IKE, "President" eyeing a comeback.

[gilgamesh]

He's talking about facing Andy Ruiz Jr. on the Pac vs Bradley 3 undercard...or at least that's the rumor, but I don't see him being approved for an opponent like that after such a lengthy stretch of inactivity.

[CaptainSpacerod]

It would be nice to see him come back and get seriously hurt. It'd be just what this piece of shit deserves.

[Lennox]

If he fought Andy Ruiz I don't know who I would pick to win.

[ImranSarwar]

Wow a lot of POSTS here! I'll read them but for now FORGET THE "SHARES IDEA". Am reading the other BoxRec Topic here. Apparently he has sealed a deal already! [4/9/16 return on a Manny Pac CARD].
I am in touch with his brother Stan, for past one year.

[ImranSarwar]

Dillon Carman my idea for Ike to meet in the first serious!

[ImranSarwar]

Pac aught meet Broner on April 9 MUCH BETTER HYPE!

[ImranSarwar]

If he fought Andy Ruiz I don't know who I would pick to win.

Oh yeah! Depends on the $ I suppose. Andy very serious competitor. I wouldn't put him there first fight.

*****THEY TRYING TO PUT HIM TO THE TOP RIGHT AWAY THEN!

[diddy]

Can only imagine the PED cocktail a 43-yr old II will be on for his comeback. Probably something Tarver and Briggs-esque.

[Tony1244]

I never knew, or had forgotten, not sure at this point, that IKE tried a suicide attempt in a car driving a child! The child is permanently paralyzed. If this piece of garbage is allowed to box again every penny should go to that paralyzed kid. Hopefully Ruiz will put the piece of garbage in a permanent coma. Yes I mean that. No it has nothing to do with race.

[ImranSarwar]

[*correction: 43 on 2/2/16]
The world is full of surprises, never say never.[/quote]
Thank you, Aaronide_ger

[ImranSarwar]

Who said he will immedietly get a title shot? He will fight tume ups, and when he does we will get an answer, till then keep thinking that, you are a weak minded human, Anything can happen in the world of boxing.

And I think you are a criminal. Anyone who would try and promote and get fights for Ibeabuchi, at this age, with such insurmountable odds against him, and with his criminal history.... ought to not have a license to lawyer, dictate, or match make. All that man is going to end up doing is getting hurt, getting knocked out by some young buck, or seriously injured. People like yourself ought to be criminally prosecuted for even thinking about getting a license for a man that old, who hasn't fought in so long, etc. I garuntee, the moment the money runs out, and the man falls... you will walk away from the business venture. Like the vulture you are.

Homoside Hank is a fanatic!

[johnswan1]

I've got to agree with Henry and Sucracisto here. He should be deported. Stick a fork in it. Also it sickens me a bit that his nickname derives from a great American, (Eisenhower) who was a real General and President.

For me, it just makes no real sense to happen.

I've seen too many old men make ring returns lately.... Jose Ribalta, Bert Cooper, Razor Ruddock to name three. All of them fell flat on their faces, rather devestatingly and it did nothing for their legacies, and was apparent its all about the money.

This situation is no different. Had the man been in prison, say three-five years, it would have been different. You could have possibly found some reason to believe that he could revert to old form after a series of comeback fights---- sort of like Tyson. However, I've followed boxing and its history since I was a kid, and can tell you its nothing but an insane dream to believe a man can be gone from the ring for ten years plus and become champion of the world again. Foreman was the exception, not the rule.

This is the most dangerous sport in the world. This isn't like chess, and Bobby Fisher making a comeback after being gone for decades. This is a young man's game. And the heavyweights are taller, bigger, stronger than in Ibeabuchi's time. Yes, at his best, he was something to really watch.... but I would rather him stay away, rather than be destroyed by some no namer, or worse be decapitated by some real good prospect in a fight that he doesn't deserve having.

Of all the people to return to the ring... Ibeabuchi is one of the last on my list. I'd rather see Calzaghe come back, before I'd see Ibeabuchi come back. I'd rather see Lennox Lewis dust off the mitts and do a charity boxing match with John Fury, before I would want to see Ibeabuchi come back. I'd rather see Vitali Klitschko put his Ukranian Presidential dreams on hold for another year, to use his championship emeritus card and challenge Tyson Fury, before I'd see Ibeabuchi come back.

I'm old enough to remember when Jerry Quarry came back the last time. I'm old enough to remember when Saul Mamby and others attempted comebacks, and look like absoloute fools fighting on Indian Reservations. It's on par with Riddick Bowe coming back to fight in Mau Thai and losing miserably. It does NOTHING for boxing, to have this man come back. It does NOTHING for boxing, to have this man ultimately fail. Boxing has enough regulatory problems, and strict commissioners and controversies in all aspects of the game without adding this man to the list.

It's a tragedy waiting to happen. I'd rather see fighters come together, pool their cash, and send Ibeabuchi back to his native land and have him become a fight promoter, or trainer, or something else other than being a fighter. Come on now. We're all adults here. Let's start acting like men and real fans that give a sh#t about the business, and not encourage this man to make a comeback.

Give him a tune up and stick him in with Wilder or Ortiz.

[johnswan1]

I never knew, or had forgotten, not sure at this point, that IKE tried a suicide attempt in a car driving a child! The child is permanently paralyzed. If this piece of garbage is allowed to box again every penny should go to that paralyzed kid. Hopefully Ruiz will put the piece of garbage in a permanent coma. Yes I mean that. No it has nothing to do with race.

The child was not permanently paralyzed in the accident. The child was already a handicapped being before Ike drove it into the wall. From what I read the handicapped child did not suffer any long term injuries in the crash.

[Tony1244]

I never knew, or had forgotten, not sure at this point, that IKE tried a suicide attempt in a car driving a child! The child is permanently paralyzed. If this piece of garbage is allowed to box again every penny should go to that paralyzed kid. Hopefully Ruiz will put the piece of garbage in a permanent coma. Yes I mean that. No it has nothing to do with race.

The child was not permanently paralyzed in the accident. The child was already a handicapped being before Ike drove it into the wall. From what I read the handicapped child did not suffer any long term injuries in the crash.

If he purposely crashed his car with a child in it he should still be in jail.

[watsupdoc87]

He was in jail. For a long time

[asdfjkl]

It would be nice to see him come back and get seriously hurt. It'd be just what this piece of poo deserves.

I think it would be more funny if he now suddenlu knocks the crap of the entire league.

[CaptainSpacerod]

It would be nice to see him come back and get seriously hurt. It'd be just what this piece of poo deserves.

I think it would be more funny if he now suddenlu knocks the crap of the entire league.

Funny for who ?

[asdfjkl]

It would be nice to see him come back and get seriously hurt. It'd be just what this piece of poo deserves.

I think it would be more funny if he now suddenlu knocks the crap of the entire league.

Funny for who ?

For me

[mazlum1]

Yea funny for me too. But not again andy ruiz

[Freedom2013]

Apparently Ike was on powerful psychiatric "medication" for at least several years of his time in prison.

People are never the same after being on debilitating drugs like Thorazine for a long time.

[ttornado]

People are never the same after being on debilitating drugs like Thorazine for a long time.

Of course people can be if it's properly managed.
You shouldn't make assumptions when you know basically zero facts.

[ImranSarwar]

^ ^ Aaronide_ger SUPPORT FOR IKE! Thank YOU!
: )

[gregor]

People are never the same after being on debilitating drugs like Thorazine for a long time.

Of course people can be if it's properly managed.
You shouldn't make assumptions when you know basically zero facts.

People are never the same after being 15+ years out of the ring, and proper management won't change the fact that Ike will be 43 in a couple of days.

[Grant]

Adonis Creed only needed one warm up fight

[Blodhemn]

Also it sickens me a bit that his nickname derives from a great American, (Eisenhower) who was a real General and President.

Not to start a flaming war here, but i suspect Canadian writer James Bacque would have a word or two to say about that.

Never trust a Canuck with an axe to grind, save for a lumberjack..