Chris Byrd vs. Deontay Wilder

[Woldemar]

12 rounds.

[goose 5]

talk about a contrast. Wilder stops him late-maybe round 11 after being well behind on the cards.

[scorpio83]

Either Byrd outboxes Wilder behind his southpaw jabs and counterpunches to take a decision or Wilder could catch him to knock Byrd out in the late rounds at best.

[DrDuke]

A one was a good boxer without a punch, another was a great puncher, who couldn't box.

Still Byrd was hit often enough. Wilder KOs him at some point.

[gilgamesh]

Both at their absolute best Byrd outboxes Wilder I think, but Byrd's focus has to be razor sharp because one of them Wilder right hands gets through clean at any point, and it's curtains.

[Ambling Alp II]

More often than not, Byrd would win by decision.
You do have to give Wilder the puncher's chance. He simply doesn't throw enough punches to have a good chance of actually landing the big one. However, Byrd while a good defensive fighter, was not a great defensive fighter that some make him to be. This gives Wilder a shot.

[Seamus]

Wilder could score a knockout in the first minute, or he could drop a close decision.