Chris Byrd Announces Light Heavyweight Run

[HeartAttack]

I bet you anything Byrd fights a guy whose surname can also be a first name.

Okay what do you know? Is it Montel Griffin? And imagine if Byrd had gone LHW 10 years ago. Byrd, Hill, Jones Jr and Tarver eventually, and Dariuz Micahlski (or whatever it is)

[Mr. Ryan]

Okay what do you know? Is it Montel Griffin? And imagine if Byrd had gone LHW 10 years ago. Byrd, Hill, Jones Jr and Tarver eventually, and Dariuz Micahlski (or whatever it is)

He's in a lot deeper waters than Montell Griffin, I'll tell you that much.

[HeartAttack]

He's in a lot deeper waters than Montell Griffin, I'll tell you that much.

Zsolt Erdei or Rico Hoye? Most of the waters that are deeper than Griffin are fighting in the next two weeks.

[Mizzou]

Chris Bryd is Junk. So is John Ruiz. Hang em up

[Degsy]

Too little too late Byrd, had he fought at LHW earlier in his career, he would of given Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe a run for their money. This is Dawson's division now.

I didn't realise that he got beaten by Calzaghe as an Amatuer middleweight in 1992.

[Verstyle]

He's already felt heavyweight power, so going down would help him alot alot. His power would be great too.

[Degsy]

I 2nd that.

Slick, you got Chad by stoppage or UD against Glen??? Whats happening next is there a contract for the Winners to fight each other to unify before either one dissappears to fight Bernard or Joe??

[slicksouthpaw16]

Slick, you got Chad by stoppage or UD against Glen??? Whats happening next is there a contract for the Winners to fight each other to unify before either one dissappears to fight Bernard or Joe??

Dawson by late stoppage from accumulation. I think that Glen will put pressure on Chad and make it a very tough fight in the early going, but i see Dawson slowing Glen down with his hard right jab and diverse arsenal, making him respect his underrated punching power. When you keep Johnson at the end of your shots, then he is completely nullified. Dawson will use his foot speed to move around the ring and Keeping Johnson at bay. After round six, Dawson will be backing Johnson up, placing his shots together, mixing up his punches and landing power shots, which would eventually overwhelm the road warrior and cause the referee(or Johnson's corner) to stop the fight. Johnson has never been in with a fighter as talented, as devoted, as skilled, as hungry as quick as powerful as Chad Dawson.

I think that the winner of Tarver/Woods is going to fight Dawson for a unification fight around the summer. Adrian Diaconu and Chris Henry are fighting for the WBC interim title so Dawson may have to defend against either of them. If Taver wins, then he will try his best to avoid Dawson, but i think that he will be forced to fight him when it is apparent to everyone that he is ducking Dawson. Also, i think that Calzaghe is looking more along the lines of fighting Tarver, Woods, Pavlik ect. He has never brought Dawson's name up in any interview. Thats the fight i want to see the most.

[SHB]

I didn't realise that he got beaten by Calzaghe as an Amatuer middleweight in 1992.

KO'd no less.

If Byrd can get a couple of big wins at LHW I'd love to see him fight in a rematch.

[Degsy]

KO'd no less.

If Byrd can get a couple of big wins at LHW I'd love to see him fight in a rematch.

I didn't realise Calzaghe ko'd Byrd, thats pretty impressive given that Byrd won a **** load of medals in the Amateurs, still can't believe that Joe never got picked for the Olympic team as an Am, mystifying