Grandad Byrd get's beaten - what have we learned?

Chris Byrd is a tough fight for anyone who is roughly the same size as him. The guy has a lot of boxing skills. This is a tough fight for a relative newbie to the pro game like Po-fore-skin. I can easily see the younger guy being frustrated by the defensive skils and counterpunching of Byrd. I'll take Poforeskin in a close decision (due to homecourt advantage) but will not be suprised if it goes the other way. Bryd is a better fighter than many of you give him credit for.
Also, the endurance to go ten hard rounds is something that is developed slowly, over time, as is the knowledge of how to pace yourself to have something left for the tenth. Win or lose this fight, Poforeskin will learn a lot in this fight and will emerge a better fighter for having gone through it.

 

Ibeabuchi was not losing to Byrd. He walked him down until the stoppage. And he did so by keeping his punches short and hard to the body/arms.