Byrd says he doesn’t see anyone beating Wladimir Klitschko, including Haye
June 4th, 2010
By William Mackay: Former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (41-5-1, 22 KO’s) says he doesn’t see any of the current heavyweights out there beating IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-4-1, 48 KO’s) right now, not even WBA heavyweight champion David Haye.
I had a feeling that Haye wasn’t a legit 6’3” when I saw him in his fight with 6’4” Enzo Maccarinelli. Haye looked at least 2+ inches shorter than Maccarinelli and that made me question the 6’3” height that Haye has listed. Byrd has Wladimir’s style pegged. He knows if first hand considering he twice fought Wladimir during his career, losing the first fight by a lopsided 12 round decision in October 2000 and then losing by a 7th round TKO to Wladimir in the rematch held in April 2006.
In both cases, Wladimir defeated Byrd and captured the titles that Byrd had in his possession at the time. Byrd did very little in either fight because of his limited height. He was unable to make contact on a consistent basis because he was stuck on the outside most of the time eating hard jabs to the heads. When Byrd would attack Wladimir, the large Ukrainian would back up quickly and continue to fire shots.
After awhile, Byrd pretty much stopped attacking Wladimir and settled for eating jabs and right hands. In their rematch in 2006, Byrd uncharacteristically tried to attack Wladimir and got badly hurt from a right hand, dropped and pummeled.
Byrd says “It’s a hard match-up [still taking about Haye-Klitschko] and I feel right now him [Wladimir] and his brother [Vitali Klitschko] are going to dominate and they’re going to be dominant for awhile until somebody special comes along and beats them because they’re big guys and they know how to fight. David Haye-Wladimir Klitschko – I don’t see anybody beating Wladimir Klitschko right now.” In other words, Byrd doesn’t see Haye as being the guy that can beat Wladimir or his brother Vitali Klitschko now or in the future. I agree with Byrd 100 per cent. I see Haye getting slaughtered if he ever decides to fight Wladimir. I now doubt he ever will, because Haye looks to be in the milking mode with his WBA title rather than showing any interest in taking risks.
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Haye is beyond a joke! He will certainly be forgotten in less than 1 year and all his soo-called supporters will be on another clowns bandwagon!
I am supprised that there are some people that are dumb enough to think Haye is anything but a B level fighter with no back bone…….He’s made a joke out of himself
y is it that every british boxin fan knocks there own boxers. since lennox lewis weve had no real hope in the heavyweights. now weve got a gr8 one every tries to knock him. david haye to unify the heavyweight division
@ Andriy
You fool, he probably goes to sleep thinking about what supercar he can buy next, which super model he could have sex with if he wants to and which luxurious part of the world he can retire in, before he even turns 35…what do you go to sleep dreaming of?
@ GARY
You Britts sure get worked up over your hero David ! LOL At Heavy Haye is NOT all out and reckless,that is all that matters at the moment.His cruiserweight fighting style has changed apparently!
Yea Thompson can punch but compared to a heavy handed heavyweight can he?!
As for ZZZ’s comments,Chris Byrds a bum?! LOL Man som many of you on this sight will give your 2 cents abouit a fight/fighter but when a boxer who accually gets in their and fights makes a comment you guys laugh and call him a bum? LOL
Man,enough said! LOl LOL LOL LOL
@ MIKE, “The thing is he has to be almost reckless and go after him” – “Haye is normally NOT that type of fighter ” are you Pharell, he isn’t called Hayemaker for nothing !!! he has always been reckles he has always wanted to put on a show and KO guy’s !! You obviously only started watching Haye when he was Promoted against Valuev, teh only fight he has ever had were he hasn’t been reckless and went for the KO ! was he held back and reserved against Ruiz ?? NO ! u havnt got a clue have you ??
MACKAY;
GO FIGURE, JOHN RUIZ IS 6FT 3 AND HE AND HAYE WERE NOSE AND NOSE AT THE WEIGH IN…..THAT MAKES HAYE 6FT 3 IN MY EYE,NOT UNLESS RUIZ IS 5FT 6…..CHRIS BYRD IS A BUM WHO LOST TO JOE CALZAGE IN THE AMETUERS.
“When you get in the ring with Wladimir Klitschko, you truly realize that’s a big man you’re fighting.” he clearly didn’t see Haye V’s Valuev !!!
Haye is the man to beat at least one of them Kbro’s !!
@ Mike
I am sick of hearing people on this site deriding Carl Thompson via his defeat of Haye…Thompson was not a big puncher? Explain 25 of his 34 victories coming via KO…and the fact that he held cruiser weight belts (WBO and a WBC interim) and fought for another (IBO) AND the fact that he beat, an albeit faded, but still great Chris Eubank!! Haye underestimated Thompson, in what was only his eleventh fight, and paid the price, but he learnt alot from that fight and is all the better for it.
@ Pat
Don’t forget that Haye was K.O’d as a cruiser by a man NOT regaurded as a big puncher! Now Haye fights at Heavy Weight so don’t think anyone has forgotten about his KO loss at cruiser!
The only chance Haye has is to land a big shot and then go right after Wlad if he hurts him!The thing is he has to be almost reckless and go after him like Sanders did and put pressure on him.Haye is normally NOT that type of fighter but I don’t see any other choice for him if he wants a chance at winning.
Wlad by ealy knockout!
hey wladimir, remember corrie sanders ko’d you in 2 rounds? Nobody forgets that
@ spinthekinks
Who are you calling an idiot from jolly old england? And for your information I have not posted under other names on this topic. I just used a little bit of boxing history to demonstrate why I think the Klitschko’s are not the greatest HW boxers of all time.
The HW division would actually be quite competitive if it wasn’t for the Klitschko brothers. They’re just so much better than the rest, including Haye.
It seems like byrd knows his opponents. Nice try about tua. Fat chance hes the one.Lennox Lewis showed his short commings.
Klitchko brothers are absalutely rotten no boxing skills no entertainment value just a couple of giant freak shows David haye would wipe the floor with them both!! Actual lennox lewis shud come back just to take there titles then retire again that would be quality
It seems clear that Haye will either not fight Wladimir or Vitali, regardless of how fair the contract will be. Or, he will fight them closer to his retirement.
In the meanwhile, he will fight Audley, Valuev and other weaker punching heavyweights so that he can hold on to his WBA belt for longer.
The klitschkos would of ruled the heavyweight division exactly as they are ruling it right now at any period in time. Ali, Foreman,Frasier….none of those guys would of faired any better than todays heavyweights are against them……thats the truth.
david tua lmfaro…if tua beats haye never mind the k bros ill suck ur schlong dude
David Tua will eat the jabs 4 breakfast and the right hands 4 lunch then KNOCKOUT!! both klitchkos 4 dinner!!
I doubt that the hw-division has fallen so much. Look at all the older fighter like Rahman, Holyfield, Tyson, except Lewis: they all sucked against the best of the rest of nowadays hw-boxing, sry but thats the truth. The best of the rest is not that bad compared to past generations but the Klits are simply too good for all of them because they have gotten better and better over the recent years and have reached their most effective style now! I would bet that even Lewis would lose vs both of them even in his best shape as a boxer.
So don’t blame the rest but honor the Klits for being so good! If you refuse to acknowledge this fact then it is due to your jealousy!
The Klits need their own super-heavy division or regard them as gods and all the rest fights for imaginative belts… ;o)
As a realistic Haye fan i dont see anybody beating either Klithckos, including Haye. Id love more than anything to see Haye try but considering all parties want the fight it doesnt seem to be happeing.
Of the 2 Vladimir is the better boxer but is the more vaunrable. Both brothers will dominate anybody in the ring but you have a punchers chance against Vlad.
Travis kauffman will ko haye peter arreola briggs povetkin adamek valuev toney holyfield fury chagaev gomez tua and klitschkos
The heavyweight division has fallen so far and all you are left with is 2 freaks of NATURE – THE KLITSCHKO BROTHERS !
And this guy should know, he has been in there with some big hitters.
the KLTISCHKOS are the kings of the heavyweight division……