Prime for Prime: Vitali vs. Ike Ibeabuchi

...would look something like this :yep

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Vitali is no midget like Byrd or one-dimensional slugger like Tua. Vitali counter-punches Ibeabuchi to death. Vit ko 9 :deal

 

yeah dont mention the shoulder injury. but that fight changed vitali....his in-ring mentality changed and he became a killer.

Ike would be seeing even more demons after the ass whipping vitali gives him

did Ike ever fight anyone taller than 6'0" :yep

 

ike is tailor-made for vitali who was an excellent counter-puncher. he eats up pressure fighters

 

how did i discredit the win? u dont think the shoulder injury played a role? do u think bryd's featherdusters made vitali quit? so u think vitali quit while 5 or 6 points ahead cause byrd intimidated him. it's a win but u have to take into consideration the circumstances.

 

:rofl that's not discrediting the win, that's sizing up their matchup. Vitali is 6'8, byrd 6' and tua 5'10". it was a good win but it was against a smaller hw just like tua. he wasn't proven against tall hws.

vitali's size would pose problems. and i also mentioned tua was limited while vitali could fight on the backfoot, counterpunch, brawl etc...he was more versatile in that respect. So vitali wouldn't just stand in there and trade with ike like tua did. he would step back and counter or box from a distance.

 

:rofl :rofl :rofl that holmes comparison is rather absurd. holmes didn't even come to fight. he looked afraid in there. lewis was there to win and went to war. btw, lennox was the undisputed champ and holmes was coming out of retirement for a payday

lewis was still a great fighter. he wasn't at his physical best but he was far more experienced and tougher imo than he used to be. lewis at this point was far more willing to mix it up. he showed a great chin in that fight and im not sure if a younger lennox could have taken those shots and still be so aggressive....and i'm a big fan of lewis but vitali would have always troubled lennox.

lennox still had that tremendous power. the right cross and uppercut were still top notch along with his left hook. his jab when he threw it was very effective. his handspeed was slower.