Chris Byrd is a fighter to duck, but Holyfield has no choice

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - A lot of heavyweights want nothing to do with Chris Byrd and his unorthodox interpretation of the sweet science. <br> <br> Evander Holyfield was one of them, until the prospect of an unprecedented fifth heavyweight title was dangled in front of his aging eyes. <br> <br> Holyfield goes after that title tomorrow night against Byrd, a crafty lefty who might be the worst opponent outside of Wladimir Klitschko for an old warrior whose reflexes are slipping. <br> <br> The two meet in the Boardwalk Hall in a scheduled 12-round fight for the IBF version of the title that Lennox Lewis thought so little of he sold it for one million dollars and a Range Rover. <br> <br> To Holyfield, though, it&#39;s worth far more as he fights on at age 40 to try to become the undisputed heavyweight champion again, as he was a decade ago. <br> <br> Oddsmakers have made Byrd a 2-1 favorite to use his many defensive skills to make it a long, frustrating night for Holyfield. <br> <br> If Byrd (35-2, 20 knockouts) is up to his usual tactics, it could be a dull 12 rounds. HBO will show the fight beginning about 11 p.m. EST. <br> <br> Holyfield (38-5-2, 25 knockouts) said earlier this year he didn&#39;t want to fight Byrd, but he&#39;s finding out there aren&#39;t too many titles available for 40-year-old fighters. When Lewis gave up the IBF title, Holyfield didn&#39;t have to be asked twice to fight for it.