How would Ike Ibeabuchi fared with today's heavyweight division?

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  1. drenlou

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    Ike would probably be the HW King!
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    That was not a good performance at all, I really don`t see what fans are seeing in Ike.
     
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  3. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's naive to assume a fighter looks amazing every single fight.
     
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  4. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    LOL How come Byrd never saw this ?? Ike nearly decapitated him
     
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  5. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep, and Byrd was very green at the time. Not even close to prime. Prime Byrd would have embarrassed him.
     
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  6. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    Sorry, but I watched all of Tua's fights when they happened. He was not overrated, not by a long shot. He had a granite chin and real power. What he lacked was reach.
     
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  7. elmaldito

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    Slow like a cobra
     
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  8. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ, Usyk, Povetkin and Parker beat him in my opinion.
     
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  9. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think he's being underrated badly and he would wipe the floor with most if not all of the division.
     
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  10. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes his stamina was MILES better. And the BS about being no better than Sam Peter....I'm convinced this guy never even saw Ibeabuchi in the ring.
     
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  11. gerryb

    gerryb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ikes workrate was 2nd to none. He threw an enormous amount of punches vs Tua that hasnt been emulated since. He would be in my opinion be up with the very best today
     
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  12. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    i mean he would have been able to win a title, at some point for sure, seeing as he was better than byrd who was better than vitali who was able to tagteam to titles aginast weak opponents.
     
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  13. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh yes the myth and legend of Ike Ibeabuchi. He must be one of the only fighters who has got better in prison and improved on account of inactivity. Its amazing what 2 career wins over borderline top 10 HWs in a short career in the late 1990s does for your legacy.

    AJ KOs Ike
    Fury decisions Ike
    Wilder decisions Ike
    Whyte KOs Ike
    Usyk UDs him
    Parker UDs him

    Ike would be around the lower part of the top 10 in todays HW division. This is exactly where his carer was heading back in the late 1990s
     
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  14. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    He would knockout WHYTE FASTER THAN AJ.
     
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  15. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    People saying Ike would lose to a mediocre talent like Joseph Parker are doing Ike, and his once formidable ability, a serious disservice... He was clearly capable of fighting at a level above what we've ever seen from Parker.

    Feel free to actually watch the Tua bout and then tell me Parker has ever accomplished anything close to that kind of performance.
     
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