Ike has the chin to stand up to Wlad. the size to not be bullied, and the power to take Wlad out. Ike within 8.
Ike going to prison for so long has been a great loss for boxing. Even if he comes out soon I think he should stay retired or else he may turn into Mansour II or worse situation.
We never saw Ike's prime. The Ike from the Tua, or Byrd fight would have likely feasted on the Ukrainian robot though.
Ike, and Wlad is a 50/50 affair. Wlad's incompetent punch resistance is the X-factor in this fight. Vitali I think slaps him all the way to a UD as he has fought men with both better hand speed, and punching power (Corrie Sanders, and Lennox Lewis).
This Ike guy was like Riddick Bowe. They both were skilled fighters but they had mental problems. They were mentally weak but physically gifted. Wlad is even more mentally tough than he is physically talented which is saying something. Both these two mental cases ; remember Bowe entered the U.S. Army late in life and was kicked out for insubordination. He then a few months later kidnapped his wife. A complete full-****** meltdown similar to Ike's **** and kidnapping of a Vegas prostitute. These two boxers would be broken mentally by Wlad perhaps even in the pre-fight buildup and then physically overwhelmed in the actual fight. Wlad is one of the toughest competitors; physically, emotionally, and mentally the heavyweight fight game has ever seen.
Physically, Bowe, nor Ike could match Wlad. Wlad was naturally faster, stronger, more powerful, and generally more athletic than both men. Klit would just jab those two to death throughout the course of the fight.
The term "robot" is just derogatory nomenclature to denote fighters of European ancestry. Don't look too deep into it. They're just "hatin." :hey