THE FIRE IN THE BELLY OF CHRIS BYRD

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THE FIRE IN THE BELLY OF CHRIS BYRD




History in any sport can embrace you or deny you. You may be admired by
the masses or reviled. Winning or losing is not always the issue. In using a
terrible but sometimes relevant cliche, " It's not if you win or lose, it's
how you play the game ".

That cliche so rightfully applies to the recent Wladimir
Klitschko-Chris Byrd, IBF heavyweight title fight. Chris Byrd, a smallish
heavyweight by today's standards has had a nice run as IBF titleholder. When
he recently met up with previous conqueror Wladimir Klitschko he suffered a
terrible drubbing. His title is now gone and it is very doubtful he'll
regain it.

All I can say is hold your head up high Chris Byrd. If guts and
gameness claimed titles, you be a champion for the ages. I admired your
courage. You fought like a champion and lost like a man. That is the highest
compliment I can pay to you.

[Purist]

Good article. But because of his style people didn't like him so they failed to see everything else. When Lennox was around people hated him, now he's gone look how many want him to come back or BEG him to come back. Those who hated him for the Tua fight look back and see it as a perfect boxing performance. Byrd's performance against Tua was better though

[pete shonan]

byrd is boring. lewis was, for the most part boring. heavyweights are...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Violent Demise]

Boxing is better with out Byrd as Champion

[Gandalf]

ive always had the time to appreciate chris byrd....he's given some good performances.....