Chris Byrd is unappreciated, bigtime!

[ChrististheAnswer]

Christisnot the answer said: I have never made any beef about Byrd's losses but the Wlad fans always find a way.


.....I seem to recall you jumping on the theory of Wlad having a foreign substance on his gloves way back when uh when uh when he kicked Byrd's ars.

You recall me saying that? Show some proof before you make accusations. In a recent thread I made the comment of how I didn't think there was anything su****ious regarding the Wlad-Byrd fight. Don't shoot off at the mouth before you realize what your saying.

[Torino]

IMO Chris Byrd is a good boxer, with world class defenses. However, IMO he will never be a good champion until he defends his title by KO.

His slap like a girl style doesn't do it for me.

[ChrististheAnswer]

IMO Chris Byrd is a good boxer, with world class defenses. However, IMO he will never be a good champion until he defends his title by KO.

His slap like a girl style doesn't do it for me.

Good post Torino. These are the kind of posts we need on Boxingscene, opionated yet realistic.

[leff]

Ive never said he aint got talent, his fast, defensive and has a style that few see the beauty in.
But both wlad and vit would whop him again.
Yes its brave of him too bee with the big boys while not being one.
Hell earn my respect if he fights vit again cause everyone knows their not done with each others.

[techn9ne]

this thread reminds me of some of the klitschkos hacks on this site who only post about the brothers

i would be interested to see CITA post about other fighters some time just for a little change

[ChrististheAnswer]

this thread reminds me of some of the klitschkos hacks on this site who only post about the brothers

i would be interested to see CITA post about other fighters some time just for a little change

I do post about other fighters, this thread was dead until you brought back up again.

[techn9ne]

I do post about other fighters, this thread was dead until you brought back up again.

[ChrististheAnswer]

very funny!

[pinkpanther]

Look I know you have heard this from me before and despite what you think about Byrd's style,I hear what some of you guys say, he's boring, he slaps, he has no power, etc.

Now lets look at some of Byrd's underappreciated aspects which most Byrd haters tend to ignore.

1)The man has one of the best defenses ever seen at HW, in any era.
2)His quick hands and superior boxing ability are head and shoulders above anybody else in the division.
3)He isn't afraid of anybody and will fight anyone,anywhere,anytime, despite his size.
4) The man is a blown up middleweight who competes with natural far bigger men and usually wins.
5) He has a tremendous chin
6) He has trmendous heart
7) He conducts himself in a classy manner, and represents the sport well.

Now before you say "Shut up CITA, this is the same old story we hear from you..." Lets be realistic, I pride myself on being a proud Byrd fan but I'm also realistic. I call a spade a spade. And the Byrd naysayers should do the same.

I have never heard so much rubbish in my life.

one of the best defences in the heavyweight era mmmm.... mabe if by saying one of the best you mean he falls into the top 100 maybe.

Great chin er.... yeah if you think getting dropped twice by Ibeabuchi means you have a good chin....please!

Who has he ever beaten other than Vitali who tor his rotary cuff otherwise he would have spanked Bird, Holyfield who was old enough to be his father and David Tua - over 12 awful rounds of boxing - come on pal.

Byrd is a moderate heavy in possibly the worst era of heavyweight boxing history! The only thing you got right was that he has a good heart and is a real gentleman with an apreciation for the traditions of the sport - he excels in this catagory.

[pinkpanther]

I'd like to add further to my previous posting that going back to the eighties and nineties Byrd would probably not even been a top 15 the likes of (off the top of my head):

James Douglas
Ray Mercer
Frank Bruno
Trevor Berbick
Razor Ruddock
Oliver McCall
Tommy Morrison
Tim Weatherspoon
Brian Nielson
Tony Tucker

probably even Greg Page and Tony Tubbs on their day would have beaten Byrd - he is distinctly average and it just shows how bad the state of heaveywight boxing is right now that he has a belt of any kind!