Mike Tyson vs Chris Byrd in 2004

I don’t condone Byrd worship, which is what you’re guilty of. You claim he “shutout” a “prime” Tua.

He won a close fight over a slightly past prime Tua.

 

That bodyshot Byrd caught Tua with almost bent Tua in half! That might've been the shot exposing Tua's weakness and possibly the punch that made Byrd the winner.

Tyson might do better than Tua here, not sure it would've mattered. Roach and Tyson might take a different approach...who am I kidding.

 

Tyson wasn’t even that much of a puncher by this point truth be told. He landed solid shots on Williams, McBride and even Neilson and they all took them without collapsing to the canvas unconscious (Etienne dogged it in my opinion).

Tyson doesn’t even have a punchers chance here. The guy hated boxing and himself too much by this point. He gets made to miss, get hit back, gets demoralised after a few rounds and then quits between rounds because he didn’t even have the self pride to go out on his shield anymore.

 

You would make a great politician. You somehow managed to duck a direct question 3x in a row. I'll ask again if you think 2004 Tyson was better or worse than this version of Tua?

A unanimous decision winning on all 3 cards, controlling the pace of the fight for the majority of the rounds, and barely any marks on you is pretty close to being a shutout. I do not care if you don't like it.

I'm a Byrd "fanboy" but i could have swore I was blasting him in the Ike Ibeabuchi thread. Ironic because in that very thread people were telling me I was being too hard on Byrd. So not only are you ducking simple questions you're way off in assessing my views on Byrd.

Tua also wasnt past prime. He was 28 years old, 38-2 with 33 knockouts and ranked #1 in the world. He also hired a new fitness coach to help him with his stamina and the telecasters and his team were calling him "new and improved" and brimming with confidence. So it seems you're way off in assessing a fighter's prime as well. That's strike 3. Go sit down somewhere.

 

At no point have I said a word about Tyson.

Just calling it like it is. Byrd drew with Golota. He beat a faded Tua, but didn't dominate. He beat top 20 guys consistently. And he failed at the top level. That's who he was.

 

Put em on ignore. Worthless banter, always.

 

Tua was ranked #1 and 28 years old. He was not faded.

 

He wasn't rated #1 by The Ring. He was around the 5 spot.

 

Ibf had him #1. Either way, a #1 ranking by one sanctioning body and a #5 ranking in the ring at 28 years old is hardly a past prime fighter.

 

...Tyson was the number one contender at the time.

 

Is that the 2004 Tyson?

 

The Bryd of 2004 was not the Byrd of the Tua fight that being said he probably still beats a shot Tyson.

 

Mike quits on his stool in frustration. Byrd would unfortunately make Mike look and feel all of his 38 years…Tyson’s style and lifestyle meant that he aged quicker in the ring than many others. Byrd would hit and move until the great man gets fed up chasing shadows.

 

Yeah Tyson would properly quit in between rounds.

 

Probably not. He only quit due to injuries and dirty fighting/poor reffing (exception: McBride). He either hits paydirt in the first six rounds or gets tko'd later if the breeze is swift enough.