MMA: Kimbo Slice VS Tank Abbott

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Originally posted by: poopaskoopa
I say feed him to Frank Mir! Or Kongo/Sylvia.

I'd love to see him fight Kongo. I think he'd get decimated but I'd still love to see it.

 

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Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: kinev

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Justin218
I'll check it out on youtube or whatever, but he just keeps fighting scrubs... Abbott is 42 years old and 1-7 in his last 8 fights lol. Not worth my time waiting around to see a 1 minute fight.

exactly. they got a hasbeen (even in his prime he was not great) who has NO ground skill. tank is perfect for Kimbo. he wins he get credibility as a MMA fighter.

Tank has always had one punch KO power, he did KO Cabbage (his last win) Cabbage is pretty damn tough, even if he's lost quite a few of his fights. Cabbage typically doesn't get KO'ed

Kimbo has the edge for age and size, but never count out Tank.

With that said, I feel Kimbo will take it, but if Abbott unloads one of his nuclear warhead fists and actually connects it might be over. Kimbo's never been hit that hard and I don't know if he could survive. As quick and strong as Kimbo is, his toughness and jaw have never been tested. I want Tank to connect with a full blow, if Kimbo can withstand that we have the future HW champ. Kimbo will probably go on to dominate the division but if he can absorb one of Tanks hooks it'll prove to me he is as bad as I think.

I think win or loose for Tank this will be his last fight.



to squisher, if Kimbo wasn't known for his online brawls nobody would be commenting on the quality of his opponents. He shouldn't be fighting the best in MMA, he needs to train just like any other new fighter would. Cantrell was 10-10 or something? But he had 20 fights before he faced Kimbo. Kimbo has to work his way up to fight somebody worthy. Tank is actually a good stepping stone for him. Record and age aside, nobody hits as hard as Tank, and Kimbo needs to be hit so everyone can see if he's legit.

It's more a reaction to EliteXC promoting Kimbo like he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. I understand that they're trying to compete with the UFC and you need to promote your guys, but, Kimbo really hasn't done anything (yet) to warrant the attention. No, he shouldn't fight the best guys out there right away, but he also shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath with the top guys, either.

they're pushing him because he's a star, I chatted with a few people who attended the event live. They had also gone to WEC/UFC shows and said the crowd reception when Kimbo came out was like nothing they've ever heard. One guy said it was louder than when he was at a UFC show and Tito came out to fight. Kimbo has a sick following, weather he's deserving of it or not remains to be seen. But the fans love him and right now he's best thing Elite has.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say in 2 years if Kimbo is dominating the HW division Dana White will do whatever it takes to scoop him up and bring him to UFC.

A HUGE part of that was hometown crowd/small venue. It was held in Miami, Florida and Kimbo was pimping up the hometown pride pretty heavily. Combine that with the arena only holding 7,000 people MAX (small space), and you'll have a very noisy arena.

I don't think Kimbo sucks. He looks like he's got a lot of potential. I just don't think he's "earned" a lot of the praise/media attention he's been getting. But that's just IMHO.

Daaavo, think they'll call that the "Yves" from now on? A flying knee from a single for a knockout. I loved his explanation of it after the fight. Yeah, he would have taken him down if he missed, but the round was over anyway and Edwards had won it anyway.

 

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lmao, just watched it. what a shitty fight.