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...

and 6 losses. After turning professional later that year, he defeated Chris Byrd in 2000 to win the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title....

Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd, was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 2000 for the WBO Heavyweight Championship. After knocking out Herbie...

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...

Chris Byrd vs. Evander Holyfield was a professional boxing match contested on December 14, 2002 for the vacant IBF heavyweight championship. Evander Holyfield...

20, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2010. Willman, Chris; Morris, Chris (January 19, 2023). "David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at...

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...

his title in 2002 when he chose not to face his mandatory challenger Chris Byrd. Lewis was knocked out by Hasim Rahman in an upset in 2001, but this defeat...

Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko, billed as Die Rache des Bruders (German for "Revenge Of The Brother"), was a professional boxing match contested on...

Vitali Klitschko". Retrieved March 19, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Chris Byrd". Retrieved March 19, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Wladimir Klitschko"...

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...

Holmes, Tomasz Adamek, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard...

fought Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd, Ray Mercer, and Corrie Sanders, among others. Cooper challenged three...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko II, billed as "Revenge Is The Name Of The Game", was a professional boxing match contested on 22 April 2006 for the IBF...

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...

unprecedented four occasions, losing all four attempts to Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd, Nikolai Valuev and Samuel Peter. Despite never winning a world title...

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...

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...

defended the title twice before losing it to Chris Byrd. Six months later, younger brother Wladimir dethroned Byrd via lopsided points decision. He registered...

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...

after IBF champion Chris Byrd. BoxRec retroactively ranked him #4 that year, below Nikolai Valuev, Lamon Brewster, and Chris Byrd. On August 12, 2006...

fighter Chris Byrd, instead going after Tyson, and declared that the winner of the fight between Holyfield and former WBO Heavyweight Champion Byrd would...

matched against world title contenders Corrie Sanders, Larry Donald, and Chris Byrd, losing all three fights. Just when it appeared that his time as a contender...

2010-04-08.[permanent dead link‍] "Long read: Invisible while standing still: Chris Byrd interview". boxingmonthly.com. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original...

Nicholson but lost by a close decision in his next fight to future champion Chris Byrd. In 2002 he beat prospect Fres Oquendo and demolished Michael Moorer in...