Yeah the Byrd - Williamson fight was on the same night as RJ - Tarver III I do believe. I know it was Showtime's answer to a big HBO card. Not sure which one.
But it was not only attrociously bad, I think it was a bad decision. Byrd had about 4 rounds in that fight where he did ANYTHING at all. I honestly think he went rounds without landing a punch. Either way, even though Williamson didn't put a thing behind his pathetic excuse for a jab all night, I think he won the fight.
That bout was on the undercard of the Toney - Guinn matchup and it made that one look like the Thrilla in Manila! It's the only fight to ever completely cloud my judgement of another. I honestly felt Guinn showed himself nicely and thought it was an exciting fight. I was delerious I downloaded the fight a few months after and was shocked at how ordinary of a fight it was. I could have sworn there were fireworks.
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