Holyfield PTS, but Ibeabuchi would be in there. It wouldn't be a 'schooling' Ike in his prime was a beast.
Holyfield by UD... fight would be competitive though.. Btw, Holyfield's prime imo was in cruiserweight
What a tough fight to pick. I would think Evander would win a decision in a grueling fight. Evander when he was young would not back down and seem to take it all. The quality of Evander would win against Ike. Ike was exceptional and would have been a decent title holder, but Evander was great.
Holyfield had some problems vs the Bert Cooper and Mike Moorer's of boxing. Sometimes Holyfiled brawled when he should have boxed, or boxed when he should have brawled. Holy also had problems for bigger fighters. I think Ike has a shot an the upset. A very good shot. I think it would have been a heck of a fight.
Ike never really had any/many flaws exposed except perhaps he wasn't the fastest around. We know he was a physical beast, very fit, high workrate, compact puncher, tight defense, great chin, heart, good power. This is a battle of Holyfield's speed versus Ibeaubuchi's strength with other technical aspects being very close. Allot depends on the fight strategies, but if Holyfield goes to war I see Ibeabuchi certainly taking him
Ibeabuchi was a mad man, I see little chance he could be professional enough to compete with prime Holyfield. Holyfield WDQ8: In a one sided fight, in which President Ike gets more and more frustrated before doing something real stupid.
I cant see picking a wild outcome,but possible.I think Ike very underated & cant question his professinalism.I like IKE!!!!!
Evander Holyfield may have been at his physical peak around his first fight with Riddick Bowe, but he was still short of peaking as a fighter. Holyfield had been able to outwill his opponents to victory before that fight, and had yet to learn it would not work against everyone. The Holyfield of the Cooper and Bowe I fights would have a lot of problems with Ibeabuchi. After Holyfield lost to Bowe, he learned the importance of strategy. I believe that Holyfield would use his jab, footwork, and excellent combination punching to continually out score Ibeabuchi on his way to a UD.
you don't know much about boxing if you pick against 'vander in this one. I say lopsided decision, if not throw in the towel defeat.