Tyson vs. Ibeabuchi (when both 20-0)

[Left Hook Tua]

at 20, Mike was still bobbing, weaving and throwing combos...hard to bet against that...


ike was awesome but he didnt have the specific tools that are needed to beat tyson ie. long jab, tall, ability to lean effectively

ike had a good jab. buster is no bigger than ike.

[The Surgeon]

Im big on Ike, i am, always biggin him up on here but lets be real he is goin to sleep here, Mike Tyson at 20-0 would rip right thrugh him, this aint david Tua, following him around, taking shots and landing some back (albiet in a great fight) Its prime Iron Mike a ****in Whirlwind of pain!!!! So fast, elusive and cuts the ring off quickly not to mention puts his punches together better than Tua and has better power IMO, Ike as good as his chin was got hit a bit, against Mike it would be ALOT which dont bode well for him! Also he didnt have near the fire power Tyson did

[Boofdatruth]

I say Ibeabuchi takes it. Huge slugfest, but Ibeabuchi's chin and super endurance would win it for him.

also request tua vs. ibeabuchi, looked everywhere for it cant find it

This would be a great fight. I love both guys so I won't make a prediction.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

ike had a good jab. buster is no bigger than ike.

i dont know man...Mike at 20 was still a specimen...i probably wouldnt bet but if i had to, i'd throw it on tyson...he was still dedicated to his fundamentals at the time...


any other version of mike gets destroyed IMO but at 20, its tough to see it

[JAB5239]

prime tua was also better in the late rounds than mike. how would mike handle a fight where ike threw 80 punches a round?

How would Ik handle a fighter who not only was faster and hit harder than him, but would also make him miss most of those punches?

[slicksouthpaw16]

i agree with everything except the "as hard a puncher" part.

tua hits harder than ike and tua is at best equal to mike.

ike had pop but he wasn't at the same level as tyson or even tua.

Ibeabuchi was the only one to ever stop a prime Chris Byrd and in the fashion that he did it, Tyson has never done that to an upper class opponent. Tyson was a very hard puncher, however Riddock Bowe stopped Holyfield and Tyson landed his best stuff on him and couldn't even stagger him. I think people overrate his power a bit, just my opinion.

[Left Hook Tua]

i dont know man...Mike at 20 was still a specimen...i probably wouldnt bet but if i had to, i'd throw it on tyson...he was still dedicated to his fundamentals at the time...


any other version of mike gets destroyed IMO but at 20, its tough to see it

How would Ik handle a fighter who not only was faster and hit harder than him, but would also make him miss most of those punches?

i'm not saying tyson won't win it.

i'm just making arguments for ike.

mike tyson is tough to figure. i doubt we would ever really know how good he really was.

he wasn't invincible though. only his comp made him seem that way.

[Left Hook Tua]

Ibeabuchi was the only one to ever stop a prime Chris Byrd and in the fashion that he did it, Tyson has never done that to an upper class opponent. Tyson was a very hard puncher, however Riddock Bowe stopped Holyfield and Tyson landed his best stuff on him and couldn't even stagger him. I think people overrate his power a bit, just my opinion.

i think mike's power is up there with the best of them.

ike had a good power but i don't think it's as good as mike's.

[JAB5239]

i'm not saying tyson won't win it.

i'm just making arguments for ike.

mike tyson is tough to figure. i doubt we would ever really know how good he really was.

he wasn't invincible though. only his comp made him seem that way.

Oh, I agree with you my friend. and I would argue that the exact same thing could be said of Ike. Peace.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

i'm not saying tyson won't win it.

i'm just making arguments for ike.

mike tyson is tough to figure. i doubt we would ever really know how good he really was.

he wasn't invincible though. only his comp made him seem that way.

it would be an extremely entertaining bout...along the lines of Hatton-Tua from earlier