Quote Originally Posted by GAME
Quote Originally Posted by miles
i know its an opinion most would have issues with. you would think wlads size and jab would be enough to do the job, and to be honest it would do the job against the running countering byrd that wlad last faced....but a byrd who is willing to go into the trenches and take it to wlad....well, we could very well see wlad retreating into panic mode...

wlad could very well win, he did look much better against peter after all. but ive really got a sneaky feeling about this one and what chris byrd has up his sleeve...

he's not going to germany just to get beaten up again....there are flaws in wlad he and all of us have seen....he will be looking to capitalise as best as he can...
I disagree . I reckon Wvlad is the closest thing out there to Lennox Lewis and will restore our faith in the heavyweight division when he wins this in style . He does panic and gets exhausted but thats usually against punchers . Byrd cant hurt him and Wvlad will have it all under control at all times .

Im going for Klitscko but you were proved emphatically correct about Clazaghe - Lacy so ive become respectful of your predictions .
dont pay too much credence to my predictions.....i thought brewster would win by ko last night....oops!!

this is an interesting fight because so much has passed since their last fight. wlad's distress in taking a punch has been highlighted over several fights. meanwhile the style of chris byrd has evolved and he's become more of a trader of punches. its this facet to chris byrd that makes it interesting. byrd has a chin of steel and its going to be difficult for wlad to ko byrd...i think chris byrd can fight at a faster pace and tire wlad out and then march in looking to trade as the rounds develop then we could see a very interesting fight....

it really does all depend on who can implement the gameplan the best on the evening...

clearly byrd is the underdog, but all im saying is dont count him out too easily...he's a very canny boxer...