You did say he was great. Toney was also a top 5 heavyweight for 4 years.Was he a great heavyweight?
Exactly
We often see references to Sharkey's ability to take punishment / great chin,but just how durable was he?
Not for me.It's Langford,and I'd put Wills,Jackson,Jeanette,Godfrey up there with anyone else.Byrd's resume isn't deep enough imo.
I have 3 biographies on him,I know where he was at. ps Marciano turned pro at age 23.
You make a statement but don't explain why you have formed those opinions. Holyfield was 2 years older and lost and drew with moderate...
Very good fighter .Great? Not for me.
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Can you point out where in my post I said / implied that? I just stated two statistical facts.
This puts Byrd into much needed realistic prospective!
Its worth noting that in his 27th pro fight Marciano faced 22-20-5 Eldridge Eatman who had lost his last 3 and won 1 of his last 8 In his 33 rd...
Byrd had slowed down tremendously at 37 when he fought 13 fight novice Povetkin, but Holyfield was the same at 40 as he had been at 38 when he...
You make a statement but don't explain why you have formed those opinions. Holyfield was 2 years older and had lost and drawn with moderate...
He was 2 years older and had lost and struggled with Ruiz . What evidence can you show that Lewis would have any more problems with Byrd than...
Nope he beat a 2 years older Holyfield who had lost and drawn with Ruiz. I'm matching prime for prime ,and prime Tyson ko's Byrd. Lewis didn't...
