Did Lewis duck Byrd

I think Byrd and his camp were the ONLY ones demanding a Lewis/Byrd matchup.

 

i agree, lewis-byrd would look a lot like wlad-byrd I+II. not sure about the knockdowns but a good possibility.

 

Lewis would have knocked out Chris Byrd and John Ruiz on the same night.

He did not fight either of them, because the rewards were not high enough and he was getting old and lacking motivation to fight in general. Neither Byrd nor Ruiz posed him any threat in his own mind, and therefore he had not motivation to fight them unless the figures were good. The figures were very poor, therefore the fight was pointless.

 

McGrain, I was just responding to Brighton Bomber's comment about "few people" demanding to see that fight. My point was that almost no one was calling for it.

I would not have objected to Byrd getting a shot at the title. I think he had done everything according to the rules to position himself for one. I guess he deserved it as much as a lot of guys who get title shots. I have nothing against Byrd, who is a Michigan guy and someone I pull for. I don't think Lewis would have had much of a problem with him, however.

On another topic, that's a cool avatar you have.

 

When did he duck these guys exactly? After Ruiz lost to Holyfield (Who Lewis had spanked a yr or two before) or after Ruiz lost to the former Middleweight and was the laughing stock of the sport? Another time maybe when Lewis had just lost to Rahman...yeah, rather than avenge maybe he should have challenge the "Quiet Man" :nut That would have been great for his legacy atsch

 

Yes I think he deserved a shot but not until 2003. Byrd lost to Ibeacbuchi in 1999, lost the Wlad in 2000 and it was only after he beat Tua in 2001 and Holyfield at the end of 2002 that he was really a top contender. Lewis only had the 1 fight in 2003 against Vitali, then he retired.

 

no way