Who did Ike Ibeabuchi knockout?

He knocked out Archie Moore and Ray Mercer!

 

If you like limited sample of size, Max beat Joe Louis, probably the best HW of all-time. Are you going to tell me that Ike is much tougher obstacle than Louis?

There is also one difference - Schmeling doesn't base his goodness on one fight. He was the best fighter in the world at some point and had quality wins over quality opponents.

 

In 20 fights he didn't KO anyone of major significance. He falls into the 'what if' category like so many others whose career were cut short be it on account of their own decisions, incarceration (Ike), permanent injuries (Paul Williams) or death (Valero). That's where/how I rank him.
A talented fighter that made it to the doorstep of success, then lost access to that door.

 

Yes there is a gap and Ike never had the chance to close it. Ike vs Holyfield 1997, are you telling me Holyfield wins?

 

What is wrong with you?

Seriously! How does your question here, bear any relationship to the post you have responded to and the thread of the discussion about Bowe being almost as unproven as Ibeabuchi?

 

He beat a pensive, tentative, relatively green 198-lb version of Louis by exploiting a glaring flaw in Louis' form during a very poor performance on Louis' part. An impressiv win but yes, I think Ibeabuchi would have been a much tougher obstacle than Louis was that particular night.

Like I said, I just don't see anything ridiculous or preposterous about picking Ike Ibeabuchi to beat the likes of Max Schmeling.

 

horrible analysis

 

Byrd was done.

If you want to call going down on your face from a brutal left hook "stunned him pretty badly", be my guest.

You only described the part after the second knockdown to make it appear the fight was stopped too early.

Nice try.

 

Yes, Holy was faster and more skilled, he could block shots that came round, Ike hasd no defensive skills.

 

Yeah, cause Ike didn't have any weaknesses. Come on, Schmeling beat Louis because he was freaking good, nobody else beat Louis for over a decade. There is no way that Ike is a bigger obstacle than the best HW ever.

 

Was he not arguing with the ref and standing when the fight was stopped?

This is typically called a TKO and not a knockout. You can watch the replay yourself. Byrd was stunned but slipping shots when the ref stepped in.

 

Tough to say, because Ike never faced someone of champion level. He never proved anything against the best fighters in the world.

If Louis weaknesses were so easy to exploit, then why nobody else did that to him? Louis faced far better competition than Ike and he only lost to Schmeling.

It's tough to imagine this fight. Ike was much bigger and stronger than Max. Schmeling was very smart and crafty fighter who beat some big fighters. It's not outrageous to pick Ike here, but it's far from a sure thing and Schmeling proved a lot more in ring than he did.

 

Styles make fights and Holyfield with his attacking ways would be running into a bigger man who hit harder and also shrugged off Tua's best. Ike had a pretty good jab, and never gassed out. I don't see Holyfield winning 1997-2000.