did Byrd ruin his legacy ???

[cuzfozzy]

should he fight again to vindicate himself ???

[THe TRiNiTY]

He could have a REALLY easy fight to go out on a win. But it's pointless. He's had a very good career. An honest, natural 175 pounded, fighting at heavyweight and winning a portion of the title, is still pretty damn impressive. He was a VERY good fighter in his prime. He has nothing less to prove.

He didn't ruin his legacy. Legacies don't come and go at the end of your career, generally speaking. I doubt anyone watched this fight, and said, 'I no longer have the same respect for Byrd'. Regardless of what that level of respect was at.

[neils7147933]

If anyone really thought there was a legacy at stake, the Povetkin loss killed it, not him fighting at 175 and losing like this...

[sycoOG08]

i dont look at him any diff shaun george is a stud noway he could beat him

[mECHsLAVE]

He could have a REALLY easy fight to go out on a win. But it's pointless. He's had a very good career. An honest, natural 175 pounded, fighting at heavyweight and winning a portion of the title, is still pretty damn impressive. He was a VERY good fighter in his prime. He has nothing less to prove.

He didn't ruin his legacy. Legacies don't come and go at the end of your career, generally speaking. I doubt anyone watched this fight, and said, 'I no longer have the same respect for Byrd'. Regardless of what that level of respect was at.

Actually, I think Byrd was a natural 210 pound fighter. Which leaves him in no man's land in boxing....he would be a natural cruiser, really. Cruiser champions often try HW campaigns, but Byrd essentially started his career at HW. And 175 was obviously a ridiculous extreme for him to try and switch to. He was severely underweight and weak. No chin, nothing on his punches, no recuperative ability. The human body is not meant to fight 30 pounds underweight, as most know, including Byrd and his fans now. You can start your career way underweight, like many fighters do and get away with, but not end your career.

[slickPUG]

I don't think this loss hurts Byrd's legacy, people understand the situation. An old fighter who's got a lot of miles on the odometer, the combination of age, ring wear, weight loss...and his opponent were simply to much for the veteran Byrd to handle, I hope he retires now with his health and family &enjoys life after boxing, I always enjoyed watching Byrd's artistry in the ring.