he can and realizing that DK might just be done using him up, in which case he'll be thrown away and have to rely on what he's already made. I agree that he is a champ and that he should have power to call shots... but this is in a fake world with faries and magic potions. In the real world, you're only around as champ for as long as you're either well liked or as long as you can make someone else big money. and how does this scenario look for Byrd? He needs to cash out, realize that the competition will only get harder, and take a rematch with WK to give it his all, while cashing out at the same time to live the rest of his life in comfort. At least then he can say he didn't leave things unfinished like Lenox Lewis did (opinional obviously)

21y ago

guru

byrd and rock are both pretty pathetic.... as much crap as they talk, they're both balking over the biggest purses they can get right now... like they say, talk is cheap...

21y ago

aand

"Klitschko camp didn't do anything but make it better for Byrd, by giving a rematch in the contract. Don King asked Byrd what he wanted in order to make this fight happen. Byrd told King more money, so King boosted the amount from 2.5 to 3.5, by far his biggest pay day. After he did that Byrd straight out didn't want the fight" There is obvious that Byrd don't want to fight WK. He have too much to lose. It is obvious that he is simply afraid of fighting WK because he lost badly the first time. Even if WK is shot the bad beating is almost certain againg - this would stop his carrier pernamently. The remach is just one more nail to the coffin (probably the third ass whuppin in a row). The much prospect way is to avoid WK and have much easer defence (this is certain 2.5 M$) and possibly the unification fight (with a good luck this can bring additional ~ 4 M$). Even if he lose in unification fight then nobody will tell that he lost to shot and undeserving WK. Byrd never gave the statement that he would fight WK in US with a lesser amount of money (2.5 M$) and without remach (the basic package he offer for other contenders). So anything Byrd tell about not fighting WK (not fighting in Germany, better money, rematch, fighting more deserving one, renting anty-poisoning mask from M. Jackson, bending one Klitchko's hand during the fight) - they are just empty excuses to avoid the fight - fight which probably end his carrier.

21y ago

aand

i would like to see VK vs Ruiz and brewster vs bryd then the winners fight so we can have 1 champ. then Toney vs. Rahman for the #1 contender. could this ever happen? I think everybody agree that Ruiz, Byrd and especialy Brewster had a very poor performance in their defences and everyone from them had at least one or two gift decisions and very good luck. So what is the point right now to chose undisputed HW champion form guys who are gifted to keep the belts?

21y ago

Stickman

I don't blame Blame Bryd, He is the Champ, why should he have to go to Germany to fight WK??? It's a lose lose situation for him, if he wins it's because WK has no confidence or chin, and has lost 2 of his last 4 fights, and should have lost to touch of sleep. wlad should not be getting a shoot anyway, this is BS, Bryd should atleast be able to fight in his home. Before you all attack me keep in mind i am not nor have ever been a bryd fan, i just don't think u should treat a champ like this, Bryd fights the toughest fight out there, hasn't ducked anyone except Toney, who is the best in the Div. It's really not about being champ, and having the final say where the fight should be held. Sure, in a perfect world it might be, but the simple fact of the matter is, it's a decision about money. In Germany, the fight between Vlad and Byrd would make much more moolah than it would in the US, and for Byrd to have his biggest payday ever, the fight must be held in Germany. Any title fight of his in the US would probably generate about half the revenue. He bitches about the money, but doesn't want to fight where the paydays are bigger. As for fair judges....why worry about the judges anyway? Byrd won't last 12 rounds against Klitchko again. He's several years older and slower. He's still slick, but he's no longer quite as quick, and I see him being KO'd in 9 or 10.

21y ago

Keleneki

That's a good point, hollister. I still with they would fight though. I'd be cheering for Byrd all the way. I like how someone of his size can hang in there with folks who are so much more physical advantages over him.

21y ago

hollister

Byrd had to go through alot to get to where he is. Simple fact is, IMO, he knows if he fights Wlad then there is a good chance he'll lose his belt, and with not having a large fanbase (which is a large part of the reason it took him so long to get to where he is), if he does lose the general boxing public will most likely try to forget about him, because if his style, and he may very well return to obscurity. At least if he has the belt, like Rockin said, he can have at least some control over his situation. I don't think he's afraid of Wlad personally, or getting beaten up by him, but the probable difficulty in getting fights he will undoubtedly face without the belt.

21y ago

Run8964

where Zab is the one to take way short money for the chance to fight, versus these folks. /sigh I would also like to add: Judah recieved 1/12 of what Corey Spinks was paid for their 2nd fight. More than likely to assure that Spinks was going to take this fight. We can see now, that he should have ducked Judah. IMO he should have dropped to lightwelter, or used his boxing talent at light middle. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

21y ago