Re: Byrd should retire from boxing

On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 07:49:39 -0700, "Ivan Weiss"
<ivan.weiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> enlightened us:

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>"HardCell" <hard@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "C B" <Drago_27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > Dude...you can appriciate the "art" of boxing all you want...but people
>> > don't tune in to see some *** *** around for 12 rounds just to get
>> > some rigged decision.
>>
>> Bravo! That fight last eve was a disgrace and Byrd should be ashamed
>> of himself, no matter who he's fought in the past.
>--
>For once I'm going to stick up for Byrd -- a little. Yes, the fight sucked.
>No, the decision wasn't rigged. I blame all that on Williamson, who didn't
>belong in any fight for any belt. But the fight *still* was his if he could
>have made one out of it. He didn't.
>
>Byrd and his camp, though, have only themselves to blame for not getting the
>big paydays they think they deserve. Byrd has milked the system for years
>and made far more money that anyone thought he could. I give him credit for
>skill in managing his boxing career. But he shouldn't complain now that
>they're booing him and talking about holding his purse.
>
>Between the ropes, though, 50 percent of the blame, at least, goes to
>Williamson.

Give Byrd credit for saying in the post fight interview that he knew
he looked bad, hence the boos. But all through his career he's had
problems landing fights. Being off for 11 months is bound to have an
effect on your skill level as Byrd said. He blames it on Don King,
and that may be true. But Williamson had a golden chance to capture a
belt and didn't do the things necessary. He deserved the loss.

Regards,
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