On August 18, 2001, David Tua (38-2, 33 KOs) and Chris Byrd (33-2, 19 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
David Tua is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round KO victory over Danell Nicholson, 4 months and 26 days ago. Chris Byrd is on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Maurice Harris, 3 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 86.4-13.6 in favor of Chris Byrd. David Tua may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Chris Byrd defeated David Tua via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Byrd improves his record to 34-2, while Tua adds a loss to his record at 38-3.