Is Chris Byrd Hall Of Fame Worthy?

Nope

 

How much credit do you give him for his win against Vitali?

 

I have probably watched 20-30 Chris Byrd fights, and he achieved way more than I ever expected. His toughness against bigger (but usually slower) Heavyweight opponents was impressive. Especially with his lack of power. But, in my opinion he is not Hall of fame worthy. Simply put, because he was just not good enough to deserve induction. He came around at the perfect time to get some nice wins over fighters who either no longer had it (like Holyfield), or a number of fighters who, while no pushovers, were never really that good. (MccCline, Purrity, etc.) His win over Vitali was a fluke. He was losing badly before Vitali tore his shoulder. And Wlad dominated him badly in both their encounters. (Byrd took a savage beating by Wlad in the rematch) Ike Ibeabuchi pummeled him as well. In My opinion, Wlad, Vitali, and Ike were the only elite fighters Byrd ever fought that were still fighting at the elite level when they faced Byrd. Had Byrd stepped up during the Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis or Bowe eras he would never have sniffed a title. Just because he is arguably the most successful heavyweight to graduate from USA's Tuesday Night Fights is not enough to warrant boxing's highest honor.

 

Michael Moorer has a better case for HOF induction than Byrd and he'll probably never make it.

 

Moorer has always been a lock for me... Can't see why he wouldn't get in at some point.

 

Yeah he had a good career and some unique accomplishments but his KO losses will hold him back imo.

 

Hell no!

 

no, hes jst another guy fortunate to win a HW title against less than stellar opposition.

up against elite titleholders, he'd have not won anything at HW.

Hes obviously world class, I'd say with potential to have been elite but didnt quite land that category.

 

He was the best US boxer for a few years during that period, so on that basis, yes.

 

I don't agree there. Even his biggest win vs Evander is tainted by Evander's medical problems. At LHW he fought absolutely nobody and has a ton of losses which act against him.

 

Moorer has 4 losses

 

If Byrd gets in, Ruiz should get in.

Guys like Tim Witherspoon, Trevor Berbick and Mike Weaver deserve to get in before those two.

 

None, he losing the fight easily until Vitali got injured. Christmas came early for Byrd that night

 

Byrd has a better resume than Vitali Klitschko.