I doubt Ike had Vitalis or Wlads more refined skills and maybe a league below in power, but he did have an iron chin and good stamina. I think he had a great chance vs Wlad he was the best of the African bunch. Vitali stayed cool under any type of pressure Wlad doesn't control it as well like deer staring at headlights.
I think Wlad probably hits a little harder than Ike, but I doubt Vitali does. Vitali usually wears people down with lots of punches rather than one or a couple of shots. Wlad does have great punching power, but he doesn't open up and unleash it. He goes with his methodical, robotic stye to protect that chin of his. I think Wlad could KO many of his opponents more quickly than he actually does, but he refuses to do so because he doesn't want to risk getting tagged (which could very easily mean getting KO'd for him). As for how Ike would match up with the Klitschkos, I favor Ike by TKO over Wlad between rounds 5 and 8, but I think the Vitali fight is a closer, more difficult affair that probably ends in a close decision either way (I'd still favor Ike, but I wouldn't put any money on it). Vitali's chin and Ike's chin are both too good for either of them to stop the other imo, and neither hits quite hard enough to break the other down.
Ike was beating Byrd.... the scorecard is irrelevant anyway, he won TKO5. Oh I forgot this is Klitschko Land.
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Ike went to the body 100x better than either Klitschko, threw more and better combinations much more fluidly, hit just as hard if not harder than either of them and was much quicker with his feet and his hands. I would give Vitaly a shot at surviving or winning a war with Ike, but Wlad would get stopped. Ike's win over that version of Tua, who was also a damn near unstoppable juggernaut at the time, is better than any win on either K brothers resume. And you can check my post history, I'm not Klitschko hater. They just don't have the tools to beat The President. They're not going to keep him off with a jab, they're not going to outslug him on the inside, they're not going to be able to tie him up all night and they're not going to KO him if Tua couldn't. Ike was like Tyson coming up. He wasn't going to lose, PERIOD, until he got his belts and self destructed.
I am completely with you mate. Ibeabuchi is one of the most overhyped "Myth"-fighters of the last 30 years. Reason is because he was the bad black guy who could step in Tysons shoes mediawise. But from a boxing viewpoint Ibeabuchi had deep trouble winning a decision over Tua and the Byrd boxed his ears off for 4 rounds. Ibeabuchis stocks are high, because he never fought a tall guy who could box like Bowe, Lennox or Klitschko. they all would win a 120-108.
There is a wooden toaster that lives in the west end. It rides a Unicorn to work, where it teaches children to fly by wiggling their toes. Wow it's actually easier than I thought to write complete bull****.
People who cannot argue but post smilies are officially showing that they are idiots, did you know that? watch the fights and shut up. You obviously dream of Ibeabuchis ding dong.