If Chris Byrd is serious...

Then the Light Heavyweight division is his for the taking......

Not Johnson, Tarver, Dawson or Calzaghe can take Byrd at this weight, if he is serious.

I hope he is....

 

isnt byrd too old to be doing this now?

hes taken a beating lately

 

I didn't know he already fought at light heavy? How did he do?:dunno:

Let's wait before annointing him the light heavyweight savior. After all he is in his late 30s and moving down two weight classes.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkeuoSNQM0&eurl=http://*********.com/videopopup.php?aid=2489

 

Look at how thin he is, it's insane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkeuoSNQM0

 

Same video at the exact same time. :eeeek:

 

That's crazy!

I think he will be a hard road to hoe at 175! He shoulda been there from the beginning.

 

I would like to see Byrd against any of the other old guys at 175... he actually kind of fits in there.

 

Like I said...if Byrd is really serious about this,...it is fucking CURTAINS for anyone who faces him.

From the video, it seems as if he is aiming towards a fight between Jones and Calzaghe.


And that is alright by me... Good for boxing.

 

Byrd wouldn't have been as successful at light heavy or cruiser as he was at heavy.
I liked his honest assessment of a Dawson fight.
Byrd will probably have a long career as an analyst if he wants to.

 

First of all,..great post.:bears:

But let me add this.

If Chris had started his career at Light Heavyweight,...he would have probably been the champ for YEARS!!! And he damn well probably would still be.

Iron chin....great reflexes and handspeed, fantastic defense and reliable stamina.

What else do you need to have to be the Light Heavyweight Champ???

 

Roy would have stopped Byrd if they met from 1997-2002. Now he'll just outpoint him.

 

Let me first say, I am and always have been a big Roy Jones guy.

In his prime, Jones would beat anyone who couldn't render him unconcious with a single punch.

But Jones would NEVER have stopped Byrd,...and now he can't even beat him, IF Byrd is serious about this venture.

 

I can't see Byrd outboxing Roy,especially if Roy doesn't care about the incoming shots and I don't see why he would.

You are really assuming that Byrd is going to be a superman at light heavy. He actually may lose power coming down and he may be drained so his chin may suffer as well. There are a lot of question marks:nono:

 

I'm not sure Byrd would have been much better than Eric Harding or even Montell Griffin. I don't think he matches up with guys like Dariusz or Roy.

I could be wrong, but I just don't see him ever being a dominant guy at light heavy.

If he kicks ass now, I'm wrong. If he doesn't, it will still be plenty debatable, but maybe he'll give us something more to consider.

 

One thing you could hang your hat on with Byrd was..that he was hard to hit, fast and landed lots of punches.

Didn't have power? Hell, he was a light heavyweight all along!!!

NOBODY at 175 would have KO'd Byrd. Did you see the shots he took in his career?? He didn't take many of 'em, but the shots Ibeabuchi landed would have KILLED most guys.

NOBODY at 175 KOs this guy in his prime. And maybe now his chin is shit,...but I would no bank on it.

 

Byrd was talking about a fight in May. Any word of who the potential opponents are?

 

GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE READING OUR ARTICLES. HE'S FIGHTING SHAUN GEORGE

http://fightbeat.com/article_detail.php?AT=624

Geez :doh:

 

Oh. I saw Shaun George's name on the home page but didn't know he was fighting Byrd.

 

I'm really excited about Chris Byrd fighting at LHW. I think physically he got a lot in him, it was just hard to hang in there with the giants at HW. If he comes down with some power, I'd love to see him fight Tarver and dawson. A Roy Jones fight would be good too, but roy is already shot beyond repair, so it might not be competitive.

 

Byrd is already rated #8 by the WBC. ::

 

if byrd can somehow pull a miracle out of his ass and defeat a REAL true power puncher like hard hittin henry that would certainly trump his victories over tua and klitschko.

 

he'll rape boy george

 

I really look forward to seeing how he goes at 175. Wish this had happened earlier.

 

Nonsense!

Calzaghe would beat Byrd. Hell Roy Jones and Hopkins would both beat Byrd.

 

i like byrd and always have, but regardless of the weight, i think he's pretty much done. we'll see how he looks against george, who should provide a tough test in my opinion.

 

EXACTLY my thoughts!

A few years back...sure. Byrd may have been a force in that division.

Now? :laughing:

At his old age the loss in weight will affect him negatively and he may even get knocked out! :crafty:

 

He´s been through Ike, Tua, Holyfield and both Klitschkos, but Povetkin made him quit the heavyweight division. In 2009, coming to a town near you Wladimir Klitschko´s debut at flyweight. :stir: :stir:

 

:doh: :laughing: :laughing: :doh: :dunno:

 

The same WBC that somehow had hard hittin Henry in their top 10. :laughing: