• Chris Byrd was the youngest of eight children growing up in Flint, Michigan. He began boxing at age 5, training in his father's (Joe Sr.) Joe Byrd Boxing...
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    super-heavyweight division. After turning professional later that year, he defeated Chris Byrd in 2000 to win the WBO heavyweight title. Klitschko's first reign as champion...
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    Holmes, Tomasz Adamek, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard...
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  • Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd, was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 2000 for the WBO Heavyweight Championship. After knocking out Herbie...
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  • Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota, billed as "The Next Era Of Heavyweights", was a professional boxing match contested on April 17, 2004, for the IBF Heavyweight...
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  • Garden, John Ruiz & Chris Byrd successfully defence both of their versions of the heavyweight title. Ruiz by stopping Fres Oquendo and Byrd via a draw with...
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    "Bonecrusher" Smith. Nearing retirement, he was stopped by Vitali Klitschko, Chris Byrd and Donovan "Razor" Ruddock. Ribalta's family fled Cuba by way of the...
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  • 20, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2010. Willman, Chris; Morris, Chris (January 19, 2023). "David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at...
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  • Chris Byrd vs. Evander Holyfield was a professional boxing match contested on December 14, 2002 for the vacant IBF heavyweight championship. Evander Holyfield...
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    their title in 2002 when he chose not to face their mandatory challenger Chris Byrd. Lewis was knocked out by Hasim Rahman in an upset in 2001, but this defeat...
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    Vitali Klitschko". Retrieved March 19, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Chris Byrd". Retrieved March 19, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Wladimir Klitschko"...
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  • in 1997 and another highly ranked contender and future world champion Chris Byrd in 1999. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's No.8 heavyweight in 1997...
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    received a second world title shot, fighting IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd at New York City's Madison Square Garden on 17 April 2004. The fight resulted...
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    Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United...
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    Thomas Hearns in their second fight, and when Ike Ibeabuchi knocked out Chris Byrd with a left-handed bolo punch during their 1999 heavyweight contest. "Apolaki...
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    Republican Vicki Kraft 7,033 3.2 Democratic Davy Ray 4,870 2.2 Independent Chris Byrd 3,817 1.7 Republican Leslie French 1,100 0.5 American Solidarity Oliver...
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  • Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko, billed as Die Rache des Bruders (German for "Revenge Of The Brother"), was a professional boxing match contested on...
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  • Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Wink in 8 Mile and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series...
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    2017-07-05 Alexander Povetkin vs Chris Byrd, 2014-06-01, retrieved 2017-07-05 "Povetkin Byrd: Alexander Povetkin Beats Chris Byrd". www.boxing247.com. Retrieved...
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  • known for sensationally upsetting former heavyweight champ Chris Byrd which all but ended Byrd's career. George is the nephew of former world title challenger...
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    unprecedented four occasions, losing all four attempts to Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd, Nikolai Valuev and Samuel Peter. Despite never winning a world title...
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    fighter Chris Byrd, instead going after Tyson, and declared that the winner of the fight between Holyfield and former WBO Heavyweight Champion Byrd would...
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  • Trendafilov (BUL) – BYE Lu Chao (CHN) – BYE Chris Johnson (CAN) – BYE Mohamed Siluvangi (ZAI) – BYE Chris Byrd (USA) def. Mark Edwards (GBR), 21:3 Aleksandr...
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    Defeated Justann Crawford (AUS), RSCH-3 (01:56) Second round – Lost to Chris Byrd (USA), 7:16 Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Rostislav Zaulichniy ( Ukraine)...
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  • Marcus  Canada Chris Sande  Kenya Hussain Shah Syed  Pakistan 1992 Barcelona details Ariel Hernández  Cuba Chris Byrd  United States Chris Johnson  Canada...
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    Republican Vicki Kraft 7,033 3.2 Democratic Davy Ray 4,870 2.2 Independent Chris Byrd 3,817 1.7 Republican Leslie French 1,100 0.5 American Solidarity Oliver...
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    Klitschko had a third title defense against the American Chris Byrd, who was a late replacement. Byrd made himself a difficult target and tried to thwart Klitschko's...
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  • Laurie Byrd is a basketball coach and former basketball player from Flint, Michigan. She is sister to the professional boxer Chris Byrd. A graduate of...
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  • Quincy Watts Detroit Athletics Men's 400 meters Men's 4 × 400 meters relay Chris Byrd Flint Boxing Men's middleweight 1996 Atlanta Karch Kiraly Jackson Beach...
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