Comments on: Dana White: “Tank Abbott absolutely will be in our Hall of Fame” http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: skank http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-22993 skank Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:07:32 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-22993 yeah, i hated tank when he first came out, but he kinda grew on me. i always rooted for him to lose, becasue of his "barrom" brawl style, but i gotta admit, it was tank that got me fired up about the UFC. withuot tank, maybe mma fighting is not what it is today. and its true, you could test your "style" against a streetfighter in tank. altho i knew it was over for tank when viotor belfrot beat him at his own game, punching and knocked him cold in a UFC bout. tank never had good cardio and now it was empty, as in "no gas" in tank to me the best will always be royce. the guy used to win toournaments, not one fight and out. know how hard that is to do??? in fact, they dont do it anymore becasue they cant. they will say its for the safety of the fighters, and thats true, but its true beacause the fighters dont have the same conditioning/cardio that they did in the early UFC fitghts. and any fighter knows, you get hurt when you get tired. saem as why they dont have heavyweight boxing matches go 15 rounds anymore. they simply cant do it...but give the same reason..the fighters saffety...yeah, when you get tired, you will get hurt in boxing too! ive seen to first 25 UFC fights and to me, under the origninal tournament rules, the best are/were: 1) Royce Gracie the rest of the best: Severn Oleg Taktratov Ruas (if he started earlier and then didnt get hurt after) Coleman (no one more dangerous in the first few minits-he couold literally destroy you in that time) Tank (gotta put him in, because he was a dangerous fighter that no one wanted to face. a real wildcard early in his career) Frye (anyone wininng an Ultimate Ultimate has to go in) interestingly, i leave out shamrock. i hated tank in those days, but had to agree with him. "glamrock" as tank called him, was a lot of hype. i do think that he was a very good fighter, but overated himself quite a bit. now, haveing said that , if you take oveseas japan into account, he was very good, mabe even the top 3 all time, but we are just talking UFC here, not pancrase, etc. yeah, i hated tank when he first came out, but he kinda grew on me.

i always rooted for him to lose, becasue of his “barrom” brawl style, but i gotta admit, it was tank that got me fired up about the UFC.

withuot tank, maybe mma fighting is not what it is today.

and its true, you could test your “style” against a streetfighter in tank.

altho i knew it was over for tank when viotor belfrot beat him at his own game, punching and knocked him cold in a UFC bout.

tank never had good cardio and now it was empty, as in “no gas” in tank

to me the best will always be royce. the guy used to win toournaments, not one fight and out. know how hard that is to do???

in fact, they dont do it anymore becasue they cant. they will say its for the safety of the fighters, and thats true, but its true beacause the fighters dont have the same conditioning/cardio that they did in the early UFC fitghts. and any fighter knows, you get hurt when you get tired.

saem as why they dont have heavyweight boxing matches go 15 rounds anymore. they simply cant do it…but give the same reason..the fighters saffety…yeah, when you get tired, you will get hurt in boxing too!

ive seen to first 25 UFC fights and to me, under the origninal tournament rules, the best are/were:

1) Royce Gracie

the rest of the best:

Severn
Oleg Taktratov
Ruas (if he started earlier and then didnt get hurt after)
Coleman (no one more dangerous in the first few minits-he couold literally destroy you in that time)
Tank (gotta put him in, because he was a dangerous fighter that no one wanted to face. a real wildcard early in his career)
Frye (anyone wininng an Ultimate Ultimate has to go in)

interestingly, i leave out shamrock. i hated tank in those days, but had to agree with him. “glamrock” as tank called him, was a lot of hype. i do think that he was a very good fighter, but overated himself quite a bit. now, haveing said that , if you take oveseas japan into account, he was very good, mabe even the top 3 all time, but we are just talking UFC here, not pancrase, etc.

]]> By: The Stank http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-17996 The Stank Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:36:49 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-17996 Tank has fought....... Oleg Taktarov-UFC Champ Frank Mir-UFC Champ Dan Severn-UFC Hall of Fame and Champ Don Frye-UFC Champ Vitor Belfort Put the best Heavyweight against these guys in there prome and we will see there record look just like Tank's Tank has fought…….

Oleg Taktarov-UFC Champ
Frank Mir-UFC Champ
Dan Severn-UFC Hall of Fame and Champ
Don Frye-UFC Champ
Vitor Belfort

Put the best Heavyweight against these guys in there prome and we will see there record look just like Tank’s

]]> By: The Stank http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16302 The Stank Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:13:08 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16302 Tank has fought lets see Don Frye-UFC Champion Oleg Taktarov-UFC Champion Dan Severn-UFC Hall of Fame Vitor Belfort Yoshida -Pride Champion Kimo Watch Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Tank has always fought the best in the world. He is a legend! Tank has fought lets see
Don Frye-UFC Champion
Oleg Taktarov-UFC Champion
Dan Severn-UFC Hall of Fame
Vitor Belfort
Yoshida -Pride Champion
Kimo

Watch Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Tank has always fought the best in the world.
He is a legend!

]]> By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16244 Evan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:55:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16244 "lol at Tank Abbott being in any kind of Hall of Fame" why? “lol at Tank Abbott being in any kind of Hall of Fame”

why?

]]> By: HexRei http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16243 HexRei Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:54:12 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16243 Tank belongs in the UFC HOF. Most of the UFC HOFers don't have outstanding records, that's not what its about... it's about honoring the long-standing icons of the UFC. Tank belongs in the UFC HOF. Most of the UFC HOFers don’t have outstanding records, that’s not what its about… it’s about honoring the long-standing icons of the UFC.

]]> By: screwface http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16242 screwface Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:52:34 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16242 Thats the difference between new mma fans and fans that have been here since UFC 1. We know the history. sure tanks career is over, but once upon a time, if his name was on a card, that was enough to order a ppv alone. Without guys like him and the others, the ufc name wouldve been meaningless and zuffa never wouldve bought it. He deserves to be in the HOF imo. but tanks doin what hes gotta to put money in his pocket, cant blame him for still fighting. do u get a fat check for being inducted dana? Thats the difference between new mma fans and fans that have been here since UFC 1. We know the history. sure tanks career is over, but once upon a time, if his name was on a card, that was enough to order a ppv alone. Without guys like him and the others, the ufc name wouldve been meaningless and zuffa never wouldve bought it. He deserves to be in the HOF imo. but tanks doin what hes gotta to put money in his pocket, cant blame him for still fighting. do u get a fat check for being inducted dana?

]]> By: Ivan Trembow http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16234 Ivan Trembow Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:34:53 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16234 lol at Tank Abbott being in any kind of Hall of Fame lol at Tank Abbott being in any kind of Hall of Fame

]]> By: Rich http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16231 Rich Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:18:57 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16231 "UFC HOF=Joke" are you serious?? Shamrock, Gracie, Couture, Coleman... and you think one addition [that isn't even that badn] makes the UFC's HOF a joke?? come on.. sure.. there's other people who need to be inducted.. but.. it's not like the UFC's running outta time or something... “UFC HOF=Joke”

are you serious??

Shamrock, Gracie, Couture, Coleman… and you think one addition [that isn't even that badn] makes the UFC’s HOF a joke??

come on..

sure.. there’s other people who need to be inducted.. but.. it’s not like the UFC’s running outta time or something…

]]> By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16230 Evan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:14:24 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16230 Have Tank and Coleman square off in a "Legends" fight and induct them together. I think that would be a great main event to a UFC fight night. Have Tank and Coleman square off in a “Legends” fight and induct them together. I think that would be a great main event to a UFC fight night.

]]> By: Danny http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16225 Danny Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:52:18 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/dana-white-tank-abbott-absolutely-will-be-in-our-hall-of-fame/#comment-16225 tank deserves to be in the HOF. he was a draw when he hit the scene and he was able to expand beyond mma. yeah i know his stint in pro wresting wasnt that big but at least he had name recognition. he still does 4 that matter. so i'm 4 him in the HOF. by the way, i think that a match between lesnar and slice would be a huge draw. and they'd the perfect opponents 4 each other. lesnar would be fighting a guy who hits hard and he'd have to try and take down and slice would be figthing a guy who is actually more intimidating lookin than he is. and he'd be fighting a guy who would actually try to take him down. tank deserves to be in the HOF. he was a draw when he hit the scene and he was able to expand beyond mma. yeah i know his stint in pro wresting wasnt that big but at least he had name recognition. he still does 4 that matter. so i’m 4 him in the HOF.
by the way, i think that a match between lesnar and slice would be a huge draw. and they’d the perfect opponents 4 each other. lesnar would be fighting a guy who hits hard and he’d have to try and take down and slice would be figthing a guy who is actually more intimidating lookin than he is. and he’d be fighting a guy who would actually try to take him down.

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