Ike Ibeabuchi would have been the next great heavyweight?

he had the tools to be great. he would've been one of the best of his era

He would still be bat shit insane so that would really kill any chance he would have for long term success~ I am sure Chris Byrd has a lot of respect for Ike Ibeabuchi though if he ever remembers how hard he hit him.

Seriously though if you look at his issues with violence that seem to come up out of no where after him complaining of headaches post tua fight, there seems to be an eerie similarity between all of the cases of former NFL players going crazy and them finding brain damage after their death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Ibeabuchi#Troubles_outside_the_ring

I mean the president, just incase I confused people with my bad grammer. He wasnt born in the US so he couldnt be president. Also I think his criminal record would make it hard for him to get votes.

How can you beat any atg in any era and you lose to tomato cans in you own era? explain that klithoe fanboys Lol! Wlad was never KOed, he was TKOed. Moreover he never was KOed in his prime. You know who was?! http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4541/chinachin2.jpg It is amazing how Lennox's fanboys like to talk **** about K2 - how they didn't fight ATG and so on... Which prime ATG did Lennox fight?! Lennox's best win is Vitali and we all know how convincing it was.... Bowe fought better fighters...

Back to the top! Any more thoughts on ibeabuchi in today's age?

Ibeabuchi is ridiculously overrated. He got his ass whooped by overrated one dimensional Tua and he was getting schooled by green Byrd before the stoppage. 18 of his 20 opponents were tomato cans. He gets dominated by Vitali, Wlad, Lewis, etc. Bang on. The decision against Tua was horrendous and he was lucky to survive that fight. The judge that saw it 117-111 was corrupt because even the 114-113 was tough to justify. Last time I watched it back I remember Ike hitting a lot of air and Tua beating him up pretty badly. Ibeabuchi did well to see it through to the final bell. Tua must've wondered what was holding Ike up at the time. At the end Tua thinks he's won and Ibeabuchi can barely walk - his corner come out to help hold him up. Lewis would have schooled him. A fighter like Holyfield would have caused him all kinds of trouble.

How can you beat any atg in any era and you lose to tomato cans in you own era? explain that klithoe fanboys

Tell you what..he didnt quit against Byrd..and wouldnt lose to ross purity,corrie sanders or lamont brewster by ko i'll tell you that Haha nicely put! :rofl:

Ibeabuchi is ridiculously overrated. He got his ass whooped by overrated one dimensional Tua and he was getting schooled by green Byrd before the stoppage. 18 of his 20 opponents were tomato cans. He gets dominated by Vitali, Wlad, Lewis, etc. I normally agree with you but I have nothing but respect for the guy going toe-to-toe with a prime David Tua & beating him in an epic fight which broke a few records. He beat Tua at his own game, fair & square. I'd of give him a good chance vs Wlad & Lewis, he defo had talent. Very good speed, power, size, athleticism, strength, a great chin, conditioning etc Not sure how far he could of gone but he definitely would of gave any H/W major problems. Just a shame he had so many problems outside the ring, I guess we'll never know just how good the guy was.

Ibeabuchi is ridiculously overrated. He got his ass whooped by overrated one dimensional Tua and he was getting schooled by green Byrd before the stoppage. 18 of his 20 opponents were tomato cans. He gets dominated by Vitali, Wlad, Lewis, etc. Tell you what..he didnt quit against Byrd..and wouldnt lose to ross purity,corrie sanders or lamont brewster by ko i'll tell you that

90 percent of boxing is mental.and well he clearly wasnt there mentally thats right he had a lot of talent, and deserves respect from us because he went out and made it a good fight for the fans, but he could've never been a top tier pro even if he stayed active until now if he kept fighting his record would've been dotted with losses because of times he wasn't prepared or focused, times he saw a style he couldn't deal with or times he just straight up lost but with all that said, the HW division needs more fighters like him and a fight with him in it is almost always going to be good, which i think is one of the best compliments you can give a fighter

Ibeabuchi is ridiculously overrated. He got his ass whooped by overrated one dimensional Tua and he was getting schooled by green Byrd before the stoppage. 18 of his 20 opponents were tomato cans. He gets dominated by Vitali, Wlad, Lewis, etc.

90 percent of boxing is mental.and well he clearly wasnt there mentally

Lennox would have nailed him

I don't know about great but he would have been relevant for years to come.

I mean the president, just incase I confused people with my bad grammer.