Could Ike Ibeabuchi have beaten a Klit?

[erics44]

what are your thoughts?

[ICB]

what are your thoughts?

Hard to tell he never fought anyone, with the size and talent of the Klitschko brothers. Beating Tua, Byrd, is a whole lot different than facing the Klitschko brothers. And from what i heard Ike Ibeabuchi had alot of trouble vs Marion Wilson so who knows. And i do think Ike Ibeabuchi is overrated.

[El Kabong]

what are your thoughts?

You mean Ibeabuchi?...My thoughts, NO he wouldn't beat a Klitschko.

I've seen Nigerian heavyweights look damn good but I've seen those very same ones: David Izon, Friday Ahunaya, and Sam Peter look like crap.

Ike had 2 big fights 1 vs Chris Byrd and 1 vs David Tua. Byrd frustrated him a lot but messed up by allowing himself to get trapped on the ropes (spectacular KO that), and a case coul dbe made and has been made that David Tua beat Ibeabuchi when they fought (a truly great fight) but looking at those fights you see a flaw in Ibeabuchi's resume, he fought 1 top level BOXER and 1 top level SLUGGER, but he never fought anyone that was great or even good at both, which is why when he is brought up I will point to his troubles with Tua and Byrd 2 guys although he beat them he had trouble with them and had either guy had the extra wrinkle in their game (eg if Byrd threw with power or Tua boxed better) cases could be made that Ibeabuchi would have looked foolish.

The question must also be asked: Are we talking prime for prime or just linear history and if we're talking history then what year? Ibeabuchi right now weighs like 350 and is bat shit crazy so I think it woul dbe a fairly easy fight right now

I wouldn't think Ibeabuchi would have beaten Lewis or Holyfield...Moorer more than likely, maybe a faded Tyson, Ray Mercer is a question mark, Bowe maybe. He'd have a puncher's chance vs both Klitschko's but we often see how that doesn't really work out to much.

[Gandalf]

I don't think so, but you never can tell. He was a strong heavyweight who could throw 60 plus punches a round. That would have at least brought something to the table against the Klits, but how that would really compare is just guess work.

Maybe yes, probably no.

[HattonTheHammer]

if ikeabuchi landed square on wlad i reckon it would be lights out, of course you have to be talented enough to manage that. I think ike could of done.

vitali probably would of just been a bit too effective with his jab for ike to get through

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

He could take a real dig and punched as hard as he worked.

He would of been a problem for ANYONE.

[:::PSL:::]

He could have been a clit beater.

[El Kabong]

He could have been a clit beater.

At what point though? How old is the guy anyway? 38-40?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Not now. In his prime. Before he went to prison. (I assume)

[Beanflicker]

No one can say for sure. Ike got sent away before he had a prime. He'll always be a "what if" story in boxing. Maybe his talent would have skyrocketed over the years and he would have been an ATG. Maybe he's washed up at 26, the Chris Byrd fight was his peak and he loses his next 10 fights. We never got a chance to see. He was just one of those guys (like Tony Ayala) who had a lot of potential and blew it with stupid decision making.

What if Tony Ayala never went to jail, kept on his path, got big fights with Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard, beat them and became a legend. Would it have happened? We'll never know. We'll never know with these guys, its a question that really can't be answered.

[erics44]

whos spoilt my thread name?

[BIG H]

whos spoilt my thread name?

Me

[El Kabong]

whos spoilt my thread name?

Me

AWWWW SNAP! IN YOUR FUCKING FACE!









.......I don't really think that, but the idea of typing it out and posting it and that it might exacerbate things just made me laugh. I don't have any ill will toward you 'erics44' (not yet at least) and I find your posts humorous, so don't be offended by my classless joke at your expense

[El Kabong]

Also looking at the timeline Ibeabuchi fought from 1994-1999 and he's currently 37-38 years old. In 1999 Wladimir Klitschko was 24 (22 KO)-1 and weighed in circa 225-235. The issue is Wlad was fighting bums at that point in time and just getting used to being a pro having turned pro in 1996.

If we're talking "prime vs prime" then I see no reason to believe why Wlad would lose to Ibeabuchi. Ike wouldn't out muscle him the way he did Byrd, and he sure as fuck wouldn't be in close like he was vs David 'T-Rex Arms' Tua....like everyone else, Wlad would have him at the end of the jab. Sure Ike would pressure but getting blasted with power punches, being tied up, and then trying to cut off the ring only to eat more punches and get tied up again would be a new experience for Ike and I doubt he'd take it well.

[Hulk]

Hell yeah ! In fact I'll bet Ike is beatin it to a clit in his prison cell right now ! Oh wait...you meant a Klitschko didn't you ?