"...Later that year Ike upset another unbeaten upstart in the slippery Chris Byrd. In a savage, relentless onslaught he stopped Byrd, confirming himself as the uncrowned king of the Dangermen and #1 on the 'to be avoided list,' of any titleholder's agenda. It looked like Cedric at last had the goose that was going to lay the golden egg, but all soon turned to omelet on a trip to las Vegas.
Ike had recently had a tendency to flip off the rails in the most outrageous circumstances, claiming that he was being stalked by Nigerian Demons and leaning almost towards paranoia, on one occasion suggesting that the same demons were hidden in the air conditioning vents of an apartment he rented; even attacking sparring partners for no apparent reasons, (referring to an incident where one Ezra Sellers required knee surgery following an unprovoked attack in the gym).
The signals were there that Ike was a potential flake of Sesame Street's Cookie Monster-like proportions. Ike was making Mitchell Green look like a pussy cat in comparison... but this time the centre of Mr. President's wandering attention turned towards a young female private dancer who threw accusations in Ibeabuchi's direction, following some unwise moves that occurred behind closed doors at Ike's Hotel suite. "
"However, this would be the beginning of the end for 'The President'. Complaining of pains to the head after the Tua bout, he engaged in 'air rage' on the return flight. Tormented by demons, Ibeabuchi was a changed man, transferring his professional aggression into his private life.
He proceeded to abduct the son of a former girlfriend, throw him in a car and drive head first into a pillar, leaving the boy with permanent injuries, earning a paltry two-month jail sentence. Yet this was sensationally followed by his most impressive knockout victory of his career, over current IBF Champion Chris Byrd, in March 1999."
"Some words of wisdom from Cedric Kushner: "Ike Ibeabuchi telephoned me at three o'clock one morning to tell me that he was seeing demons. I understand why Ike was seeing demons. What I don't understand is why he called me."
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http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news/barker0309.php
da weiß man manchmal nicht ob lachen oder weinen soll....der letzte link bringt die geschichte ibeabuchi noch mal auf den punkt. er umfasst im grunde alles.