Ike Ibeabuchi is the most talented boxer of all time

[Tatabanya]

The way he suddenly went so off the rails, leads me to believe that the amount of bombs he ate in the Tua fight possibily gave him CTE which led to the crazed behaviour later on.

A couple of months after the Tua fight, Ibeabuchi abducted the 15-year-old son of his former girlfriend and slammed his car into a concrete pillar on Interstate 35 north of Austin, Texas. According to the criminal complaint, the boy suffered 'numerous injuries' from the accident 'and will never walk normally again'. The courts concluded Ibeabuchi was trying to commit suicide, and he was sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to false imprisonment. Ibeabuchi also paid a $500,000 civil settlement.

Ibeabuchi developed a new persona based on his nickname, 'The President'. At times when he was being churlish or refusing to complete a simple requirement such as attending a weigh-in, his handlers would appeal to The President's regal nature by convincing him it was the noble thing to do. "There were times when he thought he was really a president", boxing promoter and former HBO Sports executive Lou DiBella said. "He would get into these mental states where he insisted on people calling him 'The President'. It was his alter ego, where 'I am The President,' not of the United States, but maybe president of the world."

Once, Ibeabuchi wielded a knife during a dinner meeting in New York to discuss a possible three fight HBO deal. "We were having a fine meal at a nice restaurant", Promoter Cedric Kushner said, "and mid-course Ike picked up a big carving knife, slammed it into the table and screamed 'They knew it! They knew it! The belts belong to me! Why don't they just give them back?'" "That was a peculiar experience", Kushner said. "That wasn't the type of conduct I expected to romance the guy from HBO. He (Ibeabuchi) was like a Viking."[1][2]

Apparently Ibeabuchi suffered from bipolar disorder, which might be the reason behind his behavior. More than the bombs he absorbed, one would think about PED and stuff...

[champion4ever]

Man, what waste of talent and a career? He could've been one of the all-time heavyweight boxing greats of his time. Especially in the 1990s.

[Mindgames]

'convincingly beating David Tua' er yeah no, it was a 7-5 either way / draw type of fight. Do you actually watch fights or do you just read the scores off boxrec and base your opinions on that?

He well won that fight, Tua was in it, but Ike outworked and out jabbed him. They couldn't even rob him and the guy had no name against a well backed and publicised prospect.

[ShaneMosleySr]

You’re talking to guy who’s opinion doesn’t match the opinion of the professional boxing judges, who agreed with me.

My opinion isn’t above others.

I’m just not a ****ing idiot like many people on this website.

You are talking to someone who thinks their opinion is above others.

[boliodogs]

No he isn't and you are getting strange these days. I think you make some threads just to shock people and you often don't even believe what you post yourself.

[SN!PER]

Heavyweights who could've become great world champions in their primes.

Félix Savón

Ike Ibeabuchi

Luis Ortiz

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Heavyweights who could've become great world champions in their primes.

Félix Savón

Ike Ibeabuchi

Luis Ortiz

Ike was a great fighter, but let's not pretend like he could handle Ortiz's slickness.

Once Ortiz got his shuffle out, the fight would be OVER!

[Toffee]

Apparently Ibeabuchi suffered from bipolar disorder, which might be the reason behind his behavior. More than the bombs he absorbed, one would think about PED and stuff...

It might but be too PC, but he was a certified nut job.

Shame he couldn't keep it together... really could have added to that period.

[LoadedWraps]

Only in a dimension where Fury doesn't exist.

[2Shotz]

We will never know how great Ike could have been and that sucks!