Fighters Who Were So Mentally Unhinged In The Ring It Cost Them

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  1. C.J.

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

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    Ive never seen that I'd like to though I knew Ike from the day he walked in to Curtis Cokes Home of Champions gym & said " I'm going to be heavyweight champion of the world & no one will ever beat me " No one did except that hooker. Ike was no angel & he had problems but so many untrue stories were told about him it was a tragedy. He needed help not incarceration
     
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  2. Bulldog24

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  3. Italian Stallion

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    Very insightful comment, wow, you knew Ike? That's so cool! Perhaps some lies were told in that HBO program then. Where exactly is Ibeabuchi today? Still locked up? It is he who should have become Nigeria's first heavyweight world champion, not Samuel Peter.
     
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  5. C.J.

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    To be honest I havent seen him in person since just after he was first arrested& jailed He was kept heavily sedated for months because they were scared of what he "might do" poor guy was like a zombie I lost contact when I left Dallas I just hope he's finally got some help
     
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  6. sweetsci

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    From BoxRec: After the (Tua) fight, Ibeabuchi complained of a terrible headache and was taken to a hospital. He underwent several tests, including an MRI, but nothing abnormal was found. After being released from the hospital, Ibeabuchi began to say that he was being plagued by demons and evil spirits.

    It was after the Tua fight that he was involved in the kidnapping & crashing his car incident. Did these mental health issues start after the Tua fight? I wasn't familiar with Ike before the Tua fight, so I don't know.
     
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  7. Italian Stallion

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    Interesting to know. Ike suffered a lot unfortunately.
     
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  9. Bokaj

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    Duran. At least he became so during the fight.
     
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