Is Chris Byrd the GOAT?

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  1. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Happy Vetrans day!!!
     
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    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sorry I missed this thread Byrd maybe the most undervalued man in boxing--a super middle who beat Vitali, Holyfield, and Tua. I would give Byrd a shot against ANYBODY on the right night.
     
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  3. JackSilver

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    I admit I haven’t seen many of Byrd’s fights but I do find it hard to imagine him as a great fightr let alone a atg when my main memory of him is him been knocked senseless by Ibeabuchi and getting up with drool dripping from his mouth and shouting some thing incoherent at the ref.
     
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  4. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Some consider Ike to be the greatest h2h contender ever. Keep in mind that, in his prime, Vitali, Tua and Wlad couldn't knock out Byrd.
     
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    Byrd is one of my favorite fighters ever! Everyone hated him because he couldn’t knock out heavies. But man I always loved defensive fighters. And he’s proof positive (along w Jones n Evander) that past fighters could not only move up in weight and compete but could win.
     
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    GOAT !!! Like his awesome one punch ko power .
     
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  7. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Byrd is overrated in this forum
     
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  8. PhillyPhan69

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    Not until this thread...now it is too late
     
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  9. WAR01

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    Some old truth
     
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    No but Tua still beats a much smaller weaker puncher
     
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  11. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    So why didn't he beat Byrd?
     
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    1. Byrd isn't a puncher, he's a defensive technician. Get in a slugfest with Tua and you're getting carried out on a stretcher. Even Lennox knew better than to exchange too much with him.

    2. Tua was more out of shape than when he was more active.
     
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    Ike Ibeabuchi is the GOAT. He beat Byrd and Tua. Retired undefeated. Nuff said.
     
    Berlenbach, Jun 15, 2020
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    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tua was easier to wrong-foot than Ibeabuchi, perhaps? (Just guessing)
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Oh right, you mean as a style when you said 'puncher', I thought you meant fighters who didn't hit as hard as him. My bad.

    Ike Ibeabuci didn't seem to mind a punch up with Tua, although I thought Ike lost. It'd have been interesting to see if Bowe or Holyfield could've beaten Tua in a war, I think they would've.
    Can't see this. Tua was fighting like 3/4 times a year, and was weighing around 230, that's only 5lbs or so above what he was for his best performance IMO (Ike Ibeabuci fight).
     
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