Light Heavyweight Division

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Chris Byrd

[killersheep]

Chris Byrd

Let's see him fight at this weight at this age first.

[jmbtandy]

Chris Byrd

check out his sparring efforts on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI6uVah2AGc

He looks ill and will be trying to fight Light Heavyweights at Heavyweight pace, I will be surprised if he beats Shaun George never mind making an impact on the division

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Geezus, it was a joke... When have you all EVER heard me sing his praises

[killersheep]

Geezus, it was a joke... When have you all EVER heard me sing his praises

PRIDE and Chris Byrd sittin in a tree.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Geezus, it was a joke... When have you all EVER heard me sing his praises

PRIDE and Chris Byrd sittin in a tree.

Pride and Byrd sitting in a tree, P-R-A-Y-I-N-G

[killersheep]

All things considered I place this division at #2 for least talent behind the boys of 154.

[amat]

Now hold on, Chad Dawson is by no means a pushover and one of the most talented young champions in the game. He will be around for a long time and I don't see how anyone could possibly write him off at this young of age, that is ridiculous. Nobody is going to have an easy night with Glen Johnson and I thought both gave good accounts of themselves. A young fighter with lots of handspeed and he punches in combinations. You can't hold a close exceptional fight against a guy especially since he did show any major flaws, Johnson just never goes away. That was the best fight in years at 175, gave hope to the future.

Tavoris Cloud is a young guy who looks like he could be something special. Tall, salking fighter with short punches and a ton of power. I have been blown away each time I've seen Cloud.

Beibut Shemanov was a great amateur and now he's 5-0 in the pro ranks. In those 5 all have ended in KO and he's already stricken down Donnell Wiggins and Levell Finger. He's definitely on the fast track to a title shot, no 4 year plan there. He's a good one.

Then of course 168 is stacked and I'm sure a bunch of fighters from that division will make a play for 175. From champions like Kessler and Lacy to young guys like Ward who was a light heavyweight at the Olympics to Andre Dirrell who looked pretty good last time out against Hanshaw despite getting hurt early. Then of course there are guys like Bute, Pascal and even Byrd whom I think should be taken seriously at least for 1 fight.

Not the most deep division but they have a very good champion in Dawson and in boxing a few people moving up can turn a division right around. It wasn't to long ago when Zab Judah and Antonio Margarito were the top 2 at welterweight and names like Cotto, Mayweather, Mosley ect were elsewhere.