Hilarious Rumor of the Day: Kimbo vs. Badr Hari @ K-1?
(Kevin had made many trips to the pawn shop in his life, but this one was by far the saddest.)
According to Japanese tabloid Tokyo Sports, Kimbo Slice has joined up with K-1, and will appear at this Saturday's K-1 show in Yokohama to introduce himself to fans; his debut match for the kickboxing organization will be in March, against K-1 heavyweight champion Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari. (You can see some of Hari's work here and here.)
Look, I've never been a Kimbo-hater — the dude has unquestionably strong hands and may still develop into an impressive fighter — but if he could get knocked out by an off-balance jab from Seth Petruzelli, he may literally die in the ring against Hari, who is arguably the most devastating striker in the world right now. If I were Icey Mike, I'd be tempted by the surely-substantial payday, but the kind of loss that Kimbo could take against Hari might permanently relegate him to human-punching-bag status in the fight world. It's choosing the short money over the long money, basically, and it's a bad, bad idea. (Not to say that I wouldn't watch the carnage if this freak-match actually came together, but still...)
In far more legitimate K-1 news, it has been announced that DREAM middleweight GP champ Gegard Mousasi will face four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion and two-time World GP finalist Musashi in a K-1 rules match at Fields Dynamite!! 2008 on New Year's Eve. The NYE event, which goes down at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, will be headlined by MMA fights between Joachim Hansen and Gesias Calvancante, and Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kiyoshi Tamura.
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JTho Says:
Oh Kimbo, let's go ahead and add short-sighted to the list of reasons you're never going to be a legitimate MMA fighter.
I'm going to pencil it in right between '#4 glass chin' and '#5 no cardio.'
Kimbos ass as a hat Says:
Seriously, Badr Hari will smash him!!!
MMA Apparel Blog Says:
Who wants to volunteer their time to write K-Fergs obituary?
Goog Says:
Man... I'd love some of that action, but all my money is down on Petruzelli over Fedor in February. And I'll probably drop all my winnings from that on Gina Curano over Brock Lesnar in April. I've ever seen such a string of sure bets.
Goog Says:
Man... I'd love some of that action, but all my money is down on Petruzelli over Fedor in February. And I'll probably drop all my winnings from that on Gina Curano over Brock Lesnar in April. I've never seen such a string of sure bets.
fightfan Says:
I hope his joke of an ass takes this fight. He is not an mma fighter...and hopefully after this one teh world may finally catch on to the fact that kimbo aint nothing more than a backyard brawler that has beat up a few overweight, out of shape fat old dudes on the net...and that is about it.
battouter Says:
i'd pay to see this shit go down... i'll pay extra if hari kills him in the ring
Ape Says:
Please please please make this fight happen!
Kimbo via bread
mayhem420 Says:
Kimbo will be a huge hit in Japan in any org that he is in.
Look they LOVE Bob Sapp over thier and Kimbo is just a smaller version...
much smaller but still its the same thing. If he loses that fight (very likely)
he would have hurt his chances here in the states but he can still make good if not great money fighting in Japan.
Jay Smith Says:
I'm a Kimbo fan, and was looking forward to his comeback and almost obvious potential success, but I agree that this may not be what I envisioned for his first fight after getting GCTFO (gently caressed the fuck out).
K Ferg Says:
You are all Big Ferg Haters! This is the best thing for him. K1 is where he belongs he is one of the best HW strikers in the game today and will shock the world if he takes this fight. Big Ferg by KO R1. Just watch he is going to be a refocused bad ass in there.
Anon Says:
He may have a shot , Badr doesn't have much of a chin.
MMA Wannabe Says:
I'm neither a Kimbo Fan, nor a Kimbo Hater. However, it irritates me to no end hearing people say that he is the "best hw striker". Let him fight CroCop, a man who I've said plenty of times, needs to drop to 205 or he'll fade away as being a great fighter. CroCop would destroy him in K-1 rules, Pride rules, UFC rules, boxing rules, or no rules.
Kimbo has a long way to go before he can be considered anything but mediocre.
Billy Bad Ass Says:
"Jay Smith Says:
Mon, 12/01/2008 - 09:00
I'm a Kimbo fan, and was looking forward to his comeback and almost obvious potential success, but I agree that this may not be what I envisioned for his first fight after getting GCTFO (gently caressed the fuck out)."
I spit water all over my monitor. This needs to be in the running for comment of the week.
Billy Bad Ass Says:
Oh and the photo comment too was priceless. If this does go down, I will gladly write the obituary.
Massiveamounts Says:
"the dude has unquestionably strong hands" I've got to disagree with you for the first time on this, he hit James "a strong breeze makes me feel faint" Thompson how many times and couldnt put him away....I mean laying out Tank and Cantrall doesn't justify saying he has strong hands. Heres Cantrall's previous three fights before getting in the cage with Slice. L, Imes, 55 seconds in the first....L Huckaba 26 secs in the first, L Huchaba 5 secs in the first.
I don't even think Kimbo is that great a striker or has that much power, sure he looks as though he would but he's not convinced me. I've seen Thompson be layed out by almost everyone that's semi capable thats he fought, Slice had nearly three rounds of power shots against him and didn't finish him.
I think the only way to make the Hari fight fair is to allow Kimbo to wear 4oz gloves be able to take Hari down and the right to go for subs....while Hari has to stick by strickly K-1 rules. I still think Hari KO's Slice in the first. I'm telling you Slice is weak and without skill. You'll see. Peace bro.
Lorne Says:
Big respect for Geghard Mousasi.
The guy is a DREAM champion and he's gonna go fight K-1 rules and then ADCC.
Same for his stablemate Fedor who fought in Sambo last month and will be fighting ADCC after Affliction.
That's what REAL fighters do, they fight.
Nog used to be a fighter too. Now's he a reality TV bimbo.
He's no different than Vanilla Ice.
War Geghard.
Jeffro Says:
No way Kimbo takes this fight. If he does, he will be demolished, and spend the rest of his life drooling and stuttering.
K Ferg Says:
Alright maybe I should have watched the videos before I made my comments. Now that I have I am more sure than ever that Slice will destroy this dude. Kimbo is badder then any of you know if it wasn't for his mismanagement by EXC he could very likely be the UFC HW champ, I know he would have wooped Randy's old ass. I've said it before and I'll say it again Kimbo is the best HW striker fighting anywhere in the world right now. Seth got lucky, and I'm sure he was just following orders in that Thompson debacle. I hope this fight happens and shuts all you haters up for good.
Anonymous Says:
Troll?
Joe T Says:
Kimbo might be back......hmmmm....zzzzzzzz....
http://www.fromthecage.com
wtf Says:
i don't follow k1 much, but when i saw the title to this article.. blew my fuckin mind
is this fight really going to hpapen? like.. kimbo needs to accomplish something notable first before he fights this kid
cr_trinity Says:
Kimbo Slice proves how easy it is to climb to the top of the mountain on a path paved by the naive hopes and pathetic emotional attachments of those foolish scum who fail to see the reality behind the Cult of Personality.
I'd like to know what some of you have actually seen in Kimbo "fights". Especially in MMA. If he wasn't exposed with Thompson enough, he was thoroughly exposed with Petruzelli. And yet, he still has fans talking about his so called potential?
People with intellect and the ability to perceive reality must be aware of the absolute undilutable stupidity that is not only rife in Western Society, but an accepted cultural normality. And watch out that some cop doesn't slam your ass when you help some fat bitch in some commotion you had nothing to do with previously, while drunken buffoons cheer this sort of injustice on like the Neo Babylonian shit that they so truly epitomise in every way, shape and form. And are proud of it too.
jcast Says:
Kimbo my hero!!!!!!!!!
I JUST WANT TO DANCE KIMBO!!!
Anonymous Says:
I would love to watch this.Everyone these days is hanging on Badr Hari's nuts,but someone earlier said it right he has a suspect chin as well and Kimbo does have punching power.I know Hari would be a huge favorite but I would love to see him get KO.What really is funny are all the people being so dramatic saying "Kimbo could die in the ring".These are probably the same people who were saying that about Sakuraba when he fought Manhoef.Guess what Saku didn't die in the ring he lost and Kimbo probably will to,but I'd like to see him fight again somewhere,and Japan would be perfect.
charles Says:
Kimbo goes down...... and will get paid 6 figures to do it!
Tank Abbot II
JTho Says:
Could that be anymore of a non sequitur? Seriously, what the fuck are you talking about?
Jared the wiener Says:
"GCTFO" - that's brilliant.
Seriously though, this fight would be ludicrous. Hari via 1st round TKO (soul-crushing leg kicks).
Babalu Says:
Kimbo needs to start off his fights by entering the cage with a Giant Baguette bread over his shoulder a la Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Only then will he earn the respect he seeks.
RyanHobbs Says:
Woah. Kimbo has some huge knuckles. No wonder those bare knuckle fights destroyed big D's eye.
Anonymous Says:
It's a fight that will sell you never know when your career ends, so you take what u get.
Anonymous Says:
I want to see this.Hope it happens.I'd rather watch this than GSP/Penn 2 any day of the week.
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Nick Says:
I was also waiting when kimbo would make his come back and who he would fight next. I think Badr Hari as his first opponent in K1 is not a very whise decession.
It's better to build yourself up like any other fighter. If it's true that he will fight Badr Hari, he better trains hard because Hari is one of the best in K1 right now
Anonymous Says:
badr doesn't have much of a chin man da is some shit badr da Moroccan dude he will knock da fuck out of kimbo's ass what r u tawking about. as we all see now this rummer has been going for a long time and kimbo didn't take da fight yet hahahah da means he so damn scared to take i feel sorry for kimbo