Quote Originally Posted by miles
byrd isnt exactly a power punching maestro but he can punch and he does throw them in bunches....he isnt going to KO wlad, not by a long shot....but i think the years that have elapsed since they last fought have shown key weaknesses in wlads game that can be exploited....

wlad gets easily gassed out....if byrd can keep up the pace, make wlad throw and miss and just keep up that workrate, then he can really try and take the fight to wlad in the second half of the fight...

i think a granite chinned byrd who is willing to take a punch or two in order to land sharp punches back can eventually break wlad down....then it could be very interesting...

im really not counting out chris byrd in this one...
The key weakness is that Wladimir has trouble with huge punchers and Byrd is far from a huge puncher.He will not wear down from Byrds punches, Byrd will be the one wearing down from a constand hard double left jab to the face.WLadimir willl be the new IBF champ after April 22.