Ibeabuchi by KO. Better, more versatile boxer with much better chin, stamina and work rate and likely harder puncher as well. Can't see Rahman winning this fight at all
Best for best Rahman is more skilled, faster and at least as powerful. Ike can probably take a better shot and has more stamina. But, Rahman proved that he could hang at the highest level. Ike is a could-have-been.
Ike stops him in around 8,9,10, Hasim doesn't like pressure and I think Ike takes Rahman's right and grinds him down quicker than Maskiev.
How he is more skilled? Rahman only had 2 punches in his book - left jab and right hand. Ike was way more versatile offensively. Rahman never threw body punches, never thew combinations - Ike did all that. And prime Rahman was KOed by glass-jawed Maskaev twice, got beaten by John Ruiz and totally shot Holyfield. Can't see fighter like that beating Ibeabuchi who had much better chin than Lewis and much better stamina than Sanders
Ibeabuchi was as slow as a turtle. Yeah he was potent but he was not fast. He was easy to hit. Ike would have picked up his losses had he ever stepped it up against better and faster boxers.
Great matchup, Rahman more skilled but Ibeabuchi had more power, although Rahman also had good power, but still I have to go with Ibeabuchi...
Against the guys like Lewis or Wlad - yeah, I agree. But not against a guy who was KOed by Oleg "I make Amir Khan's chin look great in comparison" Maskaev, who BTW was much slower than Ike
Rahman more skilled ? LOL, he was a low Ring IQ bread and butter one two fighter who packed absolute glass, he had a jab /right hand thats it. Rahman landed a telegraphed right on mediocre chinned Lewis...................... a one hit wonder, was laid out cold in the rematch.......was knocked out of the Ring vs genuine China porcelan Oleg..............went life and death with a flash in the pan Golfer. Tua tagged him with a half cocked shot right after bell, he had a FULL MINUTE to recover but was still dazzed and confused when he came out .....Tua put the heat on, Rahman did not respond and the Ref said no mas...................the definition of Glass ONe trick Pony Tua has many faults but he had absolute dynamite in his fists and Ike walked right thru it........... Ike stopps Rahman, three rounds max.
