Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
He wouldn't have lasted much longer after that Byrd fight the way he looked. He had power but he was one dimensional, he did good for chasing down Byrd but I don't see Ike beating Lewis, not on any day not on his best day he couldn't beat Lennox Lewis. And the Byrd that beat Tua would have danced circles around Ike but not been caught. Ike is in the "what if" category. But I couldn't stand that they were trying to make him the new Tyson and watching the Byrd fight made me sickened seeing them call a miss a hit and a combination from Byrd they said nothing. If the HBO commentators are anything like the kessler fans on this board I would have wanted to see Ike lose just for the sake of shutting them up.
Disagree. I think that Ike had the goods. Byrd weren't no easy task for most of the 200+'ers & he had been dodged by quite a few for his tricky style. When Byrd was on point...he made many men look really really bad.

Ike wasn't the second coming...but he was feared & he was enough to convince Tyson & Lewis look the other way. Ike would have been a force to be reckoned with had he continued...but again...that's just me ole' erpinion.