Comments on: Do You Really Want To See Kimbo vs. Tank? Really?

By: MIKE VONA

MIKE VONA — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:57:28 +0000

GOOD BANGING FIGHT. WINNER WILL BE THE FIRST ONE TO CONNECT. FUN TO WATCH, BUT DONT BLINK.

By: billyjack

billyjack — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:31:50 +0000

I’d rather see these two big mugs swing it out on their feet (hopefully) for 15 minutes than watch two “experienced” MMA’ers wrestle/submission fuck each other the whole fight.

But maybe that’s why I’m a boxing fan, and also why boxing is still the better ticket.

Let’s face it, MMA is to boxing as county fair stock car racing is to formula one.

By: screwface

screwface — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:10:18 +0000

wow i guess if your best arguement is about how i choose to type then by all means feel good about yourself anyway you see fit but frankly uve officially lost my respect, i wouldve expected that from another reader but not some1 who claims to be in the know. i guess sams hurtin for help nowadays, but since you now write on a pc blog might be a good idea to familiarize yourself with some pc lingo

By: Ben Fowlkes

Ben Fowlkes — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:11:52 +0000

Screwface, you still can’t sell me on the idea that Franklin-Shamrock is comparable to Kimbo-Tank. You also can’t tell me Tank isn’t a has-been. He hasn’t won a fight in two and a half years and has lost seven of his last ten. Tank’s not even a has-been. A has-been implies he was good once.

And yeah, it’s my opinion. But if I’m on opposing sides from the guy who habitually substitutes numbers for words, I feel good about that opinion.

By: screwface

screwface — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:40:11 +0000

ben, no1 paid attention to franklin till he beat shamrock, and b4 that he was in 3 or 4 ufc undercards that no1 paid attention too, his other fights were pretty much the minor leagues of MMA. so comparing it to tank abbot who i said was not EXACTLY an old has been; yeah the guy has seen better days, but once upon a time he was a big name, just like shamrock, so umm yeah good comparison imo. im not disrepecting you, like i said your entitled to your opinion, but keep in mind thats exactly what it is, your OPINION. and seems lots of readers and another writer here disagrees with it too.

By: Five Ounces of Pain | Do you really want to see Kimbo vs. Tank? Damn right I do.

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:59:48 +0000

[...] today, site writer Ben Fowlkes wrote a piece concerning whether or not anyone really wants to watch or spend money on a fight between Kimbo [...]

By: Ben Fowlkes

Ben Fowlkes — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:01:45 +0000

Screwface, did you seriously write that Tank Abbott isn’t an old has-been? Isn’t? I assume that’s a typo. Tank was mid-level back when nobody was a complete fighter. Now he’s even fatter and less conditioned than he was then.

BTW, Rich Franklin was 17-1 when he fought Shamrock, and he’d fought several times in the UFC by then. Comparing that fight to Kimbo fighting Tank is absurd. I agree that Kimbo can possibly go places, but he needs to have real opponents.

By: dizzle

dizzle — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:53:00 +0000

well I didn’t mean it to be…but i thought someone might have felt offended…sorry if anyone did.

By: screwface

screwface — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:40:50 +0000

and btw dizzle, yeah that was kinda racist. but aint freedom great

By: ted dibiase

ted dibiase — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:40:43 +0000

whats up with everyone saying Kimbos internet fights are generating buzz? bum fights generated buzz. who cares. kimbo was fighting complete losers. he has no skills other than throwing big punches. is gassing a skill?

By: ted dibiase

ted dibiase — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:38:33 +0000

of course i wanna see this fight.
id love to see kimbo or tank KO’d.

much better than watching TUF losers duke it out

By: screwface

screwface — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:38:03 +0000

i found this article very disapointing. Every1 has been waitin for kimbo to get in the pro game for a long time now, and if bas rutten is training him than its not a joke. no1 has generated the kinda noise kimbo has from online video fights. And tank abbot isnt exactly an old has been. this is his 2nd pro fight, and the mercer fight was more of a joke, but this will be a great test to see if kimbo can handle better opponents in the future. if he runs thru tank, then for his 3rd fight get him in the ring with some1 more new and exciting. your entitled to your opinion but kimbo made a lot of fans with his youtube fights, gotta start somewhere and not every1 has the advantage of a dojo and college wrestling under their belt. Hes an exciting prospect, and i for one cant wait to see this fight, cuz if it goes the way i think itll go, than the start of a great career for kimbo. didnt rich franklin start his fame fighting an “old has been” like ken shamrock? dont hate the player, hate the game :p

By: Commuter

Commuter — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:12:07 +0000

“He just wants to make some quick cash thumping on very beatable has-beens.”

This is his second MMA fight (and his first as a pro). It would be unreasonable to put him in with someone at a higher caliber at this point. Will he walk through Tank? Probably.

But before they imploded, CFFC’s plan was give him Duke Roufus next. Although Duke is not a complete MMA fighter, he would have had a similar 1-0 MMA record by that point and would have been a great test for Kimbo.

By: Jonah

Jonah — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:59:23 +0000

“Because once that bell rings you’ve got a few precious moments before you start feeling bad about yourself and wondering where your money went.”

Yeah, I want to see this fight…when it comes on youtube. I can’t imagine why anyone would pay for this.

By: dizzle

dizzle — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:38:32 +0000

great article. I was really against seeing kimbo become a MMAist but I’ve had a change of heart when I’ve seen his interviews and have been able to get more background information on this guy. He deserves a chance, but he needs to be tested inside and outside of the ring on a regular basis. The guy seems to be a really hard worker and he’s not your typical ghetto african american (hopefully that doesnt sound racist).

but back onto the articles question…do i really want to see kimbo vs. tank? HELL NO! It will be another boring fight because Tank can’t go more than 1 round and last. I think Kimbo needs to be challenged in order to become a better fighter. We all know that Kimbo was a 1 dimensional fighter that only knew stand up. But as we seen he has been working on his ground game in the rutten and mccartney camp.

Kimbo needs to do something fast though. He can’t go another 2 months without being in a fight. He will lose his fans that have backed him and he will just be another trend fighter like we’ve all seen come and go.

By: Captain

Captain — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:37:58 +0000

Well, if Kimbo really does have potential, as Bas and Shawn Tompkins have said, he needs to keep proving it in gradual steps. Keep in mind this is only his second fight, so he can either prove his potential against older known fighters that are not as good as they used to be or against new up-and-coming fighters that most people have not heard of yet. If I’m a promoter I’m going to match him up with an older known fighter that will draw more of a crowd and also allow him to prove he has some potential and build a future for more fights.

That being said, it is kind of a sideshow but I would still be interested in watching. I think all of us would watch if the price was right actually.