How far would Ike Ibeabuchi have got...

We used to say "If Ike Ibeabuchi married Kate Micucci...that girl'd be f'd up." And we would just giggle. There was also a thing about Prince Albert being held hostage in a container. I don't remember how that one went but we had a good time growing up, man. The best. Drank clean water out the hose (not a euphemism), sang super offensive songs at the Karaoke bar, necked, stole old man Crabtree's whuppin' stick from the old shed out on Mazefield crick, it was great. I miss the good ol' days. And I miss Ike. "I like Ike." it would say on a sign in my daddy's front yard. But that was before the TB. And the war. And to think, it was all ruined by those meddling kids! They took off Ike's mask...and found it was Chris Byrd the whole damn time.

 

I mean, depending on how you rate Tua's power you could argue he had one of the greatest chins and workrate ever with enough of a boxing brain to catch and KO Byrd. What he displayed was enough for us to say he would be competitive with plenty of HWs. I for one think he had all the tools to beat up on 70s Foreman.

 

Wait- during Ike's reign over the American empire he was also a Byrd?

 

I agree, I think he was one of the most what could have beens in boxing. I think he would definitely caused problems for Lewis and I'm a big Lewis fan. Unfortunately he couldn't stay away from problems outside the ring, but he had all the tools, and as far as his psyche, I don't think Ike feared anyone when he was in the ring. Also, he was an intelligent fighter. If you watch the Byrd fight he was throwing punches from very odd angles. Mostly hitting Byrd in the body and on the arms, but when he connected with Byrd's chin, it was devastating.