Chris Byrd Opinions

[craigus1990]

Byrd was the Paulie Malignaggi of the HW division.

can u elaborate on this please?

[Tiozzo]

hes a good fighter, but i hate it when people say he beat vitali...... to try make him better than he really was

he techincally did "beat" vitali, but everyone who saw the fight, can clearely see vitali dominating, but tore up his shoulder, and had to throw in the towel the 9th round......

it is fair to say Byrd beat Vitali because VITALI QUIT ON HIS OWN IN THAT FIGHT, IT WAS NOT THE DOCTOR DECISION TO STOP THE FIGHT NOR HIS CORNER DECISION. Vitali basically said NO MAS, it hurts too much.

So since he lacked the heart to go 2 rounds with an injured shoulder, he quit, and Byrd won.

[Tiozzo]

can u elaborate on this please?

it is obviously a reference to Byrd's weak punching power, but it is not that relevant, Byrd could punch a bit, Paulie can't

[boxingking500]

it is fair to say Byrd beat Vitali because VITALI QUIT ON HIS OWN IN THAT FIGHT, IT WAS NOT THE DOCTOR DECISION TO STOP THE FIGHT NOR HIS CORNER DECISION. Vitali basically said NO MAS, it jurts too much.

So since he lacked the heart to go 2 rounds with an injured shoulder, he quit, and Byrd won.

ok whatever......... vitali was dominating byrd... dont give me this technicality ****, vitali was beating byrd's ass


wlad still destroyed byrd.......... twice

[guru]

For Speed and Skills for a Heavy he has to be somewhere near the top dont you think? or am I blowing him way out of proportion?

for speed and skill he was at the top.... but that wasnt enought to beat the elite guys... i think byrd had more success as heavy than he would have had if he lost weight and fought as CW or LHW.

[Rick Grimes]

can u elaborate on this please?

He had good speed and technical ability which allowed him to beat slow/shot fighters, he had very little power and got his ass kicked when he stepped in the ring with good bigger and stronger fighters.

[craigus1990]

for speed and skill he was at the top.... but that wasnt enought to beat the elite guys... i think byrd had more success as heavy than he would have had if he lost weight and fought as CW or LHW.

Do u say this because you think then he wudnt have had the major speed advantage tht he did at heavy?

[craigus1990]

differance is of course is that when byrd stepped up the guys out weighed him by 30lbs

[guru]

Do u say this because you think then he wudnt have had the major speed advantage tht he did at heavy?

yeah at LHW, he would be fighting guys much faster and more skilled. looked wut happened when he fought shaun george, even though byrd was past his prime, george kicked his ass worse than VK did...

[Tiozzo]

ok whatever......... vitali was dominating byrd... dont give me this technicality ****, vitali was beating byrd's ass


wlad still destroyed byrd.......... twice

Vitali was dominating Byrd, which makes the fact that he quit even worse

Wlad destroyed Byrd only once, first fight, he had to satisfy himself with a UD