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Chris Byrd

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Christopher Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over then-undefeated Vitali Klitschko. In his first title defense later that year, he lost to Vitali's brother Wladimir Klitschko. In 2002, Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield to win the IBF heavyweight title for his second reign as world champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Chris Byrd is the 242nd most popular boxer (down from 231st in 2024), the 13,066th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,600th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Chris Byrd ranks 242 out of 496. Before him are Dmitry Bivol, Érik Morales, Turgut Aykaç, Brian Nielsen, Lars Myrberg, and Ivailo Marinov. After him are Hipólito Ramos, Laila Ali, Frank Bruno, Leo Rwabwogo, Félix Trinidad, and Ryan Garcia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Chris Byrd ranks 472. Before him are Gilad Erdan, Natalia Streignard, Édouard Montoute, Chris Coleman, Alex Gaudino, and Nico Van Kerckhoven. After him are Ray Luzier, Julie Halard-Decugis, Ricco Groß, Gaia Zucchi, Sharon Corr, and Andrzej Juskowiak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Byrd ranks 13,070 out of 20,380. Before him are Alana Evans (1976), Michael Mukasey (1941), Laird Cregar (1913), Gertrude Astor (1887), Roy Brown (1925), and Suzanne Farrell (1945). After him are Kevin Systrom (1983), John G. Carlisle (1834), Pat Roberts (1936), James Lipton (1926), Gene Hoglan (1967), and Constance Money (1956).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Chris Byrd ranks 73. Before him are Fidel LaBarba (1905), Bruce Seldon (1967), Micky Ward (1965), Antonio Tarver (1968), Jackie Fields (1908), and Shannon Briggs (1971). After him are Laila Ali (1977), Ryan Garcia (1998), Shane Mosley (1971), Gene Fullmer (1931), Gervonta Davis (1994), and John Ruiz (1972).

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