I remember an interview in Boxing Monthly with the Byrdman claiming that Lennox was ducking him before he retired. He claimed he would beat Lennox if they met, but Lennox's team weren't interested.

(In a reference to his power, Chris admitted he didn't have comparative power, but does "something very obvious" that he didn't want to reveal. Is it the sharp right hand counter over the top, do you think?)

Anyway, that's the question...

I remember an interview in Boxing Monthly with the Byrdman claiming that Lennox was ducking him before he retired. He claimed he would beat Lennox if they met, but Lennox's team weren't interested.

(In a reference to his power, Chris admitted he didn't have comparative power, but does "something very obvious" that he didn't want to reveal. Is it the sharp right hand counter over the top, do you think?)

Anyway, that's the question...


.....Lewis wouldn't fight Byrd because he knows that his style is not crowd pleasing and he didn't consider him a top guy. I don't think Lewis took him seriously enough to duck him. A subpar opponent that brings no excitement to the table. Why the hell would he fight him? What would be the point?

If Wlad and VK can handle Byrd, Lennox would have no problem, what do you expect Byrd to say...that he can't beat Lennox but still would like to give it a try?

Manny knew how difficult of an opponent Byrd could potentially be, for this reason if the two would have ever squared off LL would have been in supreme condition, completely prepared for 12 rounds...meaning that this fight would have been won by Len with relative ease.

No way Lewis ducked Byrd. That is a myth. Byrd brought nothing to the table. No marketability and at the time he wasn't considered a threat.

No Manny did not view Byrd as "Difficult" they viewed his as insignifigant. I like Byrd but lets be honest here, the guy had been flat out destroyed everytime he had stepped up at that point.

Your best chance to beat Lewis would have been to land a hail mary punch not outbox him.

all i can see happeneing is lennox landing that right and its over.i say lennox ko 9

I say Byrd could probally go 12 rounds with lewis because of his supreme "elusivness", but loose by decision.

I would pick Lennox but Byrd always seems to win even when it looks like he lost. Its a toss up

I'm no Lewis fan, but Lewis is a smart fight for being a big guy.
I think byrd would try all that pity pat crap, and lewis would catch him with a vicious right, or upper cut; in the mid to late rounds. Lewis knows how to use his size as his advantage.

i doubt it. lewis didnt take it bc it wasnt worth the small risk of getting outboxed for no money

Lewis didn't take it because he didn't consider Byrd to be a good enough fighter. Can't say Lewis dodged anyone really since he fought everyone he could during his era. Never rated Byrd personally.

I remember an interview in Boxing Monthly with the Byrdman claiming that Lennox was ducking him before he retired. He claimed he would beat Lennox if they met, but Lennox's team weren't interested.

(In a reference to his power, Chris admitted he didn't have comparative power, but does "something very obvious" that he didn't want to reveal. Is it the sharp right hand counter over the top, do you think?)

Anyway, that's the question...

IMO Lennox would have whipped Byrd.

I think the reason Lennox wouldnt fight Byrd is because he didnt see it a fight that history will remember.

Who wants to end a great career chasing a middleweight around for 12 rounds??

This is a valid question. Byrd would have a chance depending on the size of the ring, who the ref is and which Lewis showed up. Nobody really wants to fight Byrd, and that is not out of fear. Byrd makes most fighters look bad. (He did make Mcline look better than he is)

Byrd knows how to fight to win. No, I am not saying he would beat Lewis, but with other factors involved, he has a chance to beat Lennox.

If we saw them Fight at the Blue Horizon with Tony Orlando as the ref and Lewis in shape like Holyfield 1 then it would be less than a round. Byrd would retire, or forced to retire due to brain damage.

What are you people who think Byrd would win thinking? You realize that in picking Byrd to win you are saying that A) Wlad is a better boxer than Lewis and B) Ike has more power than Lewis.

This is a valid question. Byrd would have a chance depending on the size of the ring

I get the impression Byrd can fight well in any size ring, have you seen how small the ring in his home gym is? Its tiny!

I get the impression Byrd can fight well in any size ring, have you seen how small the ring in his home gym is? Its tiny!

No I haven't. I will take your word on it though. I was stating that Byrd would have to use his footspeed and elusiveness to avoid the bombs that Lennox throughs.

Do you know the deminsions?

byrd is struggling to beat marginally talented guys like mcline, fres and golota.... the only chance he has is if he could go the distance and get a DON KING decision

No I haven't. I will take your word on it though. I was stating that Byrd would have to use his footspeed and elusiveness to avoid the bombs that Lennox throughs.

Do you know the deminsions?

The reason i mentioned it is because IMO Byrd likes to stand close and use head movement to avoid shots.

I dont know the dimensions but its very small, i think i watched it on maxboxing.

Everyone said the same thing they are saying about Byrd before Leiws fought Michael Grant. Look what happened.

Lewis would KO Byrd, Lewis is to big and strong for him.

Lewis would have destroyed Byrd.

I have never taken Byrd seriously. It's like Larry Merchant said. No one can enjoy his fights. A guy running around bobbing and weaving and hitting you with the equivalent of a pillow to the face is not entertainment....hell, its not even boxing. Chris Byrd is the worst ranked heavyweight out there. Give him to Lennox and Lennox will put Byrd into an early retirement program. If Ron Raul wouldnt have stopped Byrd-Ibeabuchi, Ike would have put Chris in a coma.

I remember an interview in Boxing Monthly with the Byrdman claiming that Lennox was ducking him before he retired. He claimed he would beat Lennox if they met, but Lennox's team weren't interested.

(In a reference to his power, Chris admitted he didn't have comparative power, but does "something very obvious" that he didn't want to reveal. Is it the sharp right hand counter over the top, do you think?)

Anyway, that's the question...
LOL!... :D :banana: :biggthump: :thanks: ... That's funny.... LOL!... NO

Anyway, that's the answer...

first of all lewis would not KO byrd, he would beat him al la wlad though, bashing him into the canvas twice and shuting him out, byrd cant win

Byrds only chance in beating anybody is if they get tired out! Watch his fights. That is the only way he can win, make his opponents swing and miss till they are exausted, then pitty-pat them when they are too tired to hold their arms up. As much as I hate Lewis, he is way too smart for that and would just use his long jab all day like he did to Holyfield in the first fight. And if Byrd got desperate and tried to charge in, Lennox would kill Byrd with the uppercut. Its accedemic!

Prime Lewis KILLS him. Byrd is so over-rated it's not funny.
He has trouble with big heavyweights. He was way behind vs Vitali, he was pummeled by Wlad.. Prime Lennox was smarter & more effective than these guys. He would have handled Byrd easily.

Chris Byrd was a fairy, who had only beaten an old Holyfield at that stage and i mean if he gets almost outboxed by Golota and in My Opinion gets beaten by Oquendo imagine what a on his game Lewis would have done, it would have been Ike Ibuchi All over again