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Podcast: Leave it in the Ring
Episode: Boxing Esq. Podcast #59 - Chris Byrd
Description: My guest on this episode is former two-time Heavyweight Champion of the World - Chris Byrd.
We talk about Chris’s miraculous recovery from years of debilitating pain from nerve damage in his foot, hip replacement surgery, and numerous shoulder problems.
We discussed Chris's new diet and alternative therapies that aided his recovery.
We also spoke about Chris’s great career from his days in the amateurs and sparring in an 8 by 10 ring in his parents' basement; his trip to the Olympic trials in 1988; his Olympic Silver Medal in 1992; not getting signed by a major promoter coming off of that meda...