Floyd Patterson vs Chris Byrd

I think they both win and lose a lot of the same fights. I don't see Byrd having too much of a problem with an old Moore, Ingo, Harris, Rademacher, etc.. And Floyd likely beats a lot of the guys Byrd defeated as well, though David Tua would be dangerous. I'll leave out the Vitali fight as I think Klit would beat both of those men with a healthy rotator cuff.

 

Byrd had more k.os with bigger/tougher Hw's than Floyd.How many time did the great Patterson actually defend his belt if he is such a heavy favored here?:smooch

 

Floyd would be battered and quit the HW division,he would be battered fighting Byrds opponents.Easy match up to see and pick a winner just based on that.

 

I think Floyd just better overall by mid rd. ko

 

He defended it 7 times, or 5 times more than the man who took it off him.
Chris Byrd has three actual kos on his record, they are over the following:
Val Smith 10-11-0. 206lbs
Nathaniel Fitch11-12-0.232 lns
Max Key 8-8-0 . 191lbs

He was a 47% stoppage record


Floyd has 18 actual kos.
His heavyweight stoppages include:
Levi Forte199.5lbs
Charley Green 184lbs
Bill McMurray 209.5lbs
Willie Johns 183.5lbs
Henry Cooper 191.75lbs
Tom McNeeley 197lbs
Ingemar Johannson 206.5lbs
Ingermar Johannson194.75lbs
Brian London 206lbs
Pete Rademacher 202lbs
Talking out of your rectum all the time must make your breath stink!:ass

 

Floyd had some of the fastest heavyweight hands ever.


That was his thing.

Byrd was fast but not in hand speed like Floyd.

Only a fake fighter would be confused on such a subject :hi:

Byrd may have had better reflexes but not hand-speed and power.

Floyd could punch :bbb

 

Floyd it shows defended 4 times..regardless...fighters like Jackson on box rec..show he is not a hard hitter with a 36% k.o record...Byrd simply is to big for Patterson when you add in both are skilled on similar level.Byrd would be ak.o puncher in Pattersons era.

 

Well we now know that not only can't you write ,you can't read either.
Johannson
Harris
Rademacher
Jackson
London
Liston
McNeeley

 

again it shows he defended his belt 4 times..if you want to count the in between losses go ahead,i go by consecutive wins.Either way ,I take Byrd in this one,hes stopped much tougher guys like Tua and very good with golota depending on the draw....

 

Just for a change, try speaking out of your mouth instead of your a*se. Bryd stopped Tua? In your dreams Walter Mitty.atsch

 

Byrd didn't stop Tua, he won a 12 round UD,,,,

**grabs uncletermite by the scruff of the neck and rubs his nose in his own urine

 

So Byrd wins:huh

A shot to bits Goltoa , walking forward like a Mummy beat Byrd and dropped him twice.

Byrd was average. His weak rope-a-dope impression wouldn't beat the speed of Patterson.

 

I wouldn't call his rope a dope weak Dino :bbb

I am not saying he would beat Floyd, but Byrd's rope a dope in it's hayday was pretty solid :deal

 

Completely agree with this statement. Floyd doesn't survive against Tua or the Brothers K, for starters, and he'd probably have problems against several other guys too.

 

Exactly. And with his handspeed Floyd has a shot of stopping Byrd.