Eh, maybe Lewis I & II Holy. I don't know about Ruiz trilogy Holy. Certainly middle-of-the-decade Holy would've been an underdog...and the version that was rocked and nearly stopped by Tank Williams a lamb to slaughter.
He probably would have gotten a title shot and been systematically dismantled by Lennox Lewis similar to the way Tua was. I suspect he would have a bit more success than Tua, but still a thorough decision loss. If he avoided Lewis and but fought Wlad, I think he would have beaten the Wlad of that time. Then subsequently to lose to Vitali. Then maybe enter the Ruiz/Rahman/Bryd/etc title trading circuit. On the tale end of his career, he would easily lose to The Jab and Grab version of Wlad
Funny, with Lewis vs. Ibeabuchi you could argue it being easier for Lennox than was Tua (even a shutout) - or, given Ike's size, you could argue for him pulling a McCall or Rahman..
he was scheduled to fight michael grant (until his legal problems)....he probably would have beaten grant and would have to face lennox lewis at that point i really doubt ike would have beaten lennox lewis ....in 1999 ike ibeabuchi would have fuked up a very young wlad klit / wlads lucky ike went away but i think lennox would have beaten him /
in 1999 or even 2000 no way in hell wlad would have been ready for ike ....no way in hell .....wlad didnt peak till after the lamon brester loss.....ps sam peter is nothing like ike and sam peter probably would have gotten stopped by david tua ,,,,so um whatever
' ike says hes innocent to this day ehhhhh and what did IKE IBEABUCHI DO WITH HIS THEN EX GIRLFRIEND CHILD ???? STOLE THE KID ONLY TO DRIVE INTO A CEMENT PILLAR CAUSING THE CHILD INJURIES FOR LIFE = THE MOTHER EVENTUALLY GOT PAID OUT OF COURT ....DID YOU GUYS KNOW THIS STORY ?:deal
The sentencing is ****ed up. Deportation probably isn't a great option either at the end of it. Who can say what really happened to him, in general?
I know the story yes the real story that kid idolized Ike was always wanting to be with him THERE IS NO WAY IKE WOULD HAVE DELIBERATELY HURT THAT BOY. Ive seen them together many times.. Ike maintained the car into the bridge was a road accident there was no evidence to suggest otherwise Ike's biggest mistake was calling that hooker in the first place the charge was ATTEMPTED **** right? Was the hooker hurt in any way?? No Were either of the police injured when Ike supposedly resisted arrest?? Knowing Ike as well as I did I knew if Ike was crazy like they claimed someone would have been hurt bad. I'm convinced Ike was railroaded because the Tyson supposed **** case was still fresh in peoples minds. In fact someone in the courtroom was heard to say. It was just another big black heavyweight boxer why worry about it???
They badgered & coerced Ike into pleading no contest promising he'd be back boxing in 6 months Instead the woman judge gave him the maximum sentence 5 to 30 years That's not justice