**Shaun George KTFO Chris Byrd Video** [Archive]

fitzgeraldz

05-17-2008, 01:09 AM

I think that Shaun George in this situation was underrated ... from what i'm watching his speed and movements are far superior than Byrd's ... I think Bryd if anything should've built himself up against someone else - maybe fune tuned his skills a bit and work on his quickness and hand speed ... i'm sure that he was used to fighting slower - stronger guys and was overwhelmed by the speed more than anything.

yogster740

05-17-2008, 01:10 AM

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damn bra......I don't know what to say

burger

05-17-2008, 01:10 AM

damn

geppy

05-17-2008, 01:52 AM

Klitschko, then Povetkin ended Byrd's career. If Byrd can't beat this guy, he can't beat anyone now.

Drederick Tatum

05-17-2008, 01:52 AM

Geeez, he looked like he got hit by a car.

magnificentdave

05-17-2008, 01:52 AM

Jay Nady said "I think you overtrained" what do you guys think?

Arriba

05-17-2008, 01:58 AM

Again I have to ask why didn't he just go down to Cruiser?

41fever

05-17-2008, 01:58 AM

Jay Nady said "I think you overtrained" what do you guys think?Dang, could b true, if not, then hopefully he just hangs them up!

Kid Cubano

05-17-2008, 02:10 AM

Again I have to ask why didn't he just go down to Cruiser?

i was asking myself the same question..why didnt he stop at cruiser instead of draining himself to 174 lbs...anyways,i think he is done and should retire.

Asterion

05-17-2008, 02:18 AM

Shocking.

brooklyn1550

05-17-2008, 02:21 AM

Jay Nady said "I think you overtrained" what do you guys think?

Yup, that's exactly what he said.

Byrd was fading badly as it was. In comparison to his peak years, his footspeed, reflexes, and defense were a fraction of what they once were and this was only magnified by the fact he lost 40 pounds and had to face a younger, stronger, quicker opponent. He had no defense for the right hand.

LockDog387

05-17-2008, 02:35 AM

Shocking.

It wasn't shocking, Shaun George is an up and coming light-heavyweight who flew under the radar. Many people underestimated him, I didn't though, I knew he was going to win.

joekirkbycobra

05-17-2008, 02:50 AM

wernt expecting that
he should definetly retire now

Noukstar

05-17-2008, 03:15 AM

Sad to see, George did well.

o_money

05-17-2008, 03:28 AM

Jay Nady said "I think you overtrained" what do you guys think?

Yeah I can defenitily believe this after watching the video. If you look at his movement in the first round after he takes the first couple of punches its way off. The first thing that came to mind was that his walking looks like mine does after I've been on the bike for an hour - springy and awkward. Thought he would have had more resistance then this. Like even a shot Gatti against Gomez didn't burnout that quickly.

Hugh Jerrod

05-17-2008, 03:36 AM

Byrds corner should've called it when he got the Bambi legs. You gotta protect your man above all.

o_money

05-17-2008, 03:38 AM

Byrds corner should've called it when he got the Bambi legs. You gotta protect your man above all.
Ya didn't see the fight but the highlights weren't fun to watch. Thats for sure.

Hugh Jerrod

05-17-2008, 03:46 AM

Ya didn't see the fight but the highlights weren't fun to watch. Thats for sure.

I thought they would never stop it. Throw the towel for fuck's sake! He's your son!

magnificentdave

05-17-2008, 03:47 AM

Byrds corner should've called it when he got the Bambi legs. You gotta protect your man above all.

I'm sure that was on their mind, but hoping for a gift from the gods in the form of a decision was probably also on their mind, and protecting Byrd from a second consecutive HW loss.

kirk

05-17-2008, 03:48 AM

I clicked on it... but then when i saw chris i realised i really have no desire to see that so stoped it, im truly heartbroken that he got battered....

Nero

05-17-2008, 03:49 AM

its just sad

"give to the old man his pension"! (c)

C Money

05-17-2008, 03:55 AM

Byrd gave it a hell of an effort despite getting broken down. Thats the sad part. He's just not what he was:nono The speed adjustment to LHW didnt go well at all.

Credit George:good

Flintman

05-17-2008, 04:24 AM

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Notice at 5:14 "Piggie Smalls" gives the high five to George after he KOs her husband. :lol:

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ESB Exclusive Interview: James Toney

15.01.06

ESB: Can a fight with Chris Byrd happen?

James Toney: (Raising his voice and initially addressing his entourage) You hear this shit? The Chris Byrd fight was suppose to happen the night before the Superbowl…in Detroit. But you know what, he did that shit in his last fight, everything got cut off. He killed himself. And anyway, I hope you send this message to Chris Byrd: Quit having your wife talk for you, Piggie Smalls. His wife’s name is Piggie Smalls Byrd.

ChrisPontius

05-17-2008, 05:59 AM

Notice at 5:14 "Piggie Smalls" gives the high five to George after he KOs her husband. :lol:

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ESB Exclusive Interview: James Toney

15.01.06

ESB: Can a fight with Chris Byrd happen?

James Toney: (Raising his voice and initially addressing his entourage) You hear this shit? The Chris Byrd fight was suppose to happen the night before the Superbowl…in Detroit. But you know what, he did that shit in his last fight, everything got cut off. He killed himself. And anyway, I hope you send this message to Chris Byrd: Quit having your wife talk for you, Piggie Smalls. His wife’s name is Piggie Smalls Byrd.

Toney is a punk. He braggs about him having "heavyweight balls" and talks shit about Byrd. Well guess what, Byrd stepped in the ring with a Klitschko 3 times, with Ibeabuchi, Tua and a lot of others. When Toney twice got a gift title shot from both Klitschko's in a time he needed them pretty bad, what happened? He turned them down.

scurlaruntings

05-17-2008, 06:11 AM

Jay Nady said "I think you overtrained" what do you guys think?He didnt overtrain. He had no business down at 75. Physically his body was accustomed to the weight. To loose that amount of weight and conditioning at his age bearing in mind the wear and tear on him after his fights with Vlad and Potkevin was courting with disaster. When i saw his picture and saw how gaunt he looked i knew his conditioning was horrible. Byrds face was skeletal. It was a dam shame he never stopped off at 200lbs. All the guy left had was his huge heart. I hope he hangs them up.

dwilson

05-17-2008, 06:17 AM

Jeez. That was bad and embarrassing to lose to a guy like George. Byrd has got to retire now.

See Me Flow

05-17-2008, 06:21 AM

James Toney: (Raising his voice and initially addressing his entourage) You hear this shit? The Chris Byrd fight was suppose to happen the night before the Superbowl…in Detroit. But you know what, he did that shit in his last fight, everything got cut off. He killed himself. And anyway, I hope you send this message to Chris Byrd: Quit having your wife talk for you, Piggie Smalls. His wife’s name is Piggie Smalls Byrd.

Toney does have a point. I've stated, as did others, that Tracy intervenes at times when she should not have. Also, who is truly directing the career of Byrd, Chrissy or Tracy? This is a pet peeve many have with Byrd. Tracy comes across as a domineering and babbling yak mouth (i.e. Gin Mosley) who has little knowledge or interest in the sport other than Chris's paycheck. Married or not I find it rather repugnant for a man to allow his wife or girlfriend to be his mouthpiece, especially regarding a mans business affairs. If Chrissy can't speak for himself then inevitably he invites criticism.

doug.ie

05-17-2008, 06:22 AM

i dont think george is too bad to lose too...
byrd left it until he was too old to do this...if he was 31/32 i expect he would have done much better..

McGrain

05-17-2008, 06:24 AM

Byrd was always very brave, and i've always admired him, but this is the way the thing works. I'm glad for George, now he gets his chance.

I think the fight would have been stopped after the second KD if it wasn't for Byrd's great reputation within the sport. He should be proud of the reputation he's built and get on with his life with a fine boxing career behind him. Time to put it to bed.

Thanks for posting the video Kobe, I missed the fight.

ghostlybadge

05-17-2008, 06:27 AM

sad to see

See Me Flow

05-17-2008, 06:38 AM

Toney's a prick. Flow, you sound like a fairly typical misogynist. She's entitled to speak for her husband if she chooses.

Toney was always happy to let Jackie Kallen speak for him, and his mother. Does that not deserve some criticism?

Anyway, what's Toney done? He never won a HW belt without juicing - Byrd's a better man than he is.

Call me a misogynist, but that's the truth of the matter. I'm not the first one to say this. Tracy dictates Chris's business affairs. I guarantee the buck stops with Tracy - she has the last word in Chris's house, I mean Tracy's house. :yep

FROST

05-17-2008, 07:42 AM

I'd still say that going down to LHW was the right move for Byrd. I mean he didn't have no future in the HW division, so he had to try something completely different. It just didn't work out. But at least he tried. He had a great career and he should retire now. The fact that he managed to come down to LHW from HW demands a lot of respect in itself.

I never really liked watching Byrd, but one has to respect him - he was competitive with the best HWs for years, guys that were much bigger and stronger than him, he always fought his heart out, took the biggest shots from Klitschko and Ibeabuchi and still got up. He beat some good HWs and even held two belts.

ChampionsForever

05-17-2008, 08:22 AM

Man he got pole axed, he's chin's gone along with he's skills, simple as. Was he's shoulder dislocated or something?? I thought it looked weird when he got up from the second knockdown.

Good thing I put 50 Vcash on the under 12 rounds :D.

Bigcat

05-17-2008, 08:35 AM

I am absolutely astonished as to how weight draining can damage a fighter so much , even a great one..

maciek4

05-17-2008, 08:57 AM

ESB: Can a fight with Chris Byrd happen?

James Toney: (Raising his voice and initially addressing his entourage) You hear this shit? The Chris Byrd fight was suppose to happen the night before the Superbowl…in Detroit. But you know what, he did that shit in his last fight, everything got cut off. He killed himself. And anyway, I hope you send this message to Chris Byrd: Quit having your wife talk for you, Piggie Smalls. His wife’s name is Piggie Smalls Byrd.

Ibeabuchi,Tua, Wladimir Klitchko 2x, Oqendo, TOS, Vitali Klitschko, Golota, Povetkin, Mccline, Holyfield

Respect

Toney didnt have a career like that at HW

scurlaruntings

05-17-2008, 09:04 AM

I am absolutely astonished as to how weight draining can damage a fighter so much , even a great one..Its hardly surprising to be honest. Boxing is a physically demanding sport. When you loose that much weight your bound to loose alot pf physical conditioning. Byrds face looked horrible at the weight. His been 200lbs since practically turning pro. To drop that kind of weight 15 years later is bound to have a drastic effect on your body at his age. I couldnt understand why he elcted to make 175 in the first place. If he`d made 200lbs the transition would have much more graceful. But bearing in mind his recent performances and his erroding skills its hardly surprising that the result was so bad. Dam shame as Byrd was a great warrior. But its surely time to hang them up.

scurlaruntings

05-17-2008, 09:05 AM

Ibeabuchi,Tua, Wladimir Klitchko 2x, Oqendo, TOS, Vitali Klitschko, Golota, Povetkin, Mccline, Holyfield

Respect

Toney didnt have a career like that at HWYeha but Toneys career at heavy has been only a few years. For all intents and purposes Byrd turned pro as a heavy bar a few early fights.

DamonD

05-17-2008, 11:38 AM

You can even make out Byrd saying "Stop it. Stop it." when Nady is counting the second knockdown.

That penultimate knockdown was nasty, his legs went totally.

I'm in the camp that felt Byrd had been slowly on the slide since his great 2002, beating Tua and Holyfield. But I didn't expect this outcome.

andyZOR

05-17-2008, 11:48 AM

Shocking.

No, it wasn't.

VIP

05-17-2008, 11:53 AM

Sad to see.

Vantage_West

05-17-2008, 01:30 PM

did hear what he said to his father?
"......sorry" then big cow eyes

really sad to see them turn out likethis

Betty Swollocks

05-17-2008, 01:45 PM

Hugh Jerrod

05-17-2008, 02:29 PM

:lol:

I never liked Byrd fights and his constant religious chat, but he deserved his rep. as a very gutsy fighter.
Sad to see him apologising to his dad etc there, but really he can be very proud of his career and nobody with a brain will hold that loss against him, he's totally done.

His dad needs to apologize to him for leaving him out there.

Heavyrighthand

05-17-2008, 02:33 PM

I think that Shaun George in this situation was underrated ... from what i'm watching his speed and movements are far superior than Byrd's ... .

I agree. I also think George turned out to be a much higher level opponent than they anticiapted. Sharp, fast, and pretty powerful puncher. Good fighter. :good

jecxbox

05-17-2008, 02:39 PM

wow man, look at what weight draining does to a man. A guy that somewhat held his own against a 250 beast and gets nailed at this weight and gone. God Byrd looked soooo unhealthy at that weight jesus.

housecat

05-17-2008, 03:45 PM

Byrds wife and father are dispicable. Sad to see this fight, I hope he is ok and retires.

KilltheKing

05-17-2008, 04:19 PM

Everyone seems to be talkin about how shot Byrd is, but I haven't seen too much credit given to Shaun George, who fought a masterful fight. He trained hard for this one.. sparring against current/former champions, Tarver and Vassily Jirov.

Timing, handspeed, workrate.. he boxed, he brawled.. it was all there for George. Byrd never had a chance. Tarver even called the outcome in the FNF studio before the fight started.
George is too much for these older LHWs ... Hop said he wouldn't fight anyone under 35 again b4 the Calzaghe fight ... Hop would be hard pressed to survive George's speed and power at 43 ... Calzaghe would get destroyed easily ... no way for him to get any respect from George ... don't think Tarver would win either ... he looked horrible fighting the lousy Clinton Woods