I already explained.:good Ibeabuchi is extremely overrated. He caught Byrd, who was beating him... as Byrd made a critical mistake by getting cocky and putting his back on the ropes. David Tua outboxed him, and should have got a decision. We all know that David Tua doesn't outbox many people. Ike looked very ordinary in most of his fights. I give him credit for putting on a GREAT fight with Tua, even though Tua should have got the win. I also give him credit for catching Byrd, even though it was Byrd's mistake, and Byrd was taking over that fight before he made it.
[/QUOTE] Look, Im with ya on Ike beating Peter. Sam has hasn't beat a top 20 fighter yet and is being hyped on power that in my opinion is severly overrated. But what Ike could have been and what he was are two different things. He beat two Prospect/future contenders. Both were much shorter, and one stood right on front of him while the other should have been fighting at supermiddle. I respect what Ibeabuchi did in his brief career, but there is no proof he would have been the divisions savior or the man to beat Lewis. We have no idea how he would have fared againg a big boxer puncher with a long jab and loads of amature and professional experience. Imo he was a flash in the pan who gave us an entertaing fight with another prospect in David Tua. No more, no less.
Would not go past 4 rounds. Ike would throw too many punches and fat peter would be plodding without even catching Ike. Fat peter would retire after 4.
I have already addressed that. Even Peter last night was just as fast as Ike though. Peter actually have very deceptive handspeed, and very SLOW feet. He used to have faster feet though.
I agree a thousand ****ing percent with you. It gets old seeing a one dimensional fighter like Ike get so much hype on here. The best thing that ever happened to his legacy is that he got locked up when he did coming off the Byrd win. Most people don't even remember that Byrd was winning before he made a stupid mistake. How people automatically plan on an insane person having any ability to change his fight strategy or adapt in the ring is beyond me, especially considering Ike never showed he could do that. He had no outside game. As an inside swarmer, Ike had some good physical tools- that I won't deny. But as an overall fighter? Vastly overrated.
Ike Ibeabuchi would have beaten everyone at heavyweight today and in Lewis' era. With maybe only a prime Holyfield giving him a go. That should tell you what I think. And I like both Ibeabuchi as a fighter and Sam as a fighter. PS. He wouldn't stop Sam. Ibeabuchi had power but not bone crushing power. He couldn't drop Tua so I don't think he'd drop Sam either. But he'd likely have a lot more energy and win a comfortable UD.
Really now. Based on what? And don't say because Tua has never been dropped. He has, by Rahman in their rematch.
What do you base this on? Ike fighting a shorter man with no jab who stood right in front of him, or Ike beating a guy who was never really a heavy to begin with?