A better question is why didn't Lennox Lewis fight Ibeabuchi? That one could have happened at one point.
Lewis had no clue that point was going to disappear because Ike went to prison :bbb to call that a duck seems silly dude. again with the anti Lewis stuff Mendoza??? what is the matter with you and Lewis? what is it about him that most upsets you Mendoza?
Wladimir by late stoppage or UD. He 1-2s him, ties him up and keeps him at range. Ibeabuchi would tire out by the 9th and be vulnerable. Although I will say that he might of had a good chance against the young WK.
yes i agree he would have had a better chance against young WK. Young WK had no clue about pacing and it nearly cost him his career.
Ike is to slow for Wlad ,he telegraphs his big shots,wlad would have to be sleep walking to get caught with one.Ike is also to robotic,it may work if the opponent just stands rthere and trades"Tua" or tries to just run and dodge "Byrd" but wlad is neither,he also fights taller guys better,ike is not a underneath fighter so he is in wlads comfort range which is bad news,he is the faster harder puncher.Ike actually reminds me of a slower Anthony Joshua.Wlad by k.o late rounds.
But Wlad fought a guy like Ike and came away with a stoppage loss in the 11th round. What's that mate? He wasn't prime yet? Oh ok , well he met another weak Ike imitation in his prime years against Peter and was very lucky to get a points win in that encounter.
If you are talking about the Povetkin fight it was in Russia. That's his problem if he has a corrupt ref. Regardless AP didn't mention anything and more importantly this is a FIGHT. BTW they used to have much more wrestling/clinching back in the day.
If ike hadn't gone hatstand when he did no one would know who Vlad was .easy ko for lke.champ for years what a waste!