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Klitschko vs. Byrd II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Wladimir Klitschko (Dr. Steelhammer) challenges Chris Byrd's (Rapid Fire) IBF heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
30
Nov 16, 1996
45-3
8
39 (81.3%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 24, 2005
6m, 29d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Jan 28, 1993
39-2-1
7
20 (47.6%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Oct 1, 2005
6m, 21d
2
WBO
HV
w1
d5
IBFWBO
HV
w1
d4
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 22 Apr 2006
SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd II

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Chris Byrd took place on at the SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Wladimir Klitschko is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Chris Byrd is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Klitschko also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Byrd's 188 cm. On top of that, Klitschko also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Byrd.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 45-3 (39 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 29 days ago against Samuel Peter, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Samuel Peter's boxing career

Byrd comes in with a record of 39-2-1 (20 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 21 days ago against DaVarryl Williamson, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Wladimir Klitschko fights out of the orthodox stance, while Chris Byrd fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 30 years old. Byrd will be 35 years and 8 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 74-26 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Byrd II.

Wladimir Klitschko should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Chris Byrd to win this one.

Result

Wladimir Klitschko defeated Chris Byrd via 7th round TKO. Byrd's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 4. Klitschko is now 46-3, and Byrd 39-3-1.

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