Probably Byrd had high hopes of winning competitively & landing another shot @ other paydays...that & the fact that fighting Wlad in Germany probably netted him the 3 mill that he was promised by D.K. for the past 3 or 4 years.

Tracy was talking retirement prior to the fight...he can retire off of 2 or 3 mill & he didn't have to split that shat with no crooked ass promoter either.