President Ike Ibeabuchi

Just how good was President Ike? And how good could he have been? U know Before he went nuts and stuff!!! lol ve got 5 of his fights on dvd and just wastched them all on the bounce, i rate him high, tho he never really accomplished squat! The guy had an indimadating look, was big enough, had good power a top notch chin, big heart, Great stamina nice skill set and an enjoyable style to watch. His most memorable fights are the one against a 27-0 David Tua who had just Owned Ruiz and stopped Izon and Maskaiev, in a fight that was what Heavy weight boxing is all about! Two big guys trading big punches and plenty of them, no jab and grab shit in this fight, infact they set a compubox punch out put record throwing more in there 12 rounds than even Ali and Smoking Joe did in Mannilla over 14! And these were real punches not shit flicks and weak arm punches. Against Byrd he Wiped out a slick 26-0 defensive wizz who back then was a real handfull for anybody with a monster left hook in the 5th! Byrd of course went on to beat some big names and held a title for a while. So how good was he, a threat to Lewis? Would he become one? Discuss

Comments (20)

JAB5239

Ike will be back in 2010! hopefully he will come back and claim some titles Ike will be 37 and out of boxing for 10 years or more. On top of that he is weighing more than 300lbs these days. I'd say any chance of Ike regaining his previous for are pretty slim. Unlike him nowadays.

17y ago

fightingfigs

Ike will be back in 2010! hopefully he will come back and claim some titles

17y ago

JAB5239

Ibeabuchi could have become a titlist in the division although I doubt he would have beaten Lewis, he would have given Lewis a tough fight though. With all due respect, I was never sold on Ike. He was an excellent prospect, but it is impossible to say how he would have fared against the best in the world, again and again. He never proved himself against a heavyweight who was bigger than him, and he would have had to of faced plenty had he not mentally melted down. That is another point in question. We know his psyche was fragile. Its my opinion that if he didn't crack when he did, it would have happened eventually. Ike had some good tools, but so have many guys in boxing history who never made it to the top of the mountain.

17y ago

dmaclv

Guys I knew Ike from the time he arrived in Dallas Tx from Nigeria. I watched Curtis Cokes transform Ike from a crude brawler to the near perfect boxing machine. To me Ike was the only HW out there that would have a chance with a focussed in shape Lennox Lewis Ike maintains his innocence of rape to this day. He was coerced into copping a plea after being held under sedation for over a year. They promised him he.d be out boxing again in 6 months. Instead the woman judge gave him the max sentence 5-30 yrs. He was railroaded & any mental problems he may have were caused by keeping him under sedation like a zombie for so long. Without doubt had he not called that greedy hooker that night he'd have been The undisputed HW champ to this day He made a big mistake dog and he paid for it big time. He probably won't box again cuz the parole board ain't lettin this big bad negro out in the streets. They just see what's in writing and not if he's rehabilitated. Messed up prison system dog, needs a change especially in Nevada I wish he had gotten an escort service chick out here in Cali. They would've paroled him years back.

17y ago

The_Gambler1981

It's bitter to me, Because Tua deserved the Victory. It was a great fight, and it could have went either way. I am pretty sure I thought Ibaebuchi won but I really was not much of a judge in 97-98.

17y ago

CJRock

17y ago

Silencers

I just feel he was a Massive waste, i think he could have been more than just a titlist I think as long as Lewis was there he wouldn't have been the man at the division.

17y ago

The_Surgeon

good but overrated on here. people think "what ifs" situations means the fighter would develope even more and makes them great, it doesnt. I hear ya, but say he didnt improve at all i still think he could have cleaned up in todays division

17y ago

boxasmash

good but overrated on here. people think "what ifs" situations means the fighter would develope even more and makes them great, it doesnt.

17y ago

The_Surgeon

Ibeabuchi could have become a titlist in the division although I doubt he would have beaten Lewis, he would have given Lewis a tough fight though. I just feel he was a Massive waste, i think he could have been more than just a titlist

17y ago

Silencers

Ibeabuchi could have become a titlist in the division although I doubt he would have beaten Lewis, he would have given Lewis a tough fight though.

17y ago

The_Surgeon

It's bitter to me, Because Tua deserved the Victory. Close fight, i thought Ike deserved it but wouldnt have argued had it gone the other way

17y ago

Run8964

The Tua-Ibaebuchi fight is one of the fights that made me really fall in love with boxing. So it is kind of a bittersweet topic for me. It's bitter to me, Because Tua deserved the Victory. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

17y ago

The_Surgeon

Late 06', Brewster (the last enertaining champ) vs. Lyakhovich. Great fight not as good as Tua-Ibeabuchi but definitely the best heavyweight fight since. Good call, crackin fight that, forgot all about it! Always liked Brewster

17y ago

dmaclv

Two young undefeated punchers prepared to leave it all in the ring and who aint afraid to get hit! When was the last time we had that!? Im not a fan of Wlad Klitchko but when i watch guys like that fighting i cant help but think (fairly or not) Fuck Wlad! He looks peteriffied in there sometimes, Jab jab jab hold for ur life!!! The guy is so capable of destruction too Late 06', Brewster (the last enertaining champ) vs. Lyakhovich. Great fight not as good as Tua-Ibeabuchi but definitely the best heavyweight fight since.

17y ago

dmaclv

Aiight well it's safe to say Ike was one of the baddest dudes in the ring, The Sonny Liston of the nineties. I don't know why he kept on switching trainers from curtis cokes, Cokes is a great heavyweight trainer from the dirty south and Ikemfula should've just stuck with him. Ike I thought was either gonna have either of these two title shots for sure but he ended up with neither. I was so convinced he was gonna fight Vitali instead of mahone or herbie for WBO title after he beat Byrd, that didn't happen. Lennox was talking about vacating his WBA title and I thought when that happened it surely would open somethin up for Ike but he had to go and get arrested and Holyfield and Ruiz fought. Ike ain't never gonna fight again all we can do are watch his KO of Byrd and UD in Sac town against Tua and fantasize bout what could've been.

17y ago

The_Surgeon

The Tua-Ibaebuchi fight is one of the fights that made me really fall in love with boxing. So it is kind of a bittersweet topic for me. Two young undefeated punchers prepared to leave it all in the ring and who aint afraid to get hit! When was the last time we had that!? Im not a fan of Wlad Klitchko but when i watch guys like that fighting i cant help but think (fairly or not) Fuck Wlad! He looks peteriffied in there sometimes, Jab jab jab hold for ur life!!! The guy is so capable of destruction too

17y ago

The_Gambler1981

The Tua-Ibaebuchi fight is one of the fights that made me really fall in love with boxing. So it is kind of a bittersweet topic for me.

17y ago

The_Surgeon

Ike was a good imo, had a good jab put combos together well and had good hand speed for such a big man, he had good power and a good chin and had great stamina. His wins over Tua and a prime Byrd were all good. I think he would have beat all the fighters around in the late 90's early 00's, except for Lewis i think he would be a big threat he had the power to hurt Lewis but I dont know how well he would have dealt with the height and the Lewis jab, its a big shame we never saw that fight. U know i could see him Beating Lewis, im not saying he would have but i think he could do it. Id sure as shit bet on him against Wlad!

17y ago

The_Surgeon

The Tua fight was great and the first knockdown on Byrd was one of the craziest punches I have ever seen, I am always amazed Byrd got up from that even if he did not remember getting hit like that. It is hard to say if he was not a maniac it would probably change his style but who knows if he was a normal guy he could have been something. He was about as far from a normal guy as you can get though. He answered the question how can you rape a prostitute, that story is brutal on a whole other level. Yeah Byrd showed his heart that night for sure! Well cheers for ur opinions Gambler

17y ago