Will Chris Byrd make the HOF?

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  1. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    What say you?
     
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  2. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    he does not have a HOF career.
     
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  3. Porgeous Porge

    Porgeous Porge Well-Known Member Full Member

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    considering the circumstances and winning 2 titles and rubbing elbows with the best is a good thing

    wins over Vitali, Tua, Holyfield and kept his title vs Golota is a solid resume to me

    but not sure if its HOF
     
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  4. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    No.
     
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  5. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    LL ducked him. Most rate him a top 45-60 HW ATG. Some decent accomplishments. Was a little guy in a big guys division.
     
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  6. Porgeous Porge

    Porgeous Porge Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i take that into account when assessing his career

    he fought every one and for the most part was not an easy task
     
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  7. jazzysoul06

    jazzysoul06 Byrd Gang, Bitch Full Member

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    When was this? Olympics or something? yeah, let's discount someone cause they lost in an amateur career. :patsch

    I'm a big Chris Byrd fan, but I don't know if he's a HOF'er or not.

    I think he should be, but whether he WILL be is another thing. He had some good wins, he fought everyone in front of him and his only losses in his pro career were to people who outweighed him by as much as 25 lbs or in the case of him dropping down an unhealthy amount at the end of his career, to Donovan George when Byrd was drained beyond belief.

    I think he should be in, but doubt he will.

    Also Lewis DID duck him, but it wasn't out of fear or anything. Byrd didn't bring anything to the table and he was all risk no reward for Lewis. A Byrd fight does nothing for Lewis except open the door to a possible loss. I think Lewis would have won easily, but the chance is still there. And if there is no benefit to a win, don't risk a loss.

    That's business.
     
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  8. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    No, he wasn't consistent enough in his prime (imo) to warrant a Hall Of Fame invitation.
     
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  9. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    No, hes not really done anything to deserve it
     
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  10. MAG1965

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    I don't think he rates that high. He didn't accomplish much and Ibeabuchi destroyed him.
     
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  11. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    Ive read and done HW atg lists myself. Trust me it gets rather thin around 45-50. We are talking Chris Byrd and John Ruiz at this point. That is not a knock on them bother very good figthers imo.
     
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  12. Flatlander

    Flatlander Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This never happened. The two never fought. :-(
     
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  13. CocoonOfHorror!

    CocoonOfHorror! LONG-TIME LURKER! Full Member

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    Nah. Real good fighter with a great career but not that great a career!
     
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  14. Vladimir23

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    Yes, Byrd is arguably the best southpaw HW of all time.
     
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  15. Guybino

    Guybino Boxing Addict Full Member

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