Calzaghe v Byrd in the amatuers?

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 17 Aug 2006, 06:55

Any sources to this fight?

Found these like.

http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/byrd.html

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title ... ghe:005364

How bad did he pimp slap Byrd?

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 17 Aug 2006, 09:29

Did I read that right? Joe Calzaghe beat Byrd in a USA v Italy amateur match up???

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 17 Aug 2006, 09:42

Crazy to see that Byrd started his career at age 18 as a Light Welterweight.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 17 Aug 2006, 10:02

Byrd could probably make 175 even now. He said that he used to drink loads of water in the day before the weight in to boost his weight on the scales. Said that by the time of the fight, he often weighed under 200!

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 17 Aug 2006, 10:33

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Byrd could probably make 175 even now. He said that he used to drink loads of water in the day before the weight in to boost his weight on the scales. Said that by the time of the fight, he often weighed under 200!

Just goes to show how deluded(most of) these heavyweights are these days.They seem to think the heavier you are the better

Pretty sure I have read that David Haye wants to bulk up to 17 and half stone when he eventually moves up!!!!

Loynesy · Post by **Loynesy** » 17 Aug 2006, 11:20

Severely doubt that one. There is no way that Calzaghe ever fought for Italy as an amateur - he went through the ABAs.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 17 Aug 2006, 11:22

I think in Byrd's case he did it so his opponents would think that there wasn't a massive gulf in size or strength.

Byrd has done pretty well with his career when you consider that he was basically a cruiserweight during his heavyweight reign.

He's looking to drop down and fight bell, where I can see him winning. Only the biggest punchers in the division have ever stopped Byrd, and he's never been KO'd cleanly.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 17 Aug 2006, 11:34

perhaps he should have represented italy at the 92 olympics. calzaghe should have gone to those olympics.