Why Did Ike Ibeabuchi Stop Fighting After Stopping Chris Byrd... 20-0?

[Rockin']

..................Rockin'

[Rockin']

I actually looked it up. He was arrested and sentenced to a 16 year term. He planned to fight again but was arrested a short while after his release.

I'm watching him fight Tua right now. He looks pretty sharp. Nice jab and hook, solid looking fighter.......Rockin'

[Mario040481]

Wasn't he charged with kidnapping an ex's kid?

[richardt]

Didn't he like hold a hooker hostage or something, lol.

[Blond Beast]

Did I hear in prison he said a demon was talking to him through the air vent. Any talk of a comeback was done after that.

[TJ highway]

Ibeabuchi flew under the radar during his first 16 pro bouts. Ibeabuchi fought mostly in Texas during this time. On June of 1997, in Sacramento, the 16-0 Ibeabuchi had his coming out party. Facing the experienced David Tua, Ibeabuchi (who was in his prime). Ibeabuchi was mightily impressive in winning a hard, hard 12 round decision over the 27-0 Tua.

Together, Ibeabuchi and Tua set a punch-stat record for most heavyweight punches thrown.
Ibeabuchi had shown everything in the epic battle: power, fitness and stamina, a heck of a solid chin, excellent skills, and enormous desire and fighting heart. There were, however, just three more fights to come. It wouldn’t be long before Ibeabuchi lost his mind. Some say the damage, the neurological damage, was done in the Tua slugfest. A year went by before Ibeabuchi fought again. Following the Tua win with two stoppage wins over decent but not highly ranked fighters, in Tim Ray (KO1) and Everton Davis (TKO9), Ibeabuchi then destroyed the slick and tricky Chris Byrd in what turned out to be his final fight.


Fans familiar with the story know all about how Ibeabuchi imprisoned a call girl in his Las Vegas hotel room in July of 1999, how he was then sentenced to two to ten years in prison. It was over, Ibeabuchi’s ultra-promising career had been snuffed out by his own disturbed mind. Who knows how far Ibeabuchi might have gone.

In 1999/2000, the world heavyweight champion was Lennox Lewis. Would Ibeabuchi have been able to defeat Lewis? Maybe, maybe not.

[BoxingIsGreat]

One of the best boxers I've ever seen. I have a great memory of the Tua fight. That memory is etched for me. I was actually remembering him the last couple of months and thinking of honoring him with my avatar for a while.

Thanks man.

[lolpz]

Atleast it didn’t end as bad as Valero, similar story though.

[mlac]

Tua punched him so hard he went insane.

[Tatabanya]

Wikipedia is currently the best place to have updates about The President.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Ibeabuchi

He even managed to get three college degrees while incarcerated. Not bad for someone who many described as an animal. Bipolar disorder is awful, that's what ruined him.