Chris Byrd vs. Jimmy Thunder

Chris Byrd 215 lbs beat James Thunder 230 lbs by TKO at 1:07 in round 9 of 10

• Date: 1997-12-13
• Location: Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
• Referee: Steve Smoger
• Judge: Glenn Feldman
• Judge: William Hutt
• Judge: Clark Sammartino

• Aired on: HBO Boxing After Dark

Comments

• Thunder was knocked down in the first round.
• Referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight with Thunder taking punishment in a neutral corner.
• Byrd landed 280 of 517 punches (54%) and Thunder connected on 136 of 503 (27%).
• HBO judge Harold Lederman had Byrd ahead 80-71 when the fight was stopped.