Byrd Can No Longer Soar

Chris Byrd Will Retire After Loss, Wife Says: 'I'm Not Letting Him Fight Anymore'

Posted 5/17/2008 on FanHouse

During his 15-year career as a professional boxer, Chris Byrd won two heavyweight title belts. But he wasn't big enough to fight the biggest heavyweights, so he decided to lose about 30 pounds and fight at light heavyweight. His first light heavyweight fight was last night, and it went so badly that it will also be his last. Fighting a mediocre boxer named Shaun George, Byrd was pummeled ...

Time to hang 'em up for Chris Byrd

Posted 5/17/2008 on Bad Left Hook: Front Page Posts

Bad Left Hook Unofficial Scorecard  Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total  Chris Byrd 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9     71  Shaun George 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TKO   80 Bad Left Hook Unofficial Scorecard  Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total  ...

Gordon knocks out Byrd, ends the experiment in short order

Posted 5/17/2008 on Bad Left Hook: Front Page Posts

Chris Byrd was knocked down three times (once in the opening round, twice in the ninth) and was totally dominated by the right hand of younger, stronger, quicker Shaun George, losing by ninth round TKO. The undercard featured Jin-Hoo Kim scoring a first round TKO upset of Koba Gogoladze, and a hell of a six-round fight won by Ruslan Provodnikov over a very game, super tough Brian Gordon. ...

Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Chris Byrd v. Shaun George

Posted 5/16/2008 on Bad Left Hook: Front Page Posts

Chris Byrd   Shaun George 40-4-1 Record 16-2-2 21 KO 7 Las Vegas, NV (Flint, MI) Hometown Brooklyn, NY 6'0" Height 6'1" Evander Holyfield (UD-12) David Tua (UD-12) Vitali Klitschko (RTD-9) Notable Wins Chad Van Sickle (UD-10) Alexander Povetkin (TKO-11) Wladimir Klitschko (UD-12, TKO-7) ...

George stuns Byrd in 9th round at light heavyweight

Published 5/17/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing

Shaun George stunned Chris Byrd in the former IBF and WBO heavyweight champion's first pro fight as a light heavyweight, stopping him in the ninth round Friday night at Cox Pavilion. Fighting in the 175-pound division for the first time in his ...

George stops Byrd in 9th round (AP)

Published 5/17/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News

Shaun George stunned Chris Byrd in the former IBF and WBO heavyweight champion's first pro fight as a light heavyweight, stopping him in the ninth round Friday night at Cox Pavilion. Fighting in the 175-pound division for the first time in his 15-year ...

Weight down, prospects up for light heavyweight Byrd

Published 5/16/2008 on USATODAY.com Boxing - Top Stories

No one could ever accuse Chris Byrd of being soft. He had guts, but maybe too much of them.