Just watched Vitali vs Chris Byrd

After seeing the way some people talk about this I mean you would think Byrd did nothing and Klitschko just quit. I feel some of Klitschkos arrogance and spirit was taken from him that night and Byrds determination and walking Klitschko down in the last few rounds and his counters were discouraging for Klitschko. I mean the injury was just his way out. Byrd was walking him down real good in the last few rounds of the fight and it was still 3 more to go. Klitschko knew the momentum was with Byrd and he didnt want to look bad and possibly get hurt by this guy so he quit. Give Byrd credit. boxing is boxing whatever happens happens. its only what happens or doesnt happen and Byrd beat Klitschko on that night and it should go down in history and on the record of one of the atg heavyweights (Klitschko) that he did in fact lose to a determined and spirited and religious man named Chris Byrd.

 

bring on the excuses

 

Aggravating a torn rotator cuff by trying to complete a fight can actually have far more severe consequences for a boxing career than the Lewis "face-rip" injury. Vitali was also leading comfortably in that fight so he wasn't using the injury as an exit strategy.
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hey different circumstances... vitali had already quit and was labelled as a quitter now. He had something to prove. this was for THE heavyweight championship of the world. he knows how big of a name lewis is. he knows what this fight means. of course hes willing to go to the extreme now that he has something to prove. plus vitalis not a very pretty man anyways so he can afford some scars around his eyes.

yeah he was leading but in the post fight interview Vitali said he thought he was behind on points.

 

hey im saying he alone didnt your right he was injured. but hey man... this is boxing... fighters through history have won with broken hands. with broken jaws. thats why its called fighting. your suppose to fight through rough circumstances and find the way to win. why use that for an excuse for him??

 

boxing is based on drama and a connection with the audience.

vitali pummeled byrd for the most part. no. byrd was never wobbled by ANY shots from vitali. byrd took them all well and still kept coming and was never discouraged.

 

rewatch the fight. byrd landed his share of punches and clean counters.
and yes he wanted to go on because the lewis victory means more than a byrd victory and because lewis was hurt too and it was a dramatic moment plus like i said klitschko hada lot to prove after quitting.

it doesnt have to do with macho bravado it has to do with what you have inside of you truly inside of you. he probably wouldnt be fighting now? how would you know that. stop with the damn feeling sorry for klitschko ****.

yeah ok stereotyping holyfield niiiiice. and what about mayweather? hes very religious. what about pacquiao?

 

your right it definitley was smart.. but theres many other people who would have gone on i mean it was only a few rounds... who the **** quits on their stool and gets a pass? why the hell does he get a pass for this **** and other boxers dont

 

like youve ever suffered any of these injurys before and you would ****ing know what its like. a broken hand would hurt so much to hit with and hey while we seem to be at it with the excuses think about it. dont you need your hands for fighting? cant you severely damage your hands and not be able to use them anymore?

oh right a broken jaw wont affect you mentally either right but a torn rotator cuff ****s with your coordination? cmon give me a break he still has his ****in legs... its klitschkos fault if he cant fight going backwards!! you find a way to win you make adjustments