Ike Ibeabuchi

[killersheep]

Well here we are 2010, he's up for parole again. Even if he gets out, can't see him getting in the ring again.

[Master]

Well here we are 2010, he's up for parole again. Even if he gets out, can't see him getting in the ring again.

I thought he would not get out as he was insane.

[killersheep]

Well here we are 2010, he's up for parole again. Even if he gets out, can't see him getting in the ring again.

I thought he would not get out as he was insane.

bi-polar, it has to be proven that he can be properly medicated.

[Master]

Well here we are 2010, he's up for parole again. Even if he gets out, can't see him getting in the ring again.

I thought he would not get out as he was insane.

bi-polar, it has to be proven that he can be properly medicated.

You his lawyer . It would be interesting if he does come out.

[killersheep]

I thought he would not get out as he was insane.

bi-polar, it has to be proven that he can be properly medicated.

You his lawyer . It would be interesting if he does come out.

Apparently I'm not his lawyer, his next hearing isn't until the end of time in 2012.

[Spicoli]

We always hear how Ike was the uncrowned Champ,the next coming if only he had not went away.But hindsight being what it is,I seriously wonder he would have had the mental make in the ring to stick around for too long.I dont see him getting out...if he did I think he would almost HAVE to make a ring return.

[El Kabong]

....I refer back to other "devistating" Nigerian heavyweights of the recent past: David Izon, Friday Ahunaya, Sam Peter, Duncan Dokiwari

If Ike Ibeabichi had continued his career without prison, without insanity, without anything else Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield would have ate him alive

And yes I have done a 180 on my stance for this issue but I mean there is a tendency for Nigerian heavyweights to explode on the scene and then immediately become average. In reality Ike had 2 big fights and 1 really solid showing vs a top level fighter at the time in David Tua. Chris Byrd was having his way with Ike until he got caught him. Let's be totally honest, Ike never fought a complete fighter like a Holyfield or a Lewis and I think that would have been his undoing.

[eagle]

Imagine sharing a cell with the guy!!!!

[El Kabong]

Imagine sharing a cell with the guy!!!!

....sharing The dude is like 400 pounds now that would be horrible, that's not sharing that's the definition of overcrowding

[WelshDevilRob]

Hopefully Ike doesn't return to a boxing ring as he would be nothing now. I believe if he is released he gets deported back to Nigeria.

Really enjoyed Ike's short stay at the top. The chasing Chris Byrd around the ring until he finally caught up with him and gave a beating too. Only a year later Byrd beat Vitali Klitschko and went the 12 round distance with Wladimir. Yet Ike had him out of there in 5 rounds.

As for the Tua fight well the relatively unknown Ike went 12 hard rounds mainly toe to toe with the hard hitting Samoan. Tua was coming off impressive wins over John Ruiz, Darroll Wilson, David Izon and Oleg Maskaev. I believe the fight holds the record for most punches in a Heavyweight fight - it certainly broke the record at the time.

Ike had decent power, a solid chin, great stamina and he would often throw 100 punches a round. He would have been a very formidable threat to the reign of Lennox Lewis.

At the time 1999/2000 you had Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko, Hasim Rahman, David Tua and Michael Grant as the main contenders along with Ike Ibeabuchi. For me Ike was the main threat as it didn't matter what style you had his overcame it.

He would have outslugged Vitali and quite frankly destroyed Rahman and Wladimir. Still its a case of what might of been and Ike can never get back to where he once was.

[Zilla]

If Ike has to stay on his meds he can't come back to boxing. You can't have that medication in you on fight night. Remember Tyson had to ween off his meds in training, but I suspect he didn't for the fight with Lewis.

[Master]

bi-polar, it has to be proven that he can be properly medicated.

You his lawyer . It would be interesting if he does come out.

Apparently I'm not his lawyer, his next hearing isn't until the end of time in 2012.

You would be a crap lawyer, getting his hopes up now when he could be released in 2012. You are lucky he would have ripped off your head.

[killersheep]

You his lawyer . It would be interesting if he does come out.

Apparently I'm not his lawyer, his next hearing isn't until the end of time in 2012.

You would be a crap lawyer, getting his hopes up now when he could be released in 2012. You are lucky he would have ripped off your head.

All that means is that I'd have 2 years to arrange protection

[DaxxKahn]

This guy could have owned the division at one point in time.....With the exception of Lennox Lewis and Tua he was tjhe most dangerous fighter in HW boxing...He was not just strong but skilled with a rock hard jaw....

Then again he made Tyson's outrage look like mild tantrums.....

He is where he belongs

[Zilla]

I missed his entire run. I didn't have cable at the time.