Bazooka Quartey?

[IntentionalButt]

What is next for Isufu? Will he ever again fight on American soil? On American television? At all?

After a couple of VERY unnecessary career setbacks (thoroughly robbed against Vernon, and the Winky fight was a hopeless, ill-advised affair that really proved nothing for either man), what are his best options to set things right?

He definitely needs to return to LMW if anything. And start making fights happen there soon, as he's rather far out of position for title contention at the moment. His recognition could carry him into opportunities to feast on a Verno Phillips or Sechew Powell to get back in the running.

Perhaps more satisfactorily than vying for a belt at his age (especially since his chances with a Spinks or Simms are questionable), he could revenge any of the three losses he has against guys who are actually his size.

DLH is probably not chomping at the bit, but if the well runs dry and all the lucrative opponents are unavailable, Ike does have a vaguely recognizable name to the public (if only for having dropped a controversial decision to DLH).

Retiring Feroz, the only guy who has legitimately defeated him in a fairly matched fight, would be a great trophy if that head didn't already have a spot reserved on Mayo's mantle. :yep

And speaking of Mayorga victims, Forrest's decision to pick on Baldomir to chase a trinket instead of manning up and giving Quartey a rematch tells us all we need to know about the possibility of a second encounter. Unless Quartey can plow through enough 154 lbers to become the #1 contender to the vacant WBC belt Forrest is gunning for..:think

Or he could fight a few bums in Accra and retire. Which, sadly, he probably will. And can you really blame him?

[jimmie]

Ikes still a dam good fighter to me hes strong,experienced,world class jab,solid defense etc I read hes setting up a hospital or something in Ghana and plans to fight there before the year ends to stay busy. Id like to see him fight in October smash a guy in Ghana and get himself on the undercard of HBO card next maybe vs a Sechell Powell or Richard Gutierez. Id love him to fight the winner of Vargas-Mayorga or even DLH agian.

[IntentionalButt]

Wright's win over Ike is a good win for Winky and Ike did much better against him than Trinidad, so I dissagree about that fight meaning/proving nothing. IMO, that fight didn't get the promotion it deserved.

It's not over for Ike though, he is still a big name, many folks thought he was robbed against Forrest (not me) and he fought Wright tough. The loser of a big fight will often fight the loser of another big fight, then the winner of that fight becomes a player again. This is what I hope happens with Ike.
Sure Ike was competitive and made Winky hustle, but was there ever any doubt of the outcome? There were a few people like me who deep down were hoping he could pull off the upset (although I'm a fan of both) but nobody realistically expected it, and it would have been one of the biggest, unlikeliest upsets ever had it come off. Quartey is not a middleweight. Wink is a big, strong middleweight, and one of the top three p4p fighters in the world. If there was anyone who didn't think it was a foregone conclusion before the opening bell, it was Ike. Which just makes it even sadder. Good name win for Wink, he got to look really impressive against a talented fighter (albeit a much smaller and outclassed one), and get over his lingering jealousy from earlier in their careers. But for Ike it just means two consecutive losses on his record. Didn't need to be that way. The moral victory of knowing he beat Forrest, and being able to say he hung in there for 12 rounds against a p4p talented, big (although not a devastating puncher) middleweight doesn't change what's in black-and-white, or take the sting away.

[IntentionalButt]

Ikes still a dam good fighter to me hes strong,experienced,world class jab,solid defense etc I read hes setting up a hospital or something in Ghana and plans to fight there before the year ends to stay busy. Id like to see him fight in October smash a guy in Ghana and get himself on the undercard of HBO card next maybe vs a Sechell Powell or Richard Gutierez. Id love him to fight the winner of Vargas-Mayorga or even DLH agian.
Cool. Got a link? And yeah facing the winner of September 8th would be a perfect way to get back on track, he stops either one of those guys right now.