1997 Ibeabuchi vs 1996 Tyson

I wonder if the Tua fight ruined Ibeabuchi a bit, he went crazy after that. How about the Ibeabuchi who faced Tua? I say he KOs Tyson late, hes basically a bigger version of Holyfield. Ibeaubuchi is an ATG head to head type

 

I didnt pay any attention to the case TBH, but I've goto say if Ibeabuchi was around this wouldnt be considered such a **** era, King would have fed him Ruiz and Byrd as belt holders, we'd likely have a Tua rematch, and ultimate showdowns with Lennox or the Klit boys, I can see some exciting fights amongst those

 

I favor Ike.

But I disagree with the notion that he's a bigger Holyfield. Ike's ring IQ isn't that of Holy and he likely wouldn't employ the same strategy that Evander used in tiring him out. Very important.

Ike though was a freak, I think he was something special and would of ultimately come out on top over a Tyson that was only good for about 5 rounds.

 

Ike was an absolute monster. Anyone who can slug it out with Tua like that and come out on the winning end, has to be a baddd man! I don't think many other fighters could go toe to toe with such a beast and still be standing. He held good wins over Tua and Byrd, and had he not ****ed his career up, I'd have favored him over everyone but Lennox Lewis.

 

This would have been a great fight. After Ike's performances against Tua and Byrd I'm really not sure how Tyson could have dealt with him.

Ike would have been a good match for any of the Heavyweights around at the time.

 

1996 Tyson didn't have the heart to stand in front of Ike for 12 rounds. Flush Tua left hooks didn't seem to do anything to Ike either, and Tua had more single shot power than Tyson in my estimation. The Tyson of Ruddock II gets stopped, quite frankly.

 

Yeah fair enough.

I wonder how far Ike could have gone if he hadn't have lost it!

 

Tyson had just about enough left to win this,I think. Ko by the middle stages.

 

a good question. i don't know.
ibeabuchi didn't win against tua.
it should have been a draw.

 

Well, given Ike's biggest wins (pun included), Tyson was the correct size.

Before somebody gets all emotional about my opening remark (which I firmly meant), the Tua fight suggests that Ike could last with Tyson...and at THAT point, outwork Tyson.

 

Ibeabuchi all day long, though the best Tyson wins on handspeed and combinations.