George knocks out Byrd in 9th!!!!

[nelsoncm]

This is good news for Roy Jones' fans.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

The next great Light Heavyweight!!!!

Calm down, Byrd looked like **** tonight and the other dude should have knocked him out earlier if he was so great.

[The Hammer]

Byrd didnt lose the weight too fast, he had been at that weight for 6 weeks before this fight.

I think it had to do less with him losing the weight, and more of him just being old and shopworn. plus, he tryed to fight at Light Heavy the way he fought at heavy...which just didnt work out.

Although he's been at 175 for six weeks, before that the weight came down rather quickly. He wasn't overweight-looking when he fought Povetkin in October at just under 210, in fact he looked trim and fit. So it wasn't fat he lost, it was muscle.

30 to 40 pounds is a lot to lose even over three or four months when you're age 37, especially if you've been at the higher weight for about 15 years.

Clearly, he lost a lot of his muscle, and he didn't seem nearly as strong as usual tonight.

[Scott9945]

This is good news for Roy Jones' fans.

How so? Roy was interested in fighting Byrd, and that went out the window tonight.

[Steak]

Although he's been at 175 for six weeks, before that the weight came down rather quickly. He wasn't overweight-looking when he fought Povetkin in October, in fact he looked trim and fit, so it wasn't just fat he lost, it was muscle. 30 to 40 pounds is a lot to lose when you're age 37, especially if you've been at the higher weight for about 15 years.

Clearly, he lost some of his muscle...

if you say so, I thought most of what he lost was just excess weight. maybe hes just lying, but he said he could have made 168 easily.

regardless, I would prefer if his career was over. He has no business fighting at heavy, light heavy, or cruiserweight. I didnt like the look of those knockdowns, and its pretty clear he is shot.

[Burner]

This just in..Chris Byrd is a dumbass...

One meal a day..hes lucky to be alive.

[Scott9945]

if you say so, I thought most of what he lost was just excess weight. maybe hes just lying, but he said he could have made 168 easily.

regardless, I would prefer if his career was over. He has no business fighting at heavy, light heavy, or cruiserweight. I didnt like the look of those knockdowns, and its pretty clear he is shot.

Byrd will have trouble getting a boxing license in Nevada again.

[duffgun]

Byrds whole game was based on his good reactions which have slowed, at heavyweight it is less noticeable because guys like povetkin are slow but at the lower weight classes its gonna be noticeable, i said he should have quit after losing to a guy like povetkin who he would have beat 5-6 years ago imo.

[cuzfozzy]

he needs lessons from james toney

[Don Gorgon]

the knockdowns looked pretty nasty