Chris Byrd versus Jimmy Young

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  1. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    Bodhi why?? Young is a slick spoiler, Tyson a short slugger. If anyone teh new Tyson, it is Mike Perez.
     
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  2. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Calm down, lean back and meditate an hour about that sentence than there is a good chance for you seeing the light.
     
    bodhi, Jul 10, 2011
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  3. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ive always read and heard about how good Young was and though ok, maybe he WAS that good. But ive never actually seen him fight

    Thanks for the video Tommygun.

    Jimmy Young just made himself another fan :good

    Ive also recently just become a fan of Byrd too.
     
    Azzer85, Jul 10, 2011
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  4. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Lets get real. They fight nothing alike and anyway Mike is a great fighter on his own. No need to compare them like that
     
    tommygun711, Jul 10, 2011
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  5. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    :good Young was a great boxer in his day
     
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  6. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :thumbsup
     
    bodhi, Jul 10, 2011
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  7. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    :lol::patsch You're such a troll when it comes to Young
     
    tommygun711, Jul 10, 2011
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  8. Mendoza

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    I think Young is a misunderstood fighter. He really wasn't fast handed or quick footed. Jimmy took few risks, and was very hard to catch cleanly to the head. He had a good jab, but was very inconstant in his career.

    Byrd to me is tougher, and threw more punches. Since a stoppage win here is highly unlikely, go with the more active fighter who is throwing more and landing more. I would go with Byrd here via boring decision.

    While Young did well vs. Ali and Foreman, both guys were on the decline, and had issues with solid boxer types.
     
    Mendoza, Jul 10, 2011
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  9. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    and fighting consistently. i don't want to completely discredit him and i should probably watch more young but i agree with this. his most memorable fights are against shadows of great fighters, one of whom he lost to. he sometimes won, sometimes lost but as a whole his career seems spotty at best. in his absolute prime, he made a tough ugly fight for all but where are these performances that show him as a h2h monster and not a calculated, risk free spoiler?
     
    Jorodz, Jul 10, 2011
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  10. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I realised that rom the video, thanks

    How the hell is Young the new Tyson?????
     
    Azzer85, Jul 10, 2011
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Young couldn't do the patented SNV reverse pirouette worth a ****.
     
    red cobra, Jul 10, 2011
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  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ahh Mr Ears I was awaiting your arrival in this thread, please tell me how did you score Norton-Young again?
     
    PowerPuncher, Jul 10, 2011
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  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Like Joe Frazier was the new Gene Tunney.
     
    red cobra, Jul 10, 2011
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The Ali shuffle? Bah, humbug, I say...HUMBUG (I say again)..just mere clumsy shuffling compared to the SNV pirouette...:D
     
    red cobra, Jul 10, 2011
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  15. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It´s really astonishing how people don´t get it. :lol:
     
    bodhi, Jul 10, 2011
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