Personally I feel the outcome of this fight depends on which Tucker shows up. If he is at his best I fancy him by stoppage late on but anything less then that then I think Byrd gives him a boxing lesson. Thoughts?
Tucker easily. Byrd wasn't good against the tall fighters. Tucker went the distance with Tyson and Lewis and Byrd lost to Ibeabuchi by ko.
Davarell Williamson, Jameel McCline, Vitali Kiltschko, Jose Ribalta, Andrew Golota (admittedly dodgy). Byrd UD. Tucker has become to Tyson like Corrie Sanders is to Vitali Klitschko. People wildly overestimate him to build up their guy's win. He was big, durable, and could box some and punch some, but wasn't the best at anything, and of course had the drug habit (and character counts in these sorts of hypotheticals).
Could go either way. Tucker even in his prime had a bad habit of coasting through fights, so I could see Byrd taking full advantage of this to get a decision. However, if Tucker manages to catch Byrd slipping and connects clean he’d stop Byrd out just like Ibeabuchi did.
Mid 80s, Tuker wins a close decision. Late 80s/turn of the 90s. Could go either way, boring decision. Mid 90s, Byrd in a boring decision.
Byrd didn't have the legs to beat a prime Tucker. Mike Tyson had to close down Tucker with speed and pressure as Tucker could box and move around the ring. Tucker out-boxes Byrd from range without too much trouble. Don King helped Byrd get decisions over Williamson and Oquendo.
Tucker just nips it by very close fight. Tbh, I don't think either guy would feel comfortable fighting the other.
