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11/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Byrd has Big Time Weight Disadvantage"
Byrd has Big Time Weight Disadvantage
When defending IBF heavyweight champ, Chris Byrd steps into the ring at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night against the giant Jameel "Big Time" McCline, he will be outweighed by some 56 pounds, the 4th great weight differece in world title bout. Incidentally, of the previous 12 fights of fighters who weighed lighter than their opponent, the little big guys are 6-5 with 1 no decision. Here's a historical listing of these fights.
86 lbs: Primo Carnera (270) W15 Tommy Loughran (184), 3/1/34
59 ½ lbs: Primo Carnera (260 ½) KO6 Jack Sharkey (201), 6/29/33
58 lbs: Jess Willard (245) TKO by 3 Jack Dempsey (187), 7/4/19
56 lbs: Chris Byrd (214) Scheduled 12 Jameel McCline (270), 11/13/04
53 ¾ lbs: Primo Carnera (263 ¼) TKO by 11 Max Baer (209 ½) 6/14/34
52 ½ lbs: Abe Simon (254 ½) TKO by 13 Joe Louis (202), 3/31/41
52 lbs: Jim Jeffries (219) KO8 Bob Fitzsimmons (167) 7/25/1902
49 lbs: George Foreman (257) L12 Evander Holyfield (208), 4/19/91
44 lbs: Jack Johnson (205) ND6 Jack O'Brien (161) 5/19/09
43 ¼ lbs: Buddy Baer (250) KO by 1 Joe Louis (206 ¼)
39 lbs: Jim Jeffries (206) KO11 Bob Fitzsimmons (167) 6/9/1899
35 lbs: Jack Johnson (205) KO12 Stanley Ketchell (170) 10/16/1909
33 lbs: John Ruiz (226) L12 Roy Jones, Jr. (193) 3/1/2003
