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Occasionally, after watching his fights and his skill, I cannot help but imagine how he would
have fared against the top WW's of this era.
Quartey is always overshadowed by the very popular WW's in DLH,Trinidad,Mosley,Vargas.
He rarely get's mentioned, though I feel he is skilled enough to compete with just about any WW in history.
How would you feel he do against top WW's of our era:
Mayweather
Pacquiao
Cotto
Margarito
Mosley
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Ortiz
Hatton
Judah
Berto
Clottey
Any fighters I'm missing
Quality fighter. I was always a Quartey fan.
One of my favorite fighters.Quote:
Originally Posted by hardcore_crash
He would lose to Mayweather on points. But a fight with a prime Mosley and Pacman would have been great to watch. Don't know how those fights would go. But, I think he would beat the rest.
Mayweather-Ike's jab would give Floyd probs early on, but Mayweather would just start to counter and pot shot with the right over Ike's jab to a clear UD win
Pacquiao-Manny would overwhelm him with his speed and angles but wouldn't be a blowout by any means
Cotto-50/50 fight if Cotto would work the body and be able to keep it close it would go in his favor but the question is would he be able to get inside while avoiding those long quick jabs
Margarito-Quartey would box his cheating ears off with 1 2's all night
Mosley-WAR, only word to describe this fight
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Ortiz-has the physicality to bully Ike but Quartey way too skilled and would decision him
Hatton-Quartey too big, too strong, too skilled, he stops Hatton late
Judah-depends on what Judah shows up
Berto-he'd try to clamp on to Quartey and get beat up down the stretch
Clottey-wouldn't fight back while getting punched in his guard
Would have loved to have seen Ike v Tito.Quote:
Originally Posted by hardcore_crash
Agreed, Quartey lost to Oscar by a bee's dick and a fight with Tito would've been another classic. Ike deserved a rematch with Oscar.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitWould have loved to have seen Ike v Tito.Quote:
Originally Posted by hardcore_crash
Always was a fan of Quartey, frustrated me at times with periods of low punch output but he was definitely a good one. Legitimately had one of the better jabs you will see. Fight with Oscar was on of my favorite fights in the sense that it had a bit of everything. It will be debated for a long time as to who won that fight because it was that good and that close. Cough! Cough! Quartey eeked it out Cough! Cough!
I think Quartey is fortunate that he fought in a time when fighters aren't as good as they should be, and that he did one thing in particular that really limited him as a fighter. Everybody talks about his jab, but this is where he screwed himself.
Watch him when he jabs, how he leans his weight way up on his left foot, to the point that the right heel comes up off the floor. That makes it impossible to throw the most basic combination in boxing, the 1-2. He had to jab, then rock his weight back, then throw the right hand, making it a 1-and-a-two. Also, jabbing like that makes it imppossible for him to close distance behind thew jab, for the same reason. He jabs and leans forward, then has to rock back, then step, then jab. This really cost him in the DLH fight.
Fighting really good fighters, that way of jabbing would have gotten him knocked out. They'd have timed that motion, that move to put the weight on the left foot, slipped the jab and hit him with a hook or right hand and stopped him. That said, Berto, Ortiz, etc...aren't good fighters so Quartey, being better, would beat them. Mayweather may very well ko him.
I remember the post fight interview with Oscar and how they asked him if he would considered a rematch and he was quick to say that the fans already saw him beat him so why take another fight him? :rolleyes: It was a close fight. No wonder Oscar didn't show interest for a rematch.Quote:
Originally Posted by THE THIRD MANAgreed, Quartey lost to Oscar by a bee's dick and a fight with Tito would've been another classic. Ike deserved a rematch with Oscar.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitWould have loved to have seen Ike v Tito.Quote:
Originally Posted by hardcore_crash
Fun fact :- Ike Quarteys cousin went to the gym I used to manage ;D
I did his induction. Noticed his surname was Quartey but never thought anything of it. I was boxing training at the time and he said his cousin was a famous boxer. I thought to myself "yeah yeah" as you hear loads of stories in there. Until he said, "Yeah, he used to be welterweight champion of the world".
I looked up at his name again and said, "wait a minute..is your cousin Ike bazooka Quartey?? He fought Oscar De La Hoya??" and his eyes lit up! Apparently Ike was back in Ghana opening hospitals, schools and I think he said training some local boxers but I forget
As far as all of the names mentioned I think he has a chance against all of them. He was a great fighter who took Oscar all the way in his prime. Not many can say that. You're never going to win a close fight against Oscar but I thought Ike edged it.
Love Ike's jab, the best at the weight since Hearns.
Ike did have a tendency to fight at one pace so he could be out boxed. He went missing for a couple of years too.