Heavyweight FOTW #7: Tua-Ibeabuchi-Byrd Triple

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chris Byrd vs David Tua (5 cards submitted) w/ a Chris Byrd SD win 3-1-1
    Pretty decent underrated fight IMO

    RBR consensus
    1 Tua 4-0-1
    2 Byrd 3-1-1
    3 Tua 4-1-0
    4 Byrd 3-1-1
    5 Tua 3-2-0
    6 Byrd 4-1-0
    7 Byrd 5-0-0
    8 Byrd 4-1-0
    9 Byrd 4-1-0
    10 Byrd 5-0-0
    11 Tua 5-0-0
    12 Tua 5-0-0

    Chris Byrd 115-113 or 7-5 in rounds...tight fight to score!!!! With all 5 of us being unanimous in very few rounds

    @Big Ukrainian went against the consensus in rds 3 & 5
    @ForemanJab in rds 4 5 & 6
    @Pat M in rounds 2 4 & 8
    @mrkoolkevin in round 2
    @PhillyPhan69 in rounds 1 & 9
    Nice diverse cards showing the difficulty each guy had to distance themselves and win clear rounds.

    Byrd Cards
    @Big Ukrainian 117-111
    @mrkoolkevin 115-114
    @PhillyPhan69 115-114

    Tua Cards
    @Pat M 116-113

    Draw cards
    @ForemanJab 114-114

    Variable 6 pts for Byrd (big Ukrainian) to 3 pts for Tua (pat m) 9 point variable between the 2 ends.

    I enjoyed this fight, I wouldn’t have picked it....but I am glad it was selected! Thanks to all who participated
     
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    PhillyPhan69, Feb 10, 2019
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  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ike vs Tua very fun HW fight IMO!
    Only got 4 cards that result in a Ike MD 3-0-1

    RBR consensus
    1 Ike 4-0-0
    2 Ike 4-0-0
    3 Ike 4-0-0
    4 Ike 3-0-1
    5 Ike 3-0-1
    6 Tua 4-0-0
    7 Tua 4-0-0
    8 Tua 4-0-0
    9 Ike 3-1-0
    10 Ike 3-1-0
    11 Tua 3-1-0
    12 Ike 2-1-1

    Consensus Ike 116-112 or 8-4 in rounds

    Ike Cards
    @Pat M 115-114
    @Big Ukrainian 116-112
    @PhillyPhan69 116-112

    Draw card
    @scartissue 115-115

    Cool fight I enjoyed scoring with you guys. Hopefully more will still come in, as Kev says these threads never close. Stop by and post a card and some thoughts
     
    PhillyPhan69, Feb 10, 2019
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  3. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Finally got around to rewatching. I gave Byrd a very slight edge in the first round but I might even score it even.

    I thought the way Merchant hated on Byrd, both during the fight and after the stoppage, was completely classless and idiotic. One of his worst moments in the booth as far as I’m concerned. This was around the point in Merchant’s career where it seemed like he fell in love with his own “cranky, disrespectful old man” shtick. Stoppage was fine, given that Byrd didn’t have his legs and wasn’t showing anything offensively, but old-school refs definitely would have let him go on.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Mar 9, 2019
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  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Good post. Guys like Byrd and Jimmy Young can make big power punchers look very awkward but Ibeabuchi stayed patient, kept the pressure up, and eventually nailed him. He threw some bad punches “behind Byrd” in spots where he should have recognized that Byrd was already moving, and he reached a bit with his jab at times in the first few rounds, but Byrd wasn’t in position to counter. I was surprised that he wasn’t more physical and active when he had Byrd in the ropes, but it all worked out in the end.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Mar 9, 2019
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  5. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Larry was a complete ***** in this fight actually, so it's not just you.

    What did he expect Chris to stand toe to toe with a man who was 35 pounds heavier, way stronger and much more powerful and completely negate his advantages in speed and elusiveness just to satisfy an old idiot behind a mike?

    Chris fought very well against Ike but got caught and hurt by a monster shot. No shame in that at all. Shame on Larry Merchant for criticizing a guy who was drooling and clearly completely discombobulated after trying his hardest. I still get angry with Merchant about this.
     
    young griffo, Mar 9, 2019
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