This IBF Heavvyweight Tournament...

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OK, so it's Byrd, Brock, Chambers and Povetkin: Questions:

Why on earth Byrd would want to get beaten from pillar to post by Vladimir again is beyond me.

In the current IBF ratings, Brock and Byrd are 4th and 5th, while Chambers and Povetkin are 10th and 11th. Why didn't the guys from 6-9 not get into the tournament?

Povetkin's style is all wrong for Byrd,just like the Klitschkos, Povetkin by TKO..

If the IBF just had a #1 contender then a tournament wouldn't be necessary

My prediction: Brock vs. Povetkin

[nervousxtian]

Why would Brock want anything more from Wlad? He has no chance in a rematch either.

Why not let Virchis and Valuev in, instead of Byrd and Brock..

[box03]

I say Vaulev and Mccall that would peak most peoples interest this tournament sucks its filled with 2 practically unknowns to the average fan being chambers and povetkin and 2 easy knockout victims of wlad being bryd and brock none of these 4 guys of much of a chance of beating wlad

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Why would Brock want anything more from Wlad? He has no chance in a rematch either.

Why not let Virchis and Valuev in, instead of Byrd and Brock..

Actually, Brock was giving Vlad some problems before he got caught with that short right...

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OK, so it's Byrd, Brock, Chambers and Povetkin: Questions:

Why on earth Byrd would want to get beaten from pillar to post by Vladimir again is beyond me.

In the current IBF ratings, Brock and Byrd are 4th and 5th, while Chambers and Povetkin are 10th and 11th. Why didn't the guys from 6-9 not get into the tournament?

Povetkin's style is all wrong for Byrd,just like the Klitschkos, Povetkin by TKO..

If the IBF just had a #1 contender then a tournament wouldn't be necessary

My prediction: Brock vs. Povetkin


fighters know they will make more money fighting Klitschko than anyone else that is why.

[box03]

wlad is beatable give me a guy with a good chin and a heavy punch wlads chin is always is going to be weak and is bound to be tapped like a keg again

[brooklyn1550]

Yeah, I see a Brock-Povetkin final and a Povetkin-Wlad fight next year

[Butch Coolidge]

fighters know they will make more money fighting Klitschko than anyone else that is why.

Yeah, even I'd fight Klitschko for a million dollars. And I would even try to win instead of pulling a Bruce Seldon/ Buster Douglas vs Holyfield.

[box03]

Lewis sure got a lot of mileage for having a suspect chin. Tall guys like them don't have to worry as much as others about their chins. As much as i hate to admit it lewis really didnt have that bad of a chin he ate good punches from bruno,mercer,vitali,and even briggs without going down almost anytime he gets hit solid he gets all goofy and shit and has been down like 11 times already in his career to me thats way too much and has been knocked out 3 times lewis chin is amazing compared to his

[Artani]

Povetkin gone win tournament, but he must wait till 2009 because Wlad is interseting to fight winner Ibragimov - Holyfield and later to fight with another champion of WBA. The WBC belt will leave for his brother Vitali . Lets see what wil happen in future .

[box03]

Wtf are you mumbling about, kid? His chin wasn't so good. He always fought to minimize its effect on him, something Wlad has been learning to do as well. Im not saying lewis had a good chin but it certainly wasnt as weak as people imagine it as far as wlad is concerned he really minimized taking a punch he went down against peter in 05 3 times yeah he won the fight but he didnt look good doing it He hasnt fought a fighter with good power since peter and the most recent brewster fight doesnt count he didnt get hit with anything

[box03]

Sam Peter fights count for jack as long as the refs don't start doing something with those rabbit punches. Might as well count those Golota low blows on Bowe as standing 8 knockdowns in Golotas favor. when you put your head down thats what happens besides wlad was leaning on peters back the whole time and holding I remember the 1 knockdown where wlad was out on his feet and put his head down to hold him or something then peter cracked on top of the head which made him hit the canvas perfectly legal