Chris Byrd Lennox Lewis common opponents

More common opponents than I thought.

 

Golota beat Byrd... Thought he beat Ruiz as well

 

i think golota lost to byrd

 

Me too.

Anyway. Golota is the only name on the list where the results aren't close.

In the other fights results are pretty much the same:

Vitali
Oldyfield
Tua
Jackson
Butler

 

Lewis would have done a demolition job on Byrd.

 

But still he ducked him.

 

Lewis ducked him for a reason. Byrd would have made Lewis look like a fool.

 

So...

Lewis stops Vitali quicker and Vitali had a bigger lead over Byrd when he quit.

Lewis easily stops Golota and Jackson while Byrd can only manage a draw and a points win.

Lewis stops Butler quicker.

They both out point Tua but Lewis does it by a far bigger margin.

Lewis beats an old Holyfield but Byrd beats a 3 almost 4 year older and probably shot Holyfield. Lewis also does it in more convincing fashion in the 1st fight.

It makes it pretty clear Lewis was the superior fighter when you look at their common opponents. It's rare that a fighter beats every common opponent in a more convincing manner.

If you also look at how Byrd did against tall opponents like Lewis it's clear he was also at a style disadvantage. 2 losses to Wlad, the lucky win against Vitali while 5-6 rounds behind on the score cards. The draw with Golota and the SD against McCline. Against Lewis who was far taller and would have the biggest reach of an opponent he would have ever faced it's obvious he had nothing to pose a threat to Lewis, total mismatch.

 

This:deal

 

for picking a former middleweight to defend his title against, true.

 

an amateur MW??

you referring to when people are not fully grown.

ion that case lewis picked a shedload of former teenagers to defend his title against lol. allof them!


you flop.

 

Byrd and Ruiz made heavyweight boxing boring before there was only the Klits. Although, i enjoyed watching Vitali