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Billy Tully wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 16:14

chinarich wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 14:40 It's highly unlikely that Ibeabuchi ever fights again, whoever his backers are have to somehow engineer a big money fight because if he did a lowkey comeback fight then he will look every inch the 50+ year old man with more than 20 years of inactivity and the chances of earning significantly will disappear.

Don't know about that. Check out his new stuff on YouTube. He looks fairly monstruous.

I look fairly monstrous on YouTube too, but I can categorically say, I would be completely hopeless if I ever stepped into a boxing ring, even against a journeyman.

Syntax Error wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 07:27

Billy Tully wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 16:14

chinarich wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 14:40 It's highly unlikely that Ibeabuchi ever fights again, whoever his backers are have to somehow engineer a big money fight because if he did a lowkey comeback fight then he will look every inch the 50+ year old man with more than 20 years of inactivity and the chances of earning significantly will disappear.

Don't know about that. Check out his new stuff on YouTube. He looks fairly monstruous.

I look fairly monstrous on YouTube too, but I can categorically say, I would be completely hopeless if I ever stepped into a boxing ring, even against a journeyman.

Misfits? Syntax vs Ike?

Syntax Error wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 07:27

Billy Tully wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 16:14

chinarich wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 14:40 It's highly unlikely that Ibeabuchi ever fights again, whoever his backers are have to somehow engineer a big money fight because if he did a lowkey comeback fight then he will look every inch the 50+ year old man with more than 20 years of inactivity and the chances of earning significantly will disappear.

Don't know about that. Check out his new stuff on YouTube. He looks fairly monstruous.

I look fairly monstrous on YouTube too, but I can categorically say, I would be completely hopeless if I ever stepped into a boxing ring, even against a journeyman.

Funny post but not sure what bearing your fistic ineptitude has on Ike Ibeabuchi.

On a side note Ike's nephew is an active heavyweight. Kingsley Ibeh....... Ko machine who is limited but Great fun to watch, every shot he throws is a bomb.

Billy Tully wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 08:42

Syntax Error wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 07:27

Billy Tully wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 16:14

Don't know about that. Check out his new stuff on YouTube. He looks fairly monstruous.

I look fairly monstrous on YouTube too, but I can categorically say, I would be completely hopeless if I ever stepped into a boxing ring, even against a journeyman.

Funny post but not sure what bearing your fistic ineptitude has on Ike Ibeabuchi.

I suppose the point is that you can still look physically good in your 50s - and you can, especially if you've got West African genes. Whether you're still up to fighting is another matter.

In my experience, you can still have good hands when you're getting on a bit, it's the feet and the balance that go. Especially lateral movement. It really shows when you spar somebody 30 years younger. Trust me, I know.

Jaguar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 09:06

Billy Tully wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 08:42

Syntax Error wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 07:27

I look fairly monstrous on YouTube too, but I can categorically say, I would be completely hopeless if I ever stepped into a boxing ring, even against a journeyman.

Funny post but not sure what bearing your fistic ineptitude has on Ike Ibeabuchi.

I suppose the point is that you can still look physically good in your 50s - and you can, especially if you've got West African genes. Whether you're still up to fighting is another matter.

In my experience, you can still have good hands when you're getting on a bit, it's the feet and the balance that go. Especially lateral movement. It really shows when you spar somebody 30 years younger. Trust me, I know.

Exactly.

Ask Mike Tyson, who similarly looked great in sped up YouTube shorts.

As we saw when he got in the ring with the useless Jake Paul, Mike was lucky that Paul carried him.

Tyson was pretty much exhausted after one 2 minute round and spent the rest of the fight trying to eat his gloves.

It doesn't matter how good Ibeabuchi used to be, he's 52 and hasn't fought in over a quarter of a century.

He probably couldn't even beat a top 50 guy now.

Tyson has lived a different life and had a serious health scare prior to Paul. He shouldn't have been in the ring.

Ike can still handle journeymen and novelty fighters like Morrison Jr and Rahman Jr I reckon. We'll see... maybe.