The Nigerian is the more proven fighter, although we never saw him against a Lennox Lewis, who for instance Tua lost every round to despite that impressive fight with Ibeabuchi (which i scored for Tua), Ruiz, etc. I'm not as impressed with Mavrovic' performance against Lewis as most are. Yes, he showed a granite chin, was awkard and made Lewis look stupid at times. But he still lost damn near every round; even when he stunned Lennox, the Brit came right back to hit him even worse with a 4-punch combo that landed flush. I'd go with Ibeabuchi because he is a bit more proven... however, it'd be interesting to see him fight someone who is not short and who doesn't stand in front of him. Tentatively picking Ike UD. Ibeabuchi was a beast, though his defence was somewhat lacking.
Ike was mechanical in there & Mavrovic has the edge in ringsmarts. Decision bout & I can see the lankier Mavrovic outpointing the guy & Ibeabuchi either fighting stupid or putting in a flat effort. Nice upset kind of bout and this guy is a live underdog against a lot of his more popular contemporaries back then.
What did he prove? He proved he could run for 12 rounds? Great skills? I dont think so. Ike on the otherhand proved he could brawl, and he could also settle down and figure out a crafty southpaw, had some willingness to engage to actually win a fight as well, something Mavrovic had no interest in doing in his one and only "real fight" he was in, and what is the mark of a real champion. Mavrovics record is a laundry list of nobodies, worse than Brian Nielson's. Its too hard to come to your conclusion based on his level of opposition.
Well watching him on tape I think Mavrovic did have skills.He had good accuracy,speed,picked his shots well and decent evading action/body movement. But as said it was all against limited competition.
Skills yes, great skills nah. Too hard to pick him over a guy who showed more dimension to his game in my opinion.