thanks, wacko, i would click ya back but i clicked you somewhere else...

i know im going against pretty much everyone by saying byrd can win. but the simple truth of it is that wlad is coming off just one impressive victory. a victory where he tasted the canvas multiple times against a very limited boxer. sam peter might pack a punch, but he's sorely lacking in skills. of course, wlad beat him and it took everything wlad had to hold it together until the end...

its been years since wlad last beat byrd. wlad beat byrd with ease. but so much has passsed since then. byrd's style has evolved. he seems more willing to dig into the trenches and tough it out. his chin is supermanesque. wlad meanwhile has shown us all his flaws. byrd now has a blueprint of how best to beat wlad. namely keep the pace up, keep wlad throwing punches in bunches. use movement to make him miss. counter accurately. if byrd can keep on his feet and somehow remain strong going into the second half of the fight then he can really take it to wlad. like i say, this is a small ring. byrd isnt going in there blind. byrd is no pocket rocket, but he can punch. he will try and exhaust wlad by an accumualtion of effort...

i wouldnt be surprised to see byrd steal this one.....im no massive byrd fan, nor am i any wlad hater (remember i was on wlad's side against peter)...i just think as a fan of boxing this is actually a pretty interesting bout (and you've gotta go with one fighter havent you? )...

byrd by tko...