Lennox Lewis vs. Chris Byrd.

[VG_Addict]

Who would have won? I think Lewis stops him.

[El Kabong]

I think Lewis would have won for certain. I am not sure if he stops him or gets a decision. Chris Byrd had a hell of a chin and he was a slick fighter. I always felt a little sorry for Chris Byrd because he never got the big title shot vs anyone but Wladimir and man did Wlad have his number.


Chris earned money in a very hard way....I think had he started as a light heavyweight and moved to cruiserweight more people would be impressed by him and compare him more favorably to the likes of Roy Jones Jr, Evander Holyfield, James Toney, and Michael Moorer....not saying he's better just saying he'd be compared with those guys more.


Lennox Lewis was too fucking big and too good with the jab to lose on points to Byrd and he'd certainly hurt Byrd but not sure if he'd certainly stop him....maybe 70/30 on Lewis winning by KO vs UD.

[VG_Addict]

I think Lewis would have won for certain. I am not sure if he stops him or gets a decision. Chris Byrd had a hell of a chin and he was a slick fighter. I always felt a little sorry for Chris Byrd because he never got the big title shot vs anyone but Wladimir and man did Wlad have his number.


Chris earned money in a very hard way....I think had he started as a light heavyweight and moved to cruiserweight more people would be impressed by him and compare him more favorably to the likes of Roy Jones Jr, Evander Holyfield, James Toney, and Michael Moorer....not saying he's better just saying he'd be compared with those guys more.


Lennox Lewis was too fucking big and too good with the jab to lose on points to Byrd and he'd certainly hurt Byrd but not sure if he'd certainly stop him....maybe 70/30 on Lewis winning by KO vs UD.

Lewis would have every advantage. He's bigger, taller, longer, and hits harder.

It's like they say, "A good big man beats a good little man".

[El Kabong]

Lewis would have every advantage. He's bigger, taller, longer, and hits harder.

It's like they say, "A good big man beats a good little man".

Absolutely, but Chris Byrd was used to things not being in his advantage. Now yeah I give Byrd pretty much 0% chance of beating Lewis if they fought 100 times Lewis would win 100 times. It's just a matter of which Lewis shows up, the lazy Lewis who beat Frank Bruno or the determined Lewis who beat Rahman and Tyson....really depends. Byrd didn't have the power to hurt Lennox unless he landed a clean shot running across the whole ring, but his head movement and chin paired with a lazy Lennox Lewis, that could see him last the distance....which is pretty damned impressive considering Byrd was a very small heavyweight for the era.


Now Lennox vs John Ruiz that's a demolition job because of the different style. Ruiz was not difficult to hit once you had distance on him and the uppercut would have finished anything Johnny wanted to accomplish on the inside right quick.


Chris Byrd, that's a different style....good slick fighter, class act, always liked Chris Byrd.

[Alpha]

Lewis would have beaten Byrd, but Byrd was always at a disadvantage among the heavies. It is a credit to his ability that he achieved as well as he did.

[El Kabong]

Lewis would have beaten Byrd, but Byrd was always at a disadvantage among the heavies. It is a credit to his ability that he achieved as well as he did.

Sorry I hit the friggin dislike button, my fault, my fault.


Good post, good points.