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Two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (40-1-4, 21 KOs) showed off his sculptured much leaner body at an open workout today in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old lost about 40 pounds to come down from heavyweight to light heavyweight. Byrd commented that he packed on a lot of fat when he put the pounds on to make the heavyweight division and he feels better and is faster at this weight. Byrd faces Shaun George (16-2-2, 7 KOs) in a 175-pound clash on Friday at the Cox Pavilion. In an interesting side note, Byrd also headlined the first-ever boxing event in the Cox Pavilion, winning a unanimous decision over David Tua in an IBF heavyweight title elimination bout on August 18, 2001. For that bout Chris weighed 215.

source: fightnews.com



Chris looks good but I don't think he has the reflexes and speed anymore to deal with these quicker guys, he should have dropped down years ago.

He looks like he's freaking out.

This is the best shape i'm sure he's been.

Smart move since he was a undersized heavy weight.

i cud see him do some damage... most of the big names at that weight are further past their primes neway... i'd like to see him vs a jones or hopkins

Finally Chris will be a contender. The guy has always been a damn good fighter but he couldn't hurt a fly at heavyweight. This is where he should be fighting.

I've always admired Byrd for his willingness to fight anyone at HW.He's been trading blows with men 50-70lbs above his natural weight for yrs.The guy is a true warrior.
It would be good to see him do well at LHW.

Or get KTFO... What happened Chris? And God Shannon Briggs is a fat peice of shit

too much weightloss by the sounds.

Chris looks like he's freaking out in the pic too... yeah I agree that Chris is a warrior, I always loved watching him fight because you gotta love a guy who started his career as a middleweight and went up to fight guys like Tuaman, Wlad, Real Deal, ect ect. One of the most elusive HWs in history in his prime. And nothing but class in and outside the ring.

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Never bought the hype that he would be a force at 175 but goddamn I didnt expect him to get ko'd by a relative nobody with 17 wins and only 8 KOs.

Look how fuckin slow Byrd looks as compared to yesteryears

b yrd got smashed

He got beaten into retirement.

wow Byrd looked likeshit.

Didn't work for Roy Jones and it didnt work for Byrd.

He looked like he had NO chin too. I mean Byrd could take a punch, but this feather fisted guy rocked him with pretty much everything he landed

Indeed... I thought Byrd would be faster and would still utilize his boxing. Instead he was sluggish and stood in the pocket. Lame

I just rewatched Byrd/Golota yesterday, what a fuggin fight