Chris Byrd vs. Harold Johnson

Even if Godoy weren't a good win for Johnson (which he was), slicksouthpaw would still only be pitifully cherry-picking in taking one name out of a list of eight or nine within a post while entirely avoiding the actual point.

Second, I think we should wait and see Byrd actually fight at light heavyweight before making a prediction like this.

 

Exactly right.

 

Byrd is getting up there in age though. I am not sure how he is going to look at light heavy. I am interested though. Will Byrd be more aggressive? Will he suddenly have more power? I lean toward yes to both questions, but we will have to wait and see.

If Byrd wins a belt at light heavy, it will be a very rare example of a fighter moving down a weight class to become champion again.

 

I would take Johnson by a comfortable UD.

 

I don't see you around the general boxing forum anymore, SuzieQ. What's going on?

 

True, Hearns going up to beat Andries then down to beat Roldan would be another. Of course Hearns had fought at the weights below prior.

 

Johnson by decision. It's much different fighting smaller guys, than slow clumsy heavyweights.

 

Yes, I think it will be very interesting to see how Byrd, being an aging fighter and having had his fair share of tough fights, can adjust to fighting at light heavyweight, particularly having not fought at under 200 pounds in over 14 years. Does he need to weight-drain to make 175, or is he more natural there? Does he have enough left at this stage in his career to make such a change without ill effects?

I don't think we're going to start seeing a power-punching, pressure-fighting Byrd anytime soon, but I imagine he'll at least be less conservative and more open to trading, so to speak, now that he's not fighting opponents with such enormous advantages over him in raw power.

 

Byrd has a grin like he knows something. The light heavyweight divison is weak right now. Byrd could make his mark. I think Byrd will be in the mid 180's on fight night.

 

I think history has proven me wise on this one.

 

I think your right, and certainly those who favored bryd in this thread have to be feeling embarrased right now

 

And has once AGAIN proven slicksouthpaw16 to be a complete and utter moron devoid of any boxing knowledge or analytical ability.

 

"now that he's not fighting opponents with such enormous advantages over him in raw power."

This seems to have been logical, but it certainly didn't work out that way. Except perhaps for Wlad Klitschko, none of the men with "enormous advantages" in raw power did the number on him that George did, and George came into the fight with only 7 ko's in 20 fights.

 

Yes, absolutely- and I think this fight puts something of a dent in the now-pervasive idea that "super heavyweights" have unimaginable, superhuman punching power that sub-200-pound fighters can't even dream of.