Should Chris Byrd retire?

Oh yeah, and Byrd's a great fighter and all, but if he waits until he beats Vitaly, he'll be fighting an awfully long time. I only posted the stuff about Wlad because the guy that started the post said that based on logic some have used to determine that Wlad should retire, Byrd should retire as well. I personally don't think either of them are washed up.

Look, Byrd has no excuse for even being touched by someone that much heavier and slower than he is. That being said, I think he is an excellent pure boxer who just isn't appreciated by modern boxing fans who want a knockout in every fight. I think the fact that he has become easier to hit in recent fights is linked directly to his constantly being criticized for not fighting his opponents. As for Wlad, I will say this once again, many of you are still posting as if everyone thinks that Vitali and Wlad are the next coming of Christ. I don't see any posts of that nature, and when I mention it in my posts, no one ever replies. I saw someone post that Lewis never got Sanderized like Wlad did. That's because both of his KO losses were one-punch affairs where he could barely stand, much less get up and fight. Make no mistake, Sanders would have had a field day with Lewis. My point is this, you guys keep on saying that pretty much anyone who likes the Klits are blind, know-nothings who are terribly biased in their opinions, and yet the Klit haters seem to always come up with wonderful one-lined posts that basically consist of "just face it, your guy is done, Klit lover". Where is the logic in that? I'll end this post now, since no one is going to discuss it logically with me anyway. Later

Byrdy's not retiring until he rematches and beats vitali!

no, not you jabs..... the "haters" are the guys that won't admit wlad is athletic, quick and has a good offense or that VK can take a punch and is a decent boxer himself.... they think both klits are slow, lumbering giants with no skill.... haters are just as bad as nutlickers, in regards to being objective....

or some of the klit haters, who are just as illrational as the klit nutlickers Guru..... Define a "Wlad Klit hater".. Is it someone who looks at his three horrendous losses & believe they show he's limited ? That ain't hatin', that's logic.

or some of the klit haters, who are just as illrational as the klit nutlickers

Wlad doesn't need to retire as much as his fans do....

NO!!! Byrd should wait till he rematches Golota before he retires so Golota can get the justice he deserves by beating Byrd's ass again!!! ;)

ofcourse he should retire if not for losing to Wlad then for his last 2 fights hes gotten lucky and he should leave b4 he gets hurt which he will he should also leave becuz hes already damaged boxing fans so much hes caused countless fans to slip into unwakeable commas please Byrd leave leave now

Like I said I don't hate anybody and I have no beef with Wlad beating Chris, cause thats what he did, he beat him up bad. However that was a different Wlad back then, one thats chin hadn't been exposed yet or his confidence shot.The Wlad now is a heartless, chinless, fighter who is afraid to get hit or pull the trigger. The reasons I don't really like either Klit is primarily because their skills are horrible and their fans think their gods. Fanatic fans who think that there greatest fighters ever and fighters with extremely limited ability. Thats why I don't like the Klits. By the way your respect level for me means absolutely nothing to me.So hate me all you want because I really don't care. christistheanswer- even the pope... http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/stfupope.jpg

That or...you know QUIT You are the one who says you like Vitali and not Wlad. Way to support your fighter.

I think Wlad should stay in it, he is very talented, but has been exposed as quite weak willed and weak chined as of late, there is no way to fix the chin problem, he is stuck with that, but he has to be more evasive, move like chris byrd, get some confidence back, and get out there and whoop some ass. Lewis had a weaker chin that other HW's he beat, but he beat them on confidence and skill, something which Wlad needs, he has the skill, but needs the confidence. Lewis beat TUA, MERCER, MCALL, TYSON, HOLYFIELD, all guys who supposedly have a stronger chin than him. So if he can do it why can't wlad show us what he had earlier on in his career, one thing's for sure, what he lacks in chin his big bro makes up for.

Like I said I don't hate anybody and I have no beef with Wlad beating Chris, cause thats what he did, he beat him up bad. However that was a different Wlad back then, one thats chin hadn't been exposed yet or his confidence shot.The Wlad now is a heartless, chinless, fighter who is afraid to get hit or pull the trigger. The reasons I don't really like either Klit is primarily because their skills are horrible and their fans think their gods. Fanatic fans who think that there greatest fighters ever and fighters with extremely limited ability. Thats why I don't like the Klits. By the way your respect level for me means absolutely nothing to me.So hate me all you want because I really don't care. ....The jury is still out on Wlad. You may turn out to be right and you may turn out to be wrong. To say that Vitali's skills are terrible makes you look like a fool. Once again, Vitali has outboxed every fighter he has ever met(not outpunched necesarily). He has never been behind on any scorecard after the 4th round of any fight. How can a guy with no skill accomplish that?? You never answer that question when I pose it to you. I think your dislike is based on the whippings that Byrd got and the fact that the Klits are pale complected. And oh yeah, your last comment is gonna make me cry myself to sleep tonight. ;)

....Christ, I would respect you alot more if you would just come out and say you hate Wlad because he beat Byrd to a pulp. Like I said I don't hate anybody and I have no beef with Wlad beating Chris, cause thats what he did, he beat him up bad. However that was a different Wlad back then, one thats chin hadn't been exposed yet or his confidence shot.The Wlad now is a heartless, chinless, fighter who is afraid to get hit or pull the trigger. The reasons I don't really like either Klit is primarily because their skills are horrible and their fans think their gods. Fanatic fans who think that there greatest fighters ever and fighters with extremely limited ability. Thats why I don't like the Klits. By the way your respect level for me means absolutely nothing to me.So hate me all you want because I really don't care.

Torino ^ | A Guy that dont know boxing, but loves the klits like a true Gerry Cooney fan. | the Klitschko brothers, http://www.comrat.iatp.md/box/Pictures/klitschko%20fan2.jpg can't hold Chris Byrds http://www.listin.com.do/antes/septiembre03/200903/cuerpos/deporte/images/DEP18.jpg jockstrap they cant hold byrd's jock strap? i didnt see the Vitali/byrd fight, all i know is Vitali lost the fight, i did see Byrd catch a severe, dont spill kool aid on my carpet again ass beating by Wlad though.

.....I'm sure the Klits don't want to hold Byrd's jock but they were more than happy to beat him right out of it when they met him in the ring. That or...you know QUIT

Torino ^ | A Guy that dont know boxing, but loves the klits like a true Gerry Cooney fan. | the Klitschko brothers, http://www.comrat.iatp.md/box/Pictures/klitschko%20fan2.jpg can't hold Chris Byrds http://www.listin.com.do/antes/septiembre03/200903/cuerpos/deporte/images/DEP18.jpg jockstrap .....I'm sure the Klits don't want to hold Byrd's jock but they were more than happy to beat him right out of it when they met him in the ring.

Byrd is finished? Byrd is the IBF heavyweight champion of the world. He lost to Oquendo by two points on my card and beat Golota by 2 points aloso on my card. Go back and watch both fights again, he wasn't owned in either fight they were close tough fights. Again the Wlad fans logic just doesn't make sense. Another case of bitter Wlad fans angry that the small Chris Byrd has become a legit world champion while their guy the "heir" to the HW thrown has been exposed by nobodies. ....Christ, I would respect you alot more if you would just come out and say you hate Wlad because he beat Byrd to a pulp. Byrd has become easier to hit lately, his quickness is becoming less of a factor, and he has struggled in his last two fights. Looks to me like he may very well be losing it and thinking of retiring should be a legitimate question. If he had lost those two fights like he should have then people would definitely be calling for him to get out of the game. It's a shame he is fighting a skilless guy like McCline in his next fight.

The thing is that this is how most boxing experts feel, no matter what they say. The Klits aren't that good, they have very little skill, and the only assets that they do have are that their big and they can punch. The klit fans say its the European style, its not that, its the lack of style and skill. Any true boxing fans can see the Klits aren't that talented,if you can't see that your blind and don't know boxing. If it was the lack of style and skill they wouldn't be outboxing everyone they face. Most experts picked Lewis to KO Vitali in 1. The American experts obviously aren't big on any European fighter. So much so that they hardly ever televised Povetkin. Asking American boxing experts to give a fair analysis of the Klitschko's is like asking the Michael Moore to give a fair analysis of Bush.

You aren't that bright are you?. Well I may not be that bright but I know boxing and I know what a good boxer looks like, you and the other Klits fans obviously don't. So who is calling who not bright. Look who your favorite fighter is, a gutless, chinless, pansy ,and you claim that he can do no wrong. Your the one who needs to wise up either that or just stop posting because your lack of boxing knowledge is clear as day.