Ike Quartey was a beast

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You really can't blame Ike's inactivity on himself. He wanted to fight Tito & Sweet Pea but both fights were scrapped & those two ended up fighting each other. Those failed negotiations took months away from him so he ended up fighting Jose Luis Lopez because nobody wanted to fight him either. After that fight he was scheduled to fight DLH but DLH pulled out because of "injury" & the fight was postponed for months again.

Your right sort of...


At a time in the early 90's the top 5 or 6 p4p in the world included Pea (#1) Tito and Ike who dwelled all in the same division yet really never squared off... or I should say none of them squared off when they should have.

Obviously Ike v. Tito never happended...too bad Pea and Tito didnt happen until many years later when the fight was s shell of the fight it would have been.

Noy to say that prime for prime Pea va. Tito would have been a great fight, yes PR's it would have been a clinic.

So 3 fighters all in the arguably top 5 in the p4p landscape really never fought each ohter...a bit disappointing to be dead honest.

**** that, damn disappointing.

[McNulty]

I did some research to find the exact reason why Quartey was inactive from his fight with Jose Luis Lopez (Oct.1997) to DLH (Feb.1999). What I found was that he was scheduled to fight Sweet Pea on 4/25/98 but Pea tested positive for Coke & that fight was scrapped. Quartey was then matched up to fight the guy Pea beat in his previous fight but Quartey refused to sign the contract to fight that guy. He then went into negotiations & signed a contract to fight Tito in 98' but was sued by Main Events (I believe they had options on him) so that fight was halted & Quartey was offered the DLH fight. Ike had been out of commission for a over a year but was rumoured to be VERY sharp in training for the DLH fight. DLH then had an "injury" & the fight was pushed back & Quartey was out of action for almost a year an a half.

Excellent...I'de hit you w/some K but I already did and it wont let me.

Good work...

[onetwopunch]

yes very upsetting not to mention Jose Luis Lopez and James Page that was a golden era..and all these talents never really got a chance to duke it out.

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yes very upsetting not to mention Jose Luis Lopez and James Page that was a golden era..and all these talents never really got a chance to duke it out.

James Page was just a ****head that I dont like to include.

[onetwopunch]

ah..come on..lol..I loved to watch him fight, did you see the fight between him and Jose Luis Lopez?..that was insane..

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ah..come on..lol..I loved to watch him fight, did you see the fight between him and Jose Luis Lopez?..that was insane..

Im not saying I didnt like JP Im just saying he was lacking in some key areas the other mentioned fighters werent....his career kind of proved that didnt it?

[onetwopunch]

Not really, granted he wasnt as good as Ike, Tito or DLH, but he would of gave any of them a hell of a fight.

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

Look at him in 1993 when he KO'ed Crisanto Espana to win the welterweight title. The guy was a monster if he fought Tito in 1995, that would've been an F'ing war.

Alwys liked watching ike fight!!! He is an awesome fighter!!!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

of the group of fighters in that time, i think Ike Quartey was the best, I think a prime Ike was better than tito, de la hoya, vargas, or anyone else around that weight at the time

You can't say that. He consistently lost "heads up" to those guys.

[Xcel]

Quartey was an excellent fighter. Might have one of the top 5 jabs in boxing history. If he caught you with it, you might be saying good night. I wont repeat what was already posted, cause I agree. The lack of good fights hurts him but they were not all his fault. But overall, a very quality boxer.