Ike ibeabuchi vs mike tyson

[Sugar Adam Ali]

You're right. Ike was a top contender rather than just a prospect. I am just unconvinced that he would beat Tyson, Holyfield, or Lewis.

I think out of the 3, that ike would have the most success vs tyson...

Lennox was only vulnerable for stay busy tune-up fights, and with Ike, i think lewis would bring his A-game, more importantly i think lewis would bring the jab, and be able to outpoint him over 12...

Evander would need to fight a smart fight, much like Bowe 2.. If he gets dragged into a toe-2-toe slugfest, than i think ike can beat him, but if holyfield fights smart like he did vs foreman, bowe 2, Valuev, then i think Holyfield would outpoint him..


With Tyson, even a prime tyson that showed stamina and went 12 rounds, Ike would be a tough out for him... No doubt mike gets off to a hot start, but i think Ike is one of the few guys that could take his shots and fire back... Pinklon, ruddock, tucker took mike 12 rounds but none were competitive down the stretch, and mike had enough to take a decision.. Vs Ike, i think mike will be in tough, late in the fight, and im pretty sure he would fold up around 9 or 10 rds and concede victory to ike...
Mike did not like it when you fought back late, and his laziness and lack of mental toughness would be his downfall vs Ike IMO

[crold1]

Ike wasn't hard to hit. Tua caught him a ton and he didn't have the speed Mike did. There just isn't enough of Ike to favor him there.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Ike wasn't hard to hit. Tua caught him a ton and he didn't have the speed Mike did. There just isn't enough of Ike to favor him there.

Yeah, tua hit him flush and Ike didn't blink and kept coming.. I think mike hits him and when Ike doesn't blink and kept firing back, mike crumbles mentally

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Could Ike beat razor ruddock???

[soul_survivor]

Tyson in the 90s would catch Ike and beat him up late. Ike was good no doubt, he had some solid wins and was a vicious fighter with size, skill and a great physique. No doubt in my mind that this would be a war but even a faded great is better than a merely good fighter.

Tyson probably hit harder and was definitely quicker, after the 5th or 6th rounds, I think he would have started to really hurt and beat up Ike, who would never have been in a fight like that before. A KO win for Tyson but a war.

[billeau2]

Tyson in the 90s would catch Ike and beat him up late. Ike was good no doubt, he had some solid wins and was a vicious fighter with size, skill and a great physique. No doubt in my mind that this would be a war but even a faded great is better than a merely good fighter.

Tyson probably hit harder and was definitely quicker, after the 5th or 6th rounds, I think he would have started to really hurt and beat up Ike, who would never have been in a fight like that before. A KO win for Tyson but a war.

Tyson seldom beat anyone up late....He usually faded down the stretch. In his fights with Ruddock he nearly lost the fights in the later rounds.

I do think he beats Ike, but if it went down the stretch Tyson loses.

[billeau2]

Ike was better than Ruddock but it is worth remembering that Ruddock was very highly touted in his day! Especially for a one armed fighter who seemed to speak like a Black version of "the Contender"!

[soul_survivor]

Tyson seldom beat anyone up late....He usually faded down the stretch. In his fights with Ruddock he nearly lost the fights in the later rounds.

I do think he beats Ike, but if it went down the stretch Tyson loses.

Agreed, Tyson had a problem in the engine room, having said that, I don't think it goes the full 12, he'd stop a guy like ike before him, who, let's be serious now, would never have faced the pressure the Tyson, even a fading Tyson of the late 90s put on him. I'm not sure how Ike would have handled that.

[crold1]

Tyson seldom beat anyone up late....He usually faded down the stretch. In his fights with Ruddock he nearly lost the fights in the later rounds.

I do think he beats Ike, but if it went down the stretch Tyson loses.

I wouldn't say he nearly lost. Tyson and Ruddock II (I ended a little early) was bombs away all night. Ruddock was in a deep hole but they battled on even-ish terms late. Tyson was never in trouble late there.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Agreed, Tyson had a problem in the engine room, having said that, I don't think it goes the full 12, he'd stop a guy like ike before him, who, let's be serious now, would never have faced the pressure the Tyson, even a fading Tyson of the late 90s put on him. I'm not sure how Ike would have handled that.

Watch the tua-Ike fight... Ike can def handle a tough 12 round war, and still be going strong late...
90s mike gets folded for sure... Only 85-88 mike had a legit chance of handling a war like that, but we don't know for sure since most of his fights that went the distance were mostly lopsided wins with guys just trying to survive ie bonecrusher