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

[Manny_P]

calculating the stats of Wlad in the recent years.......there is 95% chance Wlad gets dropped AT LEASt once in this fight. !

[beez721]

calculating the stats of Wlad in the recent years.......there is 95% chance Wlad gets dropped AT LEASt once in this fight. !

but,,,when you calculate the number of times byrd has dropped an opponent in recent years,,,,it drops to "0"

[beez721]

i think byrd will win and definitely hope he does. i really see nothing klitschko can do with him, i mean not including cheating like last time rubbing the **** on his gloves and then putting them in byrds face.

byrd will outbox him while standing right in front of him, make him miss and make him pay, he will stop him late in the fight and klitschko will probably quit from being frustrated from being hit so many times.

yea,,,,it is nice to dream isnt it

[blockhead]

calculating the stats of Wlad in the recent years.......there is 95% chance Wlad gets dropped AT LEASt once in this fight. !

byrd is probably the only top heavy who cant drop wlad. if wlad fought toney and toney landed any of those rights on him like he did on rahman, we would see wlad on his ass so many times it would be laughable.

[nycdweller]

I just hope Wlad doesn't resort to any hugging and kissing tactics he did against Samual Peter. On a serious note, my the best man win.

[legend]

byrd is probably the only top heavy who cant drop wlad. if wlad fought toney and toney landed any of those rights on him like he did on rahman, we would see wlad on his ass so many times it would be laughable.

you and mayweatherfan are both just plain ignorant. you say byrd will stop wlad and what not, but why and how will he do it? is it the punching power? blah blah!! is it the boxing skills? yeah, worked well for byrd last time out, lmao. the only thing that byrd has going for him in this fight is defense, which won't win him the fight if all he does is protect himself from being knocked out. and we all know byrd won't win some sneaky decision in germany. wlad is going to make byrd look like the overhyped, overmatched champion he really is come this weekend.

oh yeah, toney wouldn't be as overmatched as byrd, but he wouldn't have a prayer against someone 8 inches taller than him who is a much more accurate puncher than rahman.

[BLOODSHED]

I agree... TOS was coming onto Wlad. After the knock down you saw a more aggressive and confident TOS.

TOS before... well you couldn't even tell he had a pulse. But in the post fight interview, that was his strategy; take Wlad into the later rounds.

That was also Brewster's strategy.

Yes I have it, shall I send you the link?

He was'nt running...He just was'nt fighting, he was boxing, and thats what you have to do against a big guy like Wlad.

No discredit to Wlad, and I will probably give him mad credit if he beats Byrd fair and square, If Wlad did'nt get knocked out like 11 times in his past 8 fights I would probably be a fan of his, its his chin that bothers me, If I am sticking up for Wlad, I'll always have a worry because he lets down his fans every time when your hoping something good will happen for him.

[blockhead]

you and mayweatherfan are both just plain ignorant. you say byrd will stop wlad and what not, but why and how will he do it? is it the punching power? blah blah!! is it the boxing skills? yeah, worked well for byrd last time out, lmao. the only thing that byrd has going for him in this fight is defense, which won't win him the fight if all he does is protect himself from being knocked out. and we all know byrd won't win some sneaky decision in germany. wlad is going to make byrd look like the overhyped, overmatched champion he really is come this weekend.

oh yeah, toney wouldn't be as overmatched as byrd, but he wouldn't have a prayer against someone 8 inches taller than him who is a much more accurate puncher than rahman.

i didnt say tyrd would stop him, i said that even fat toney has a better chance of flooring wlad than tyrd does.

[BLOODSHED]

Why would you like to see a blown up cruiser fight a true heavy? So people could hype Wlad even more as being something he's not; a great boxer?

Wlad's fans are bitches to be honest. They wet their pants when they heard that Wlad was fighting Byrd. They are just like Wlad as they see Byrd as an easy way to get a belt... the path with the least resistance.

Most of other boxing fans' want their favorite boxers to fight and beat the best to prove that their boxer is the best.

Not the Klitschko fans. They just want their boxer to be able to say he's a champ no matter what the competition is...


PATHETIC.

i'm going to state my neutral, fair opinion on this. black fighters almost always root for the black fighter in a "white" vs "black" contest. i hate to even think of people being even slightly racist, but that is the way it is. remember roy jones jr saying wladimir klitschko better avoid him? LOL!!! lewis has been on record as picking every fighter against the k bros. and mayweather i bet thinks along those lines also - hoping wladimir loses. why, racism seems to be the legit answer.

like i mentioned in an earlier post, lewis has stated that he'd be embarressed if he lost to a "white" heavyweight. why? racism. that alone should make people question his moral values, aside from being a pompous prick.

really, there is no reason to hate either of the klitschko's. they both respect thier opponents, make exciting fights, and aren't dumbass wannabe thugs with a 15 deep possey actin' like they're ****ing. they don't discredit opponents, diss 'em when they lose, or show up out of shape for fights.

as far as racism in boxing, there of course are exceptions. kostya tszyu and emanuel augustus are great friends. tyson even had vitali show him around ukraine and had nothing but high praise of him.

i had even read recently of toney talking **** about europeans in general. i'd like to see him fight a klitschko. i'd give toney a bit of props if he is even able to open his mouth after fighting one of them.

bottom line, though as sick as it is, is that there is racism in boxing. i only had mentioned a few instances, mainly regarding the heavyweights. but there is a lot more than just what i have stated. and personally, i find that rooting for a fighter based on skin tone or nationality alone is extremely shallow and represents the state of that person's mental ability and progress.

[Mr. Ryan]

I agree... TOS was coming onto Wlad. After the knock down you saw a more aggressive and confident TOS.

TOS before... well you couldn't even tell he had a pulse. But in the post fight interview, that was his strategy; take Wlad into the later rounds.

That was also Brewster's strategy.

But with Wladimir throwing about 40 punches a round, how long would it take for him to tire out? Against Brewster, Wladimir was throwing something approaching 120 punches in some rounds, then got tired. Once plan A is unsuccessful, you gotta switch it up and adjust. Both of those guys dropped the ball in that fight. It was a forgettable night for Wladimir, but TOS probably can say he was robbed for the rest of his life.