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byrd is just as much to blame as anyone else... byrd hasnt fough since NOV 04... he is currently the most INACTIVCE champion... why hasnt he defended his title this year or is scheduled to defend his title? byrd has had no injuries, no excuses.... also byrd will gladly give title shots to undeserving guys like fres, golota, mccline but then uses the "underserving" excuse not to fight wlad...
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I may sound like a broken record(records were before cassettes,cds,ipods
), but I think the problem with the heavyweight division is, the current belt-holders do not fight frequent enough to elicit interest from any boxing fans. The current crop of heavyweight champs(Vitali,Ruiz,Byrd,Brewster) fight an average of 1-2 times per year.
To me, that's not enough times for me to get excited about a certain fighter because you seldom see him fight. Surely, Chris Byrd could've gotten a fight or two since his last fight in November. If any of the current heavies were fighting 3-4 times a year, there would be genuine interest in these guys because you would get to see your fighter every 3-4 months.
I don't know if these guys are lazy or it's just that hard to negotiate heavyweight title fights. But just imagine for one moment, if Vitali fought 3-4 in 2005 he would be very well-liked by boxing fans and known by the general sporting fan public.
Thats my 2 cents.
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