Chris Byrd vs. Montell Griffin , both prime at 175, Byrd could always easily make 175

[rjj tszyu]

Byrd would have battered him IMO.

[frankenfrank]

Byrd would have battered him IMO.

(do u know that) 1 way 2 look @ it is d man who got stopped by Calzaghe (by KO?) (and lost 2 Tszyu ?) against d man who outpointed John Ruiz and went 2:2 against Jeremy Williams , winning d last 2 .

A bit later it was d man who got a gift decision over Arthur Williams against d man who probably got robbed against Eric Harding and handed Roy Jones his 1st loss and at least on paper handed James Toney 2 more losses . Toney was at n infinitely better shape against Griffin than he was against Jones .

[Spicoli]

Stylistically it sounds good but I believe realistically it never could have happened at 175. Byrd was always going to be a smallish heavyweight and once he found success vs Vitali, Holyfield, Tua etc there was no going back. His body wouldn't tolerate it not his bank account. By the time he tried near the end of career t was out of more desperation and he was shot to bits in one of the saddest fights I've ever seen. In a "p4p" hypothetical scenario if they did go I'd have to go with Byrd. Just a sharper, busier guy who could vary backfoot and inside combos very well. Griffin was shifty awkward bu don't think he keeps up with Byrd. He was fortunate to spoil with Toney and I don't think he handed Roy a defeat so much as Roy handed it in a way to himself.

[frankenfrank]

Stylistically it sounds good but I believe realistically it never could have happened at 175. Byrd was always going to be a smallish heavyweight and once he found success vs Vitali, Holyfield, Tua etc there was no going back. His body wouldn't tolerate it not his bank account. By the time he tried near the end of career t was out of more desperation and he was shot to bits in one of the saddest fights I've ever seen. In a "p4p" hypothetical scenario if they did go I'd have to go with Byrd. Just a sharper, busier guy who could vary backfoot and inside combos very well. Griffin was shifty awkward bu don't think he keeps up with Byrd. He was fortunate to spoil with Toney and I don't think he handed Roy a defeat so much as Roy handed it in a way to himself.

i edited it 4u and your likes , here is d added edited part brought here 4 your convenience . Hope it helps u concentrate more on d stylistic / technical part or understand Y it was even legit @ d original posted weight of 175 :

4 those who insist on Byrd being unable 2 comfortably make 175 , while u r wrong , consider it a 185 lbs catchweight (each man can come as low as he wishes as long as it's not above 185)
Byrd turned pro @ 169 @ age 23 (almost) and weighed in as low as 171 later that year while even closer 2 age 23 . Then he weighed in as low as 174 @ 2008 @ age of almost 38 . if u think he couldn't make 175 comfortably @ any point in his career , especially given d 24 (?) hours weigh in then u r wrong . But if it makes u feel better , consider it a 180 lbs catchweight between d 2 .
Also , Griffin's weight while @ d same age (around 23) @ d same time (1993) varied from a 173 lowest up 2 a 183.75 highest and reached d round 190 as soon as 1994 , about 2 months b4 Griffin turned 24 . Griffin also weighed in above d 175 limit whenever there was no title @ stake . Griffin was quite a fully fledged 175 , Byrd n overstuffed 175 (if not 16 . In terms of weight these men r closer 2 each other than most believe . Griffin represented d USA @ 1992 @ 178 , Byrd represented d USA @ 1992 @ 165 . Griffin only 2 months older than Byrd and it makes little difference @ age 22 . Not 2 mention i just showed that their natural and unnatural weights remained similar until d age of 24 and @ post age 35 (Griffin weighed in as high as 188 @ age 40 vs Ross Thompson only 2 drop 10 lbs d year later 4 his last fight)