Chris Byrd should drop to light heavyweight! IMO

[chris6878]

After seeing him get DESTROYED by klitchsko, i think byrd should drop to light heavy. He is a natural light heavy and it would be easy for him to drop weight. People say he doesnt have any power, but that is in the heavyweight division, im sure he would ko people in light heavy. I would like to see him fight tarver and woop his ass. I also think he could take out roy also, old or young roy. What do you guys think?

[Wadeb_21]

After seeing him get DESTROYED by klitchsko, i think byrd should drop to light heavy. He is a natural light heavy and it would be easy for him to drop weight. People say he doesnt have any power, but that is in the heavyweight division, im sure he would ko people in light heavy. I would like to see him fight tarver and woop his a**. I also think he could take out roy also, old or young roy. What do you guys think?

I think he could probably beat Tarver fairly easily and an old RJJ but I doubt he could beat a young RJJ, Jones was just way to skilled when he was younger. To be honest I think his best bet would be to move down to cruiser not light heavy. I would like to see hime fight Bell.

[chris6878]

yea that would be a good idea. He has no chance to beat any of the superheavyweights.

[Gandalf]

at the age of 35....why so late though?

[Wadeb_21]

at the age of 35....why so late though?

I agree with you miles, but by the way it sounded in the post fight interview he doesn't plan on retiring right now and the smartest move probably would be to go back to cruiser.

[BIG H]

He aint gonna make 175 pounds - no chance, he could go down to Cruiser though

[BIG H]

at the age of 35....why so late though?

I agree with you miles, but by the way it sounded in the post fight interview he doesn't plan on retiring right now and the smartest move probably would be to go back to cruiser.

Must've posted simultaneously m8

[LawHoops]

hed still have to drop alot of weight to get to cruiser---LHW is out of the question period...........at 35 for him to move down would be too tough on his body--look at the way it sapped RJJ

[AdamGB]

He's a very skilled boxer and could take shots off teh big guys quiet well, he would have been great at LH but I think at 35 its to late for him to get down and stay strong...

[BIG H]

hed still have to drop alot of weight to get to cruiser---LHW is out of the question period...........at 35 for him to move down would be too tough on his body--look at the way it sapped RJJ

He must only be about 210 (?) so he should be able to get down to 200 for Crusier?

[Wadeb_21]

I definately agree with Big H. He can be that heavy and say he is 210 thats only 10 pounds to drop so I don't think it would be that difficult to get down to cruiser. Plus I think even at 35 he would give most of the guys at cruiser trouble.

[chris6878]

yea he would, I think he never dropped down in weight is because he had a title. No one wanted to fight him before except klitscho, now without a title who would fight him. His style is to awkard for most fighters. I give him props cause he is a natural light heavy to cruiser fighting superheavys. And beating most of there ass. I say drop down get a couple of big money fights and retire.

[OumaFan]

He's talked about going down to cruiser, a fight for the title with O'neil Bell would be good IMO. I don't know how long he'd stay, if he'd retire after the fight win or lose or keep going.

[Jody Lane]

This wouldn't be the first time a heavyweight champ tried cruiserweight. Leon Spinks tried it without much success. But Byrd has talent, Spinks didn't.

[Wadeb_21]

This wouldn't be the first time a heavyweight champ tried cruiserweight. Leon Spinks tried it without much success. But Byrd has talent, Spinks didn't.

Yeah but didnt' Byrd use to be at cruiser years back? I might be mistaken though. If so I don't really see him having any trouble going back down.