"Chris Cornelius Byrd" is a retired professional boxer. Byrd is a former World Boxing Organization/WBO and International Boxing Federation/IBF heavyweight champion. He retired in 2009 at the age of 39, his record stands at 41-5-1 with 22 KO's.

He holds notable wins over Bert Cooper, Vitali Klitschko, David Tua, Evander Holyfield, Fres Oquendo and Jameel McCline.

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James is running scared. James has the biggest mouth in boxing but he has no heart. He talks a lot of trash. He keeps bringing my name up. They say they need a tuneup. I haven't fought since November. Who needs a tuneup?

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More than anything it has been mentally draining. Mentally it has been a struggle. This business side of boxing is horrible. It has taken my best years of boxing. If I had been very active this past two or three years, you would have seen some great fights.

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I wanted to get a rematch with Wladimir [Klitschko] but I wasn't going to Germany. I wasn't going to go over and just hand my belt to the Germans. I'm glad it didn't happen in Germany. Over here, no problem. But not in Germany.

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Three fights in three years, it has been disappointing. Sometimes you get frustrated and just want to retire. I've been to that point. It has been pretty bad.

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I told him he had better knock him out.

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The business side of this sport is horrible, ... I think it has taken my best years. If I would have been active these past three years, you would have seen some really good fights and special skills.

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DaVarryl wanted to fight his way to the spot and Wladimir didn't want no part of it. They just wanted everything set up in their favor, knowing going to Germany is not a great thing for any American fighter.

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I have got to feel I'm the best heavyweight in the world, ... If people don't consider me the best, I don't care. If everybody fights everybody, you'll know who the best guy is. Until then, it's everybody's opinion.

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Yeah, (he's a champion), if his test doesn't come back dirty, ... But it came back dirty, so he can't be a champion. You can't cheat and win. You get caught.

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