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Chris Byrd

1970 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Byrd has received more than 1,238,987 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Chris Byrd is the 231st most popular boxer (down from 182nd in 2019), the 12,605th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,559th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Chris Byrd ranks 231 out of 496. Before him are Félix Trinidad, Francisco Guilledo, Shane Mosley, José Gómez Mustelier, Virgil Hill, and Oleg Maskayev. After him are Fidel LaBarba, Stipe Drews, Patrizio Oliva, Ivailo Marinov, Turgut Aykaç, and Zou Shiming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Chris Byrd ranks 463. Before him are Alessandra Negrini, Matt Gerald, Massimo Taibi, Somaly Mam, Ulf Ekberg, and Anthony Ruivivar. After him are Eugenio Corini, Pilar Castro, Jay Mohr, Paula Malcomson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Valérie Bonneton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Byrd ranks 12,605 out of 20,380. Before him are Agnes de Mille (1905), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Frank Loesser (1910), Jan Kleyna (2000), Seamus Dever (1976), and Mel Winkler (1941). After him are Danielle Harris (1977), John Lindsay (1921), Nate Brooks (1933), Amy Hennig (1964), Lori Nelson (1933), and William Monahan (1960).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Chris Byrd ranks 74. Before him are Gene Fullmer (1931), Shannon Briggs (1971), Gervonta Davis (1994), Terence Crawford (1987), Shane Mosley (1971), and Virgil Hill (1964). After him are Fidel LaBarba (1905), Oliver McCall (1965), John Ruiz (1972), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Jackie Fields (1908), and Tim Witherspoon (1957).

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