He actually called out Usyk several months ago. Ike wanted to fight him in October lol.
He's now 51 years old and has been out of the game for 25 years. Back in his day he was a real top contender. Never lost as a pro. However, even in his prime he turned down fights with a fringe contender in Jeremy Williams and also Michael Grant. He would've made $700k against the former and $1 million against the latter. For whatever reason he ducked them. Priced himself out of those fights. At the time he was asking for enormous purses despite not even being a champion.
He wouldn't listen to his handlers unless they addressed him as the president. The guy was really talented but nuttier than squirrel shit.Of course he asked for an enormous amount, he was the President. He needs a Presidential salary
His cabinet couldn't be trusted with his top secret training methods so he fucked off to jail to teach them a lessonHe wouldn't listen to his handlers unless they addressed him as the president. The guy was really talented but nuttier than squirrel shit.
Chris Byrd was styling all over him before he got caught with a huge uppercut in the 5th round. Ike then proceeded to push his shit in.
Did you watch the highlights I just posted? Byrd was making him look ridiculous. I had Ike winning the Tua fight and he did win.Styling all over him is a bit of a stretch….let me guess….you had Ike losing the Tua fight ?
Byrd was slick defensively….Miss a lot of punches himself in this clip ….Byrd did well for himself at Heavyweight considering his sizeDid you watch the highlights I just posted? Byrd was making him look ridiculous. I had Ike winning the Tua fight and he did win.
Byrd had him mostly hitting air until that big uppercut landed. He was always a fairly slick southpaw with good hand & foot speed. During the fight he was riding shots, deflecting them, stepping around Ike, even clowning him at times. The problem was that Byrd was obviously undersized and he doesn't have the chin of an Usyk. Against Ike he gave up like 35 lbs. That's hard to overcome unless you have great durability to absorb big shots from much larger opponents.Byrd was slick defensively….Miss a lot of punches himself in this clip ….Byrd did well for himself at Heavyweight considering his size
He actually called out Usyk several months ago. Ike wanted to fight him in October lol.
He's now 51 years old and has been out of the game for 25 years. Back in his day he was a real top contender. Never lost as a pro. However, even in his prime he turned down fights with a fringe contender in Jeremy Williams and also Michael Grant. He would've made $700k against the former and $1 million against the latter. For whatever reason he ducked them. Priced himself out of those fights. At the time he was asking for enormous purses despite not even being a champion.
Funny thing is that he's been threatening to come back ever since he was released from prison. That was 9 years ago. So, this is nothing new. Too many retired fighters do this.Ya, we know. None of this can end well for him.
Hes been out that long? Wow.Funny thing is that he's been threatening to come back ever since he was released from prison. That was 9 years ago. So, this is nothing new. Too many retired fighters do this.
Yeah. Got out of prison in 2015 and has been out of the ring since 1999.Hes been out that long? Wow.