Chris Byrd vs Vitali Klitschko (Highlights)

[RubenSonny]

A loss based on an injury incurred while handily winning a fight can't honestly be called "definitive." No matter who the fighter in question is.

Period.

He refused to fight, therefore it is a definitive loss no matter what you say.

[-Deal With It-]

A loss based on an injury incurred while handily winning a fight can't honestly be called "definitive." No matter who the fighter in question is.

Period.

awwwwwwwwwwww he had a boo boo

Haye had a boo boo in his last fight as well.

Do we give a shit? NO!

Should we give a shit? NO!

The same applies to Vitali. I can give the barest minimum of fuck about his little boo boo. He lost to Byrd because he was the inferior boxer, and the inferior warrior, just like Haye lost to Wlad because he was the inferior boxer and the inferior warrior.

There are just too many countless dozens, if not hundreds examples throughout boxing history, as well as in contemporary times, of fighters gutting it out through equally severe injuries and even worse, against bigger, stronger and more dangerous opponents (than Byrd) and end up walking away with a W or at least with their dignity and honor intact by showing heart and going the distance... for me to give a flying fuck about this glass hearted clown's alleged boo boo.

[Ubermensch]

awwwwwwwwwwww he had a boo boo

Haye had a boo boo in his last fight as well.

Do we give a shit? NO!

Should we give a shit? NO!

The same applies to Vitali. I can give the barest minimum of fuck about his little boo boo. He lost to Byrd because he was the inferior boxer, and the inferior warrior, just like Haye lost to Wlad because he was the inferior boxer and the inferior warrior.

There are just too many countless dozens, if not hundreds examples throughout boxing history, as well as in contemporary times, of fighters gutting it out through equally severe injuries and even worse, against bigger, stronger and more dangerous opponents (than Byrd) and end up walking away with a W or at least with their dignity and honor intact by showing heart and going the distance... for me to give a flying fuck about this glass hearted clown's alleged boo boo.

Equating a possibly career-ending shoulder injury (the physician who examined Vitali said his career might have been over had he continued) to a sore tore is just a bit of a stretch.

And unlike Haye versus Wlad, Vitali was winning the fight versus Byrd quite handily, so your claim of him being an "inferior boxer" is also a stretch.

But you know that.

Nice alt, by the way.

[ShoulderRoll]

Why didn't Vitali ever avenge this loss? Lennox Lewis avenged all of his.

That is yet another reason why LL deserves to be ranked higher all-time.

[jisi]

Byrd make him quit. Vitali was frustrated because he could not land clean.

Look at Wlad vs Byrd II. Wlad dominates Byrd and he knocks him out. Wlad is much better than his brother and with Emanuel Steward Wlad becomes a superior boxer.

[Larry the boss]

looks like he threw out his shoulder from missing so many times

[jimmy1569]

DEFENSE is a scoring criteria. The BODY & HEAD are a scoring area, which Byrd landed on at about an equally consistent rate as Vitali throughout the whole fight. GLOVES & AIR are NOT a scoring area which is what was Vitali landed on for most of the fight.

Byrd even landed the more snapping, harder punches in the fight, which is beyond hilarious. He knocked Vitali backwards with shots more often than the other way around. Infact, i can't think of one time where Byrd was actually moved backwards from a punch from Vitali.

You ... my friend.. are BEYOND moronic on this thread & are having a field day with Vitali with no one to shut your yapper. The fact that you think Byrd landed the harder shots SHOULD have your sorryA44ss Suspended from the forum for several months on principal alone.

The ONLY reason Vitali was being backed up & NOT going through Byrd is because he had a shoulder injury that was beyond disruptive.. It WAS so severe he forfeited a phocking gimme W... vITALI DID land some hard shots... on Byrd.. even if it was one for every three that he missed.. The ones that landed kept Chris honest & ALERT at all times throughout the fight.. In the first couple of rds... he was that close to Ike'ng him by a matter of inches.. If One of those punches landed flush... you would've seen Byrd drooling looking for his mouthpiece.. Vitali made the entire fight & won every rd that he was on the aggressive in. The one or two THAT he lost towards the end is when he was passive because of SEVERE pain in his shoulder. He was probably thinking of doing A no mas Roberto Duran style while action was commencing but had the decency to do it in between rds.. RESPECT that.



Vitali KLitschko has nothing to prove to Byrd.. despite having his worst connect rate.. he won most of the rds hands down & kept Chris on the defensive throughout as evidenced by the punch stats.. 8 more landed shots is fine & dandy.. although you'll have the whole board believing a Byrd shot is equivalent to a Vitali one... Bottom Line Vitali was begging to get KTFO bY byrd INSTEAD of his shoulder & Byrd was getting FREEBIES..anyone who doesn't think so is smoking some mad shet.. Lewis & Byrd WERE landing freebies on Vitali right before both bouts ended. They weren't landing jack when Vitali had full use of all his physical capacity & that's all you NEED to know about what a pathetic hate thread this is.. Vitali will take this as a comp... knowing you've gone to that much trouble to slander his good name

[jimmy1569]

Klit won most of the rounds, not many would argue against that. But the rounds were very close and Byrd was backing Vitaly up nearly as much as he got backed up despite the huge disadvantages he was at.

Scoring criteria is based on

1. Clean punches
2. Effective aggression
3. Ring generalship
4. Defense

Vitaly landed 8 more punches thru the entire fight and obviously landed the harder punches of the two. Slight advantage to Vitaly in Category one.

While Vitaly only landed 26% of his total punches but he threw nearly twice as many keeping Byrd on the defensive. When Byrd did throw though he landed at 44%, but overall not active enough to win the effective aggression category. Advantage Klitschko.

Byrd moved and did as he pleased either standing in front of Klit or moving out of danger without the ring being cutoff on him and was the more apt of the two to give angles. Vitaly on the other hand was content to move in straight lines both offensively and defensively. Advantage Byrd in ring generalship.

Byrd blocked, ducked and slipped punches making Vitaly land at a career low connect rate and was never visibly hurt in this fight. Advantage Byrd in the defensive category.

Depending on what one prefers, if you favored a defensive fight, an argument could be made Byrd actually won. Myself, I prefer the guy throwing punches looking to make something happen offensively therefore had Vitaly winning the majority of rounds. Anyone trying to claim the rounds weren't close based on the criteria of judging a fight is just foolish though and only choosing to see what the want to see instead of everything that was happening.

Most of this is fair journalism except for the part about ANYONE presuming for a second Byrd wins the fight on the defensive end. You CAN'T win a fight when you play excellent D but at the expense of your O.. jUST not feasable. Byrd has a W on his record he didn't earn & so does Lewis.. let's NOT make up stuff as if they actually deserved to get the nod.. BE HAPPY with the 2 MOST ASTERISKED W'S in heavyweight championship history & keep it movin'.

[jimmy1569]

you hate the Klitschko nuthuggers

that hate for the Klitschko nuthuggers has translated itself into moderate trolling, bitterness towards the Klits and constant e-battles and arguments with irrational people

I know what I'm talking about, I've gone to e-war with those ******s more than once, but it's a battle you can't win, it's never-ending, new nuthuggers come along as some of them go

I've come to realize that a while back now (even though I always knew it, as might be the case for you too), and I'm done with those nuthuggers, and I have a better time going through the forums since

I drop a bomb here and there once in a while for the **** of it, but that's it, no more useless discussions with them nuthuggers

you are wasting time and energy, hence why the other poster some of you have branded a Tunney alt, which I doubt, is spot on when he talks about your ''crusade''

meditate about it, it's for your own good

Son... stfu & stop acting as if you're some kind of voice of reason. You're just as bad as him. You engage heavily with Klitschko supporters... you even write there sayings on your wall.. If that ain't engagement... i don't know what is... don't worry about this nuthugger.. he's here to stay & will take all of yuse to school one by effin' one.

[jimmy1569]

Looking at that 9th round again, Im not sure if Vitali was really injured.

It looks like he quit out of frustration and embarassment. He was getting backed up by a man half his size, and could not handle the humiliation.

I call bull**** on this "injury" until a Klitschko fan can provide proof.

Klitschko being backed up by the LIGHTEST hitting heavyweight in the past half century is your phocking proof. Getting immediate rotator cuff surgery & being on the shelve for a yr is your proof. FAILING to stop 2 opponents in a row after STOPPING 27 in a row is your proof.. Embarassing himself in front of the whole world while quitting a fight he was unanimously winning on all scorecards is your proof... Not throwing anything back vs Byrd right towards the end of the bout is further proof. I'm sure you'll have the entire forum believe that suddenly Byrd turned into Tyson in a matter of a couple of rds & Vitali turned into RJJ punch resistance mode & can't handle a few bombs by the Byrdman.. ALL these things i mentioned are a direct result of a severe shoulder injury that prevented Vitali from continuing to win. That night.. Winning wasn't everything to Vitali as it was against Lennox... respect the facts & stop talking OUT of that AssS... jOE c... & if you want medical proof go to Germany & look for the MEDIC WHO performed the cuff surgery... his name is DR. ...........!