Will Byrd have power at LHW?

probably but he what it will be minute. Certainly not worth giving up a speed advantage for.

I think his power will definitely be better than it was at heavyweight, but I don't expect him to become a knockout artist all of a sudden. co-sign.......

So you think Joe Calzaghe or Bernard could knock Byrd out? I guess Bernard might have a tiny chance, but Calzage? Never in a million years. Joe knocked him the fuck out in the amateurs

No,He's done.He looked drained and skeletal.He is not a puncher and his opponents will be much faster as well. chris byrd = skeletor

I have to believe his timing will be way off which will affect everything for him. That cannot be an easy adjustment to make after all those years.

No,He's done.He looked drained and skeletal.He is not a puncher and his opponents will be much faster as well. That's very blunt, but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't agree.

No,He's done.He looked drained and skeletal.He is not a puncher and his opponents will be much faster as well.

unfortunately for byrd hes at least 3 years late... after losing to wlad he shouldve moved right down rather than screwed around... beat paul amrinoccio or w/e and got ko'd by povetkin... in those years he could have still salvaged something at lhw... he's simply too old. no power at lhw either

I think his power will definitely be better than it was at heavyweight, but I don't expect him to become a knockout artist all of a sudden. I agree. But to tell you the truth I also have to wonder about how much power he will lose since he has slowed down a bit with his advancing age. In any case, I always like Byrd and will be rooting for him in the division. On a side note, I wish he would have just went down to a cruiserweight. I would like to see that division get more “names” in it.

byrd started out as a middleweight, when he turned pro he weighed 169 lbs and spent years pumping himself up with weightlifting. i saw byrd fight at the lighter weights, he was better at around 190 - 205 lbs than his last hw fights where he was trying to bulk up to 220. he's old but i think he'll be better without all the extra beef, he might even be able to move a lil bit like he used to. i think he'd be good at 175 if he was younger

So you think Joe Calzaghe or Bernard could knock Byrd out? I guess Bernard might have a tiny chance, but Calzage? Never in a million years.

Byrd simply isn't a knockout puncher. He isn't going to change his style this late in his career. Personally I think he's making a mistake competing at 175 and he'll be a flop, although I do wish him good luck.

I think he can have 1 punch ko power for some reason, his chin would be granite.

I think his power will definitely be better than it was at heavyweight, but I don't expect him to become a knockout artist all of a sudden.

No matter what happens..it is AMAZING that he was able to get down so far in weight after ALL THOSE years at such a higher weight. I mean,he was in shape at the higher weight to throw punches, move,etc for 12 rounds against HUGE guys. Win, lose, or draw people wil be curious to get the details of his method of weight loss.

I think he'll look like shit at light heavyweight. But i could be wrong. If i was his management i'd have him fight 5 - 6 times at light heavyweight and go 10 rounds more then once before i let him go against the top of the division. He has too many bad habits that helped him agianst Heavyweights that will sink him at Light heavywegith. but i could be wrong.

His days at HW were pretty much done, but I think he can do some damage at LHW. Weird that he skipped CW, especially with Haye leaving, but there are some pretty big names at LHW.

I think he'll improve a bit but i doubt it will be a huge difference

Pretty self-explanatory. I never could see Byrd as anything more than a medicore fighter, the fact that he was awarded even a draw against Golota was a robbery. However, to answer the question, I could see it, as you said, being a heavyweight his entire career, he might be able to get some wins by knockout, now that he's facing some smaller fighters.