Who did Ike Ibeabuchi knockout?

Two of those stoppage losses came when Byrd was washed up, why even count them? The other was vs Wlad.

Byrd went many rounds with Tua, Vitali K, Goltoa, Williamson, and McCline. These guy can punch. He also wen the distance with Wlad in the first fight.

Simply stated Byrd at 209 pounds had one of the best chins in the division. Ike hurt him early and stopped Byrd faster than the field of punchers he faced. Using Bryd as the benchmark, Ike hit harder than Wlad. So we know Ike could punch hard.

If Tyson was never champion, he'd still be a top puncher. Louis fought Conn later in his career, ad had Joe retired on that night, no his resume would not be ripped to shreds. He sort of needed the re-match though I say the Conn fight exposed on some of Louis' limitations.

 

He didn't even beat Tua in my opinion. The reason he's remembered as anything more than Tua level is because his career ended before his flaws were exposed

 

You could be right and Holy was easier to hit with straght punches than hooks which is why Foreman hit him more than Tyson, however Foreman had a better jab than Ike did.

 

One may also say that his career was ended before having the opportunity to learn, and then possibly attempt, to fix what in-ring flaws he could, in whatever remaining time he had before going the Manny Paquiao route of fulfilling a personal desire to give back to the community via civic duty in a future career of political servitude...or just more kidnapping ex-GF's kids. Take your pick.

 

You can say whatever you want. I saw Tua outbox him with my own eyes. He beat Byrd, cool. Nothing I saw made me think I was watching a great fighter

 

Who told you you were watching a great fighter?

 

I've seen him favored over holyfield and tyson h2h

 

Byrd was 208lbs and would beat Vitali the following year and go the distance with Wlad and beat Tua. As a stoppage it's a very good one.

Ibeabuchi proved he could walk down a master boxer and that he could go toe-toe with arguably the biggest puncher in the division.

It'd be similar if he only beat Byrd. He went toe-toe against Tua and came out on top. Shavers would never be able to do that

 

Watch the fight. Byrd was down twice and out on his feet. No one else did that to Byrd until the second Wlad fight.

 

I don't think Ibeabuchi was in the argument for being the biggest puncher in the division. To place him in one, your case would have to rely almost entirely on the Byrd TKO and that's not enough, in my opinion.

It's a highlight reel moment, for sure, but it doesn't make him the hardest puncher in the division.

Off the top of my head, I'd bet on Lewis, Foreman, Tyson, Mercer, Vitali K., Briggs and Izon as having been much bigger punchers.

 

What's the argument for Vitali being a much bigger puncher?

 

But Wlad and Vitali had the same weight on Byrd and didn't stop him. Holyfield and Tua lost to Byrd.

Both Lennox and Tua were the most destructive forces in this time. Tua took out many world champions. Going toe to toe with him was bad tactics. But the fact he did it, and yes it could go either way, is ****ing impressive. No one else did that.

I don't favour him over Lennox. But smaller HW champion in the pre-steroid age, most of them are getting walked down

He's definitely giving Holyfield a good contest and technically they are similar but Ibeabuchi is bigger.

 

No he wasn't and that isn't my argument. But the fact he can take Tua's punches and keep coming forward shows he has a hell of a chin. So he has technical skills, chin, power and workrate