(Just another day in the organization for Jared Shaw. Props: Steve Cofield.)
The Kimbo Slice fairy tale is over now. At least it ought to be. The “street certified” brawler got himself knocked out in fourteen seconds by a guy who calls himself a “part-time fighter.” A guy who isn’t in the same weight class and isn’t thought of as anything more than a mediocre also-ran in the weight class he normally calls home. To call this a worst case scenario for Elite XC is putting it too mildly. This is an absolute disaster. Which means, of course, that they will now try to convince us that it is not.
Announcer Mauro Ranallo got that ball rolling almost immediately after the fight by suggesting that this should be considered a “mulligan” for Kimbo, since he didn’t plan on fighting Petruzelli. Do we dare mention that Petruzelli also didn’t plan on fighting Kimbo, a heavyweight, in the main event? Apparently not. Instead we start playing up the predictable Rocky Balboa angle, forgetting for the moment that Rocky fought Apollo Creed, the world champion. Unlike Kimbo, the fictional Apollo was both style and substance, and he didn’t go down to a tentative jab.
This is the point where Elite XC makes excuses for Kimbo and tells us that a star is born in Petruzelli. Just watch Jared Shaw working from this script in his interview with Ariel Helwani and see if you don’t find yourself feeling a little sorry for him. His cringe-worthy performance includes transparent lies such as, “it’s just another day in the organization,” and “(Pertruzelli) is a very promotable guy; everybody in this sport is promotable,” and my personal favorite, “we’re gathering all our other nuts.”
This, from the same guy who could be seen having a total meltdown at cageside while Kimbo was getting pounded out on live network TV.
The person who seemed least bothered by last night’s events was Kimbo Slice himself. He hyped his after-party in the post-fight interview and showed up forty-five minutes late to the press conference, where he interrupted Elite XC Head of Operations Jeremy Lappen and made a very brief statement, laughing about his swollen eye, and then disappeared again.
Lappen came to his defense, saying,
“I think Kimbo’s a huge star. Again he’s been thrust onto the scene. People are interested in watching him. And I think people will continue to be interested in watching him. …He showed heart. And stepped up on an hour notice and backed up anyone, anyplace, anytime.”
It’s interesting that Lappen uses the passive voice there. Kimbo has “been thrust onto the scene.” That’s true. Lappen conveniently ignores who did the thrusting, though.
As for the “anyone, anytime” rhetoric, it flies in the face of rumors that Elite XC had to sweeten the financial pot just to get a reluctant Kimbo to accept the fight against the 205-pounder Petruzelli. The backstage CBS interview alone revealed a very unhappy fighter who exuded anything but confidence and enthusiasm before the fight.
Kimbo was exposed on Saturday night, sure. But he wasn’t exposed as anything other than what most of us already thought he was: an amateur fighter rushed into the spotlight by desperate, unscrupulous promoters. It was Elite XC who was truly exposed. They built their reputation on Kimbo’s curious brand of celebrity, and fate conspired to grind their cash cow into hamburger.
Their strategy was to only make fights that Kimbo could win, then shout his name from the rooftops when he did. Last night they got a lesson in the unpredictability of MMA. Now they’re left shouting excuses. They found out the hard way that you can only play the squash match shell game for so long before a former karate champ comes along and ruins it.
They can call it a mulligan for Kimbo and they can try and turn it into a big push for the very average Petruzelli. But the best thing they can do is learn from this catastrophe. Where they go from here, with respect to both Kimbo and Petruzelli, should tell us whether they have.
(-Ben Fowlkes)
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Sat, 10/04/08 - 05:52
Kimbo will be back, love him or hate him. That was some fluke shit. Good shit for Petruzelli though.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 05:59
"Bla bla bla bla. [...] Bla blah blah! Blah? [...]" Kimbo will be back. Kimbo vs. Ken Shamrock in 4 months. 3 months is too early. The audience must forget his loss first, and that takes some time. Now that Petruzelli or whatever his name is won, Elite XC will do everything in their power to make sure Petruzelli doesn't lose. Otherwise that will make Kimbo look even worse than he already is.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 05:59
Nice read - nice pic too lol
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:18
It amazes me how much of the 'blogosphere' has been brainwashed into rooting for Kimbo :/ Personally, I'm just ecstatic that his 'unveiling' has finally happened. If only it was Rashad/Chuck-like. That would have been brllnt.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:19
Spin what? This is what he have been hoping for would end this Kimbo nonsense. Did anyone take Shamrock/Kimbo seriously? It was probably the 4th or 5th show of the card if you took away the media circus and dealt only in the 'what have you done for me lately (or ever)' realm. Who cares how they spin the loss? Do you ever listen or believe the professional liars in the state dept. spin? Of course, not. Guys who are mouthpieces for promotions are hired to lie to the media. You know about that BenUFC, dont you? You were Jared Shaw just a few months ago. Shields, Diaz/Alvarez, the broads, maybe a few more Affliction guys...they could have another good fight coming up without the Kimbo nuthugger contingent. I want to see Kimbo fight again but only as the bottom of the card freakshow like WWF stars. There already is a big, scary black man in MMA, his name is Bob Sapp and he's taller and more than 120pds heavier than Ms. Slice and he's been 'learning' for the past decade and still cant fight for shit in the ring. Been there, done that. Next.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:28
I think that Elite XC should not be hated on this much. They are trying to get their name up by promoting big events with big names just to call people's attention. If we allow the UFC to grow by itself while shitting on the other ones for their attempts to grow, what will happen will be that the UFC will monopolize the sport and do whatever the fuck they want with it. Sure, Kimbo is not the best representation of MMA out there, but if that is what it takes for little Elite XC to get its name going, then I agree with them doing it, and after that concentrating more on the reality of this sport. I am all for Affliction, Elite XC, Dream and all the other small ones. UFC is the best no doubt about it, but I don't want to see them take over the whole sport.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:32
That MMARated interview with $kala was brutal. I coudln't finish it. After he dropped the line about how promotable Petaruzelli is and gathering his nuts, I couldn't handle it anymore. AKWARD..... LOL funny, but equally brutal.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:38
This was the best thing that's happened to Kimbo.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:43
good read ben, that pic is priceless, another great pic is kimbos double leg take down attempt, too bad it was on the ref.. lol
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:46
i think i enjoyed the post fight interview with shaw more than kimbo getting his ass kicked. mainly the part where he said he was only pointing out the "illegal" blows to the ref, because he wants all the fights in exc to be fair. that was very believable, because we all know if it was kimbo doing it to petruzelli he would have done the same thing.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:55
The only solution may be to feed Kimbo to Tito Ortiz, then get behind Tito as the face of EliteXC. Only problem is, Tito will be out for a while for back surgery and common sense tells me that EliteXC's lifeline is quickly diminishing. I can't imagine CBS execs were happy with Kimbo's destruction and there were a heck of a lot of Affliction ads during the show, which many believe is an indication of weak ad buying for the show.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 06:58
Any fight that ends that quickly is more fluke than anything. Not defending Kimbo here, but it could have, and often has, happened to anyone. I feel bad for everyone in this situation, except Shaw. He deserves everthing he gets for delivering such a poor production so consistently.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:09
Hey I just realized that there is a fake Me here! Flee, Me jr., all the others have!
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:15
im glad this happened but i do like Kimbo and this isnt his fault they blew him up so big he should come back at the bottom of the next fight card he is on and work his way up like evrybody else did..... but what is with the half chest hair?? y does he shave half of it and leave the other half??
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:17
@J-roc, it's far better than the cock-chest-fro he was reppin for a while. He biting off Lesnar hard back then.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:18
" ...and fate conspired to to grind their cash cow into hamburger." wow, bro!!! I thought this was a sporting event? at times a poorly produced and managed event, but a sporting even non the less. I have to agree the ME in ^^^ that a UFC monopoly of MMA would fuck a lot of fighters in the end. looking back on the early UFCs they look like televised small town promotions. give the promotion a chance.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:25
the ratings for the show are up at mmapayout.com
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:26
This was not a fluke, it was a mistake. He walked out there with his chin out. He thought Seth could not hurt him because he was just a wee little guy. But put that chin on a tee like that, and 14 seconds is longer than it should last. The bad thing about this is that it was a 12" jab. A Freaking Jab knocked the big bad kimbo crosseyed. My wife has hit her head harder on the headboard while I was plowing her and she just kept on gowing. (Not that it would have mattered if it would have knocked her out though)
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:28
To those of you who are still hanging on Kimbo and say this is a fluke... What this really is, is more evidence that he is a rank amateur fighter. For a fighter to get in there against an opponent he knows NOTHING about and bull charge him at the bell, is clear evidence that he knows nothing about professional fighting. Any professional would have taken the first round to feel out the other fighter, before going on the offense. Nothing surprising, though...
Sat, 10/04/08 - 07:56
Everyone does lose. Jared was right about the rest of the card being good. I enjoyed the entire night. EliteXC and Affliction can stand against the UFC a.k.a. Nazi Germany. I love great fights no matter who is putting on a show. If you do not then you are just a UFC fan and not an MMA fan.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:03
how come nobody's talking about how Ken's dumb ass busted his eye by grappling? are'nt "veterans" supposed to know how to warm up?
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:12
I also very much enjoyed the fights EliteXC put on last night, and I hope CBS keeps doing the Saturday Night Fights. The price is certainly right. If had paid $40 for a PPV, I may have been a bit disappointed, though. If Kimbo wants a career that lasts beyond his 15 minutes of fake fame, he needs to go back down and pay his dues like every other fighter. His age will make that more difficult, but he has potential. Petruzelli may be a part-time fighter, but he's taken his lumps in the cage--Kimbo had not until last night. How about giving Petruzelli some props? Those front kicks kept the charging Kimbo at bay. It wasn't pretty, but it worked. He might have been in trouble if he had tried to stand and throw with Kimbo. Kimbo would have murdered him in a clinch. I thought it was a great seat-of-your-pants strategy by a thinking fighter.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:24
I wouldn't hate elite xc so much if they didn't put a fight that has no value to mma over a a title fight.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:27
How about this quote from the Post Chronicle's Mike Baron: "Despite having a 30lb weight advantage, Kimbo simply had no right being in the cage versus anyone with a minimal level of MMA skill. Petruzelli improved his record to 10-4. Kimbo falls to 3-1 and has now been revealed to be the ultimate fraud." Ouch.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:37
You know Dana White is still laughing his ass off. If you listen closely you'll hear him now. Elite XC's star getting beat up by a TUF flunky that wasn't in his weight class. I love it. Kimbo is a joke and EliteXC is a joke for trying to push garbage on respectable fans
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:44
How the fudge can anyone call the result a fluke!? Kimbo was thoroughly whipped. And the worst part is that he was dropped with a JAB! and he barely even tried to come back and put up some kind of defence. And Cagepotato guys: no need to be harsh on Petruzzelli - he's a decent fighter (he's no Fedor, but he is good).
Sat, 10/04/08 - 08:57
i thought it was a good card. i enjoyed all of the televised fights. but what bugs me is that elitexc still cant keep their shows on schedule. too many long commercials and too much fluff in between fights. i recorded it and had to watch the kimbo fight on the internet. it didnt even get to the entrances before the dvr cut off. but on a good note (for me atleast) kimbo got smashed on live network television. by a guy in lower weight class no less, who also happened to have pink highlights. i just wish i could have seen the reactions of people watching at the bars. and can anyone give me a good reason as to why the women's fights are only 3 minute rounds instead of 5?
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:04
To those, like kiss and Booger who say that this was not a fluke actually provide more evidence than I do supporting my assertion. The fact that it basically was a jab on one foot to a part of the face that normally sustains damage, makes it almost by definition a fluke. It happens to a lot of fighters, I think someone mentioned GSP as a good example. Point was that no fighter is good enough to actually gameplan a 20 second win over anybody. Any time that quick wins like that happen it is pure luck, even if the winning fighter is that superior. One punch, one knee, one kick... nobody trains for that and it does not show skill on either fighters part.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:11
Me You obviously have no clue as to what you are talking about. No fighter walks towards an opponent with his chin out like that. A fluke means it would happen 1 in 100 times. What happenned there would happen 100 in 100 times. Stop hugging a spare fighter with a mean appearances nuts. He is just scary. Not Skilled.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:15
Also, who gameplans for a chin to be out there like that? That is a gift. Not a strategy. Freaking Bas has been working with this Fucktard for 9 months now.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:38
Here is the definition of the word 'fluke' on Dictionary.com 1. an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck: He got the job by a fluke. 2. an accident or chance happening. 3. an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:39
at least he was graceful in defeat. the free ride's over though and now that elitexc has been exposed i bet bas drops him. i wouldn't be surprised if he disappeared from the sport in a year or so and starts playing bit roles in bad movies.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:42
B-Rad: And by your definition, that accident/stroke of luck/chance happening happens by chance/accident. It is not an accident when you do not know or have too much of an ego to know not to do it. Liddell Does it and it is a fluke, Someone like me doing it is just stupid.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:44
i never thought kimbo was legit, but he got dropped by an off-balance jab. damn.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:50
This fight pretty much made my year. I woke people up in my house screaming when it happened. I don't dislike Kimbo, but his hype is ridiculous. I hope he takes this loss and goes back to the drawing board to start becoming a real fighter.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 09:59
Nice pic...
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:28
If you guys listen to seth talk to someone with the staff after the fight you can hear Seth say "I want to get out of here safe" and the guy replies "ill make sure you get out ok" I guess with all of kimbo's thugs i'd want safe passage as well... and for the lots of people who know nothing about MMA putting money on Kimbo. Lawl
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:30
What the hell do they mean by "Give Kimbo a mulligan". This is the fight game assholes, there are no mulligans......Scary thought though, If this douchebag did this to Kimbo, what would Shamrock have done to him? I wasn't a big supporter of the EliteXc Kimbo conspiracy theories, but Jared Shaw was visibly pissed with Petruzelli after the fight....maybe Seth didn't follow instructions and instinct took over.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:34
Is it me or did Jared Shaw sound like he was on the verge of tears throughout that interview?
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:36
Once again Dana was right... he said BJ Penn could take Kimbo. The pink haired boy just proved Dana's point ten fold. I can't wait for the next UFC card. I need a real promotion to wash this bad taste out of my mouth.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:39
yea i gotta agree with smack there i dont think Petruzelli got the memo HE was supposed to get KTFO! cant wait to hear Danas next interview
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:42
Jared Shaw is on youtube right now looking for his next poster boy.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:51
How much cocaine was up Jared Shaw's nose during that interview with Ariel?
Sat, 10/04/08 - 10:53
A fluke would be if I was fighting Kimbo and he slipped on a banana peel and knocked himself out just as he was about to rend me limb from limb. What Kimbo did was give Petruzelli a golden opportunity and the "Silverback" had just enough skill to take advantage of it. Watching the fight again, I think half of the kids in my son's Muay Thai school would have gotten the same victory over Mr. Streetfighter. He's a completely unskilled brawler. Kimbo's drawing power went to less than zero in 14 seconds.
Sat, 10/04/08 - 11:14
If you watch the video again, the ref clearly stopped the fight at the 4:50 mark, that is 10seconds my friends, not 14! where are people getting 14?
Sat, 10/04/08 - 11:30
Kimbo is one of the fastest KOs ever in MMA... and thats using 14 seconds. You know who else is on the list twice? Thompson, who Kimbo only beat because of a bad stoppage. Everyone else is no-name. I think I see a theme.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 12:36
I hope this puts an end to all this Kimbo Slice nonsense. What a turd.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 12:41
Is it just me or does it seem like Jared Shaw did a hefty trash bag full of coke before he did the interview?
Sun, 10/05/08 - 01:17
it amazed me today when a bunch of my freinds asked if i saw Kimbo get beat by some rookie/underdog.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 02:06
Kimbo might be an alright fighter someday, but he will surely still make more money than everyone else -- as long as he can compensate for that lack of a chin!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 02:09
Kimbo is a guy that loves to fight. If some company came up to you, offering you tons of cash to do something you already love to do, are you going to say no? Probably not. Kimbo has had love and respect for everyone, and I'm sure he knew exactly where he stood. As he said, he's "just a baby" in the sport. He just got pushed too fast against chumps, but even the chumps have had more years of training and fighting under their belts. His rate of training was way below the growing potential to get knocked out. He's got more potential than time. Sure, I chuckled too when I saw his ultimate fail, but at the same time.. he could have a reasonable 5-year strip of success if he takes a couple years of serious training before getting back in. Slim, though, because soon enough, he'll be using a walker like Shamrock.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 02:31
David FUCKING Blane thinks that was bullshit! Real fighters make real fights. You don't see this shit in other pro sports. There aint no youtube sensations in the NFL.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 02:49
This was to humble kimbo, he was getting a littile cocky! I think also race plays apart of all the hype and put downs on kimbo, no body that is caucasian likes to see a black man beat that ass! and vise versa....and from all races. With that said, don't look at race, look at heart, I really don't believe kimbo had the heart, his mind was on the money and his money on his mine...lol having said that, I watch one fight where it showed that he really has no strenght in his legs at all, that told me that it was just a matter of time. Petruzelli got lucky and was more humble going in, however he is a fighter and he has heart, knew what to do, he could not let kimbo have another chance, he handle the situation like a champ and that's why he won! I hope that kimbo get over giving God the glory then being totally cocky, and it will work out on the back end. Its all a learning experience, and I guess he learned a valuable lesson, get the money that's not your yet, off you mind!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:40
Abandon ship! ABANDON SHIP!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:41
k Booger, just to rebut, he got hit in the eyebrow not the chin. It is nigh impossible to get a consistent KO from an off balanced one footed jab on the eyebrow. I'm sorry you think I'm a nuthugger, you obviously don't lurk here enough. I would say that it is likely you came only to post your hate for someone you don't know. Would you consider what happened to GSP a fluke? Or is the Terra really all that good? It can be said that GSP was taken out by a mediocre fighter who belongs a weight class lower than he fought in. It was one lucky punch that hit with the right force in the right place at the right time. Maybe Kimbo really is a mid level fighter at best, at this point who really knows? You have an opinion, but that's all it is. Let's see where he is in a few years. Besides, if he had no potential at all, would the Bas have taken him as pupil?
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:47
Sorry guys, I'm in the middle on this one. Everyone who knows their 2 cents about mma, knows that kimbo wouldn't stand a chance against a seasoned mma fighter, but kimbo is a guy that loves to fight just for the hell of it. He just hasn't developed the skills for professional competition and yet elitexc wants to pump him up like he's the face of mma. Don't get me wrong, i think this is what kimbo needed. I felt his persona was getting too hyped for his own good and eventually started getting to his head and to the whole elitexc corps.' head. I had a feeling in the back of my head that kimbo was scared b/c he didn't know anything about the dude he was facing, but throughout that beard we found that there is a little glass chin behind that rugged exterior. Was that a glancing blow? Nope, just some jab to keep spatial distance and it took out a guy that was notorious for knocking some dude's eyeball out. Its one thing when you are on the streets fighting some asshole, but its another thing to fight someone who has been studying and training a specific discipline for years. Tie goes to the runner, except this case, dude just got his ass beat.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:54
I like how some think that Kimbo had his chin up... you can't even see his chin behind that homeless beard he wears
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:02
Jared Shaw was clearly coked out of his mind. He also implied that the blond guy in the audience (Hulk Hogan) was 'interesting' while talking about his fighter roster. It's gonna be Hulk and Kimbo in a couple of months boy and girls.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:16
This was good for everybody involved... Jared knows it. 1) Kimbo gets his first loss out of the way and can focus on moving forward... this time perhaps realizing that he shouldn't believe his own hype. Betch'a he touches gloves next time. 2) Jared hypes the rematch. You don't think that is must-see TV? Kripes! The rematch will put more butts on the couch than this fight did. 3) We didn't have to watch Ken fight. All in all I thought EXC did a good job. I don't understand all the hate. The undercard fights were solid and compelling; good for die-hards. And the Circus-fight main event pulled down good ratings. Kimbo is so green. But Bas says he's a hard worker and a good pupil so I expect to see him stick around. We die-hard can all say "See, he's a chump who needed to be exposed," so that we sound all cool, and stuff, but the truth is, he's just green and he's taking advantage of the cheddar being thrown at him (as would you if you were in his shoes).
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:37
it was just a matter of time... knocked the fuck out by a smaller dude, LOL... that was no wildshot, that was a effin jab!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:38
check out the slow-mo of the knockout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzZj3Alof_8
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:42
for the guy who said, "Besides, if he had no potential at all, would the Bas have taken him as pupil?", you idiot... bas didn't see potential, he saw $$$$$$$$$$$, RETARD!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:49
What's worse: Kimbo's exposure as a complete and total fraud, or the way idiots can still decide to selectively perceive him, despite the truth being shown to any and all who watched his last "fight". Hopefull Bas Rutten goes down with the Kimbo ship; I always said he was a poseur little fuck. ANy who saw his match with Randleman for the UFC Heavyweight Strap knows he's a little fucking bitch who doesn't mind accepting outrageously biased judge's decisions. I await the predictable responses the Slice Platoon will inevitably come up with, in order to preserve whatever little shred of ego and dignity they have left after this debacle.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 04:52
And to Jugger: you seem like the pubeless, brainless sort of moron who EliteXc used to justify this foisting of Kimbo on us all. Fucking moron. Wake up. People only wanted to see him lose. They don't wanna see the fuck again.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 06:09
...wow that interview piece was just painful to watch!! potato was right about feeling a little sorry for that guy! lol btw seriously...HOW COKED OUT WAS JARED SHAW??? i could have sworn he looked like he pulled some blow like 2 minutes before that interview...or maybe thats how you react when your company is about to sink
Sun, 10/05/08 - 06:41
I agree that the UFC shouldn't dominate MMA but that doesn't mean I'm not laughing my ass off that a shitty promotion like Elite XC just caught for being frauds who put on really really bad shows. I want there to be a ton of competition between promotions because they have great skilled fighters not because they have cheap WWF style gimmicks that give them marketability, the street fighter thing was always lame. As long as there is money to be new promotions will continue to crop up. As for Kimbo, he's not good. His striking was never great and he's got no wrestling/gnp/submissions, he wasn't just an incomplete fighter he was non-existent. Maybe he'll be able to develop some skills but he had his card punched pretty badly by Pertruzelli.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 07:48
i want to start off by saying i have seen pretty much all of kimbos fights on the web and in the ring. Second, i have been in plenty of fights and i can say everyone on here who runs there mouth about kimbo has never even been in a fight cause you clearly dont know what your talking about. I know this because if you have fought before you know that punch isnt goin to knock anyone out. What im tryin to say is that kimbo would whip all ya'lls a$$'s. The only exception to this would be if you havent seen some of the hits kimbo has taken. Kimbo does not have a glass chin!! And oh yea, that shit was FIXXED!!!!!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 09:07
Ben Fowlkes, i think your articale was a little hard on Kimbo. For a Start....im 70kg and i belive i could KO Kimbo or any UFC champ with one punch. A fight is 90% skill and technic cardeo ect all releated to training ect....10% is luck. you just need that one lucky punch to put any champ down! sure you need speed and power and to hit the right spot....but even the best drop there defence....and thats your chance! I think Kimbo will make a come back. In my opnion if Brock lesner goes down in his next fight...there should be a kimbo v brock fight! i know that will not happen..... but it would make a heap of pay per view cash! and we all know Dana loves that! And it would be an even match up.....
Sun, 10/05/08 - 09:49
back to the whiteboard for new plans. Hehehe....you win some you lose some. I hope he learned his lessons, though the hard way.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 11:18
Wow. I have never seen a sweatier, more backpedalling, BS spouting, fail of a attempt to spin a crash as that interview with Jered "Nepotism" Shaw. This is the lesson that Elite XC needed to learn. Build your promotion on as shakey a foundation as an internet star, and you are doomed to crash. They might as well have had the "Star Wars Kid" in there beating up the biggest nobodies they could find. Hopefully they learn from this and start putting the people that deserve the fights in the spotlight and grow them. Rogers beating Kimbo would have been a better, more promotable result.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 12:04
This made me scream with laughter. http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1503/roflbotrbeosl3.jpg
Sun, 10/05/08 - 12:28
Kimbo sucks. It was not a fluke. I watched it and recorded it. Rewinded like 30+ times and took it all in. I examined it over and over. My conclusion..Kimbo sucks. A jab took him out. A jab that was thrown while Petrazelli had one foot in the air and was kinda hopping backwards. Kimbo went down and Petrazelli punished his face. WHen it was over Kimbos face looked like it was hit by a Mac truck. Finally that Kimbo fraud is over. Thank God.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 12:42
Hey, Fatsquad, nice pic! One thing that bothers me about Kimbo, besides being able to see what he has eaten for the last week in his beard... is that creepy bellybutton!!! He has one gross out navel.... but, I bet there are Kimbo worshippers out there who would pay big bucks to suck on it!!!!!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 01:10
josh Says: October 6th, 2008 at 3:07 am Ben Fowlkes, i think your articale was a little hard on Kimbo. For a Start….im 70kg and i belive i could KO Kimbo or any UFC champ with one punch. wow what a retard...
Sun, 10/05/08 - 01:10
Man i'm gonna show you crazy fools just what i'm about in da rematch!!
Sun, 10/05/08 - 02:32
Despite being a long-time cagepotato reader I have never been want to post in the comment section. However, Kimbo and his inarticulate zealots have gotten the better of me. Admittedly, it would be a gross hyperbole to say I dislike Kimbo -- I hate him. And quite frankly, I don't see how any legitimate fan of the sport could harbor anything but disdain for Kevin Ferguson. Kimbo is a large, scary, black man. That's it. Still, he has become the public face of MMA, and he has distracted legitimate sites, such as this one, for the better part of a year. It takes my breath away when I think about how much this man has done to illegitimize and discredit this sport in one short year. "Street certified." Give me a break. Anyone who knows anything about MMA has been telling whoever-will-listen that Kimbo is a sub par fighter. Kimbo, literally, has the worst ground game I've ever seen in a professional fighter. The few times he has gone to the mat I wonder if he actually trains wrestling at all. His cardio is atrocious; after the Thompson fought I thought he was going to go into cardiac arrest and the fight didn't even go three full rounds. And finally, his stand up -- technically average at best. More importantly, look at his efficacy. Kimbo couldn't even knock out James Thompson. The same James Thompson who was knocked out by five of his last eight no-name opponents. (Note: Brett Rogers being the only exception.) This whole thing is a farce. A ploy to make money. I don't lose any sleep knowing CBS is making money off the masses. Hell, I watched the fight, too. But I lose my patience reading these inane comments defending him. It's so apparent that Kimbo slice is a joke that his defenders have only two responses to those who discredit him: (1) It's not Kimbo's fault that he had a meteoric rise to stardom; and (2) You're a racist. I'll address each of them in turn. It isn't relevant how or why Kimbo is famous. The unfortunate fact remains, he is. I don't hate Kimbo for taking advantage of the opportunity - I hate Kimbo for being a bad fighter, a thug, and for wearing a disgusting beard. I'm not jealous Kimbo is making money. There are plenty of folks in the world with a lot more money than Mr. Slice - I don't have the energy to hate them all. The race card is always a solid argument, easy to use and difficult to respond. But hating a black fighter doesn't make me racist. I hate Kimbo because he is trasth -- all the same reasons I hate Junie Browning. (Besides, Jackson is one of my favorite fighters.) I've been giddy ever since I watched Kimbo get knocked out. but that smile is beginning to wane. I thought after he was exposed MMA would be rid of Kimbo Slice forever; but the outpour of support for this specious "street certified" thug has me worried. Please, can we divorce our Bob Sapp of the West already?
Sun, 10/05/08 - 02:46
You almost had me till you pulled the " I like Jackson" comment out your ass. I was with you till then, NOW you are just a bitter fucker with a hate-on for slice, and your opinion is no longer valid or supportable. jackson is a crazy ass fool who thinks hes a GOD, and a criminal....that makes you a hypocrite. I hate slice the fighter cause I don't condone that shit, but the man under the mask whos name is Ferguson, could have been, and should have been a very good football player, and then you would have had him on your fantasy team, cause that's what preppy asses like you do.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:00
Jackson has mental health issues, that's beyond dispute. Personally, I like Jackson because he goes for broke as a fighter. Win or lose, Jackson has me on the edge of my seat. It's exciting. What more does a fan want? There's a world of difference between paranoid schizophrenics and no-talent thugs. But if you think that makes me a hypocrite, I can live with that.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:02
That anonymous comment was posted by me.
Sun, 10/05/08 - 03:06
i carnt belive alot of people think kimbo could beat mike tyson he could not beat a 50 year old tyson but he took the loss like a man and i respect him for that.but its not right how he has so much hype just for beating up some spaztics in his garden and an mma organisation make him a main event.all he has got is punching power he is not a good striker he has no ground game i think if tank was younger tank would hav beat him remember when tank fought kimbo he was old as fuck and probably drunk. people like kimbo belong in ufc 10 or below.i even think ken would beat him if he avoid the punches and when kimbo talks about fighting tyson i piss myself.tyson was kicking the fuck out of people better than kimbo when he was like 17.and u get people saying to kimbo would u like fedor next or tyson.thier are streetfighters that could beat kimbo we have had some in england like lenny mclain or some travling men cos those guys kimbo beat were fucking useless they just wanted their crack money
Sun, 10/05/08 - 06:11
Kimbo is not a MMA fighter - he's just a bare knuckle bruiser. There is nothing "mixed" about that. He needs to consider other training camps that focus on ju-jitsu and wrestling -or- start entering "tough man" competitions. Enough said.
Mon, 10/06/08 - 04:49
A few comments: 1.) Anyone else roll their eyes when the announcer called the fight "The greatest upset in MMA history"? Yeah, a guy who learned to fight by beating up guys with no previous fighting experience (Afropuff, Rasta, et al) losing to a guy who started training for organized fighting when he was nine. For another shocking upset, the Bears beat the Lions on Sunday...(I really hope my sarcasm is evident) 2.) It's been rumored that Butterbean challenged Kimbo, but Elite XC wouldn't allow it. After this, NO SHIT! For one, anyone with any respect for the sport would never watch that. And with hindsight being 20/20, how much would that have sucked for Kimbo to lose to a hack like Butterbean? 3.) Then again, since the general public recognizes Butterbean as "that fat guy from Wrestlemania/that videogame/Jackass the Movie", they'd view him as legit, allowing Kimbo to save face while losing (Something Elite XC needs desperately). Since Jared Shaw is undoubtedly trying to get the last few drops of milk out of his cash cow, I bet he's making reservations to Butterbean's favorite buffet as we speak.
Wed, 10/08/08 - 12:54
YO ON THE REAL I REPISENT KIMBO SLICE FOR GET THAT WACK ASS FIGHT EVERYBODY GOT THERE FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHIN THAT MAN GOT A HEART NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HE´S FROM THE STREETS HE´S NOT A PRO YET BUT I BET HE´S GETIN THERE HE WILL KNOCK ANYBODY OUT THAT MAN GOT PURE POWER PERSONALLY I FEEL LIKE HE SHOULD REMATCH WITH THAT WACK ASS GUY WIT PINK HAIR NO LIE HE PROVED HIM SELF HE´S PRETTY GOOD OR HE GOT PRETTY FAST ABILITYS THATS GOOD FOR HIM BUT I STILL THINK AND COULD BET THAT IF KIMBO´S FIST TOUCHES THAT GUYS FACE HE´S DONE TO ME HE´S STILL THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE STREETS
Thu, 10/09/08 - 12:16
fuck the streets u scaby bastard he got beatdown by a tranny. so what he got power but what good is it if u get shit kicked outa of u in 5 seconds by a lady boy.he would be safer on the streets beating up some smackhead windowlickers.he never gona be pro i bet yr from his hood or sum ballaks.spit his sweetcorn off yr tongue and wake the fuck up.suck my fat ballacks and stop talking pure shhhhhhiiiiiiiite
Thu, 10/09/08 - 12:26
i just lost 10 iq points by reading those last two posts...wow.
Fri, 10/10/08 - 02:00
Kimbo suck
Sat, 10/11/08 - 01:51
Me Says: October 5th, 2008 at 12:28 pm I think that Elite XC should not be hated on this much. They are trying to get their name up by promoting big events with big names just to call people’s attention. If we allow the UFC to grow by itself while shitting on the other ones for their attempts to grow, what will happen will be that the UFC will monopolize the sport and do whatever the fuck they want with it. Sure, Kimbo is not the best representation of MMA out there, but if that is what it takes for little Elite XC to get its name going, then I agree with them doing it, and after that concentrating more on the reality of this sport. I am all for Affliction, Elite XC, Dream and all the other small ones. UFC is the best no doubt about it, but I don’t want to see them take over the whole sport.
Mon, 10/20/08 - 03:53
So what, kimbos a punk. Everyone just keeps giving him easy fights to build him up. I mean come on, i really like Tank Abbot, but hes and old man, and has never been in shape. Hes gonna be lucky if Bas can make him something worth while
Tue, 11/22/11 - 11:46
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