Making the Case for Tank Abbott

You make a number of unsupported statements that sound like they could come from Kimbo’s management or from an MMA noob on a net forum.

“He’s the superiour fighter going in to this”.  Huh?  Based on what?  Some sloppy backyard brawls against slobs?  His spanking at the hands of C-list fighter Sean Gannon a couple of years ago?  His probable reliance on steroids?  His 6 or 8 months training with Legend-in-His-Own-Mind Bas Rutten, who, even tho he is getting paid, can not seem to come right out and say Kimbo will win?  Or, based on Kimbo’s “fight” against Mercer or his “victory” over Bo, who puts the “can” in Cantrell?

Please.  Kimbo is all bluster and hype. 

Finally, on what basis do you go on to assert that Kimbo “has a clear cut advantage” on the ground?!?  Has ANYONE seen him there?  Is there ANY evidence that he knows anything at all about the ground game?  Tank has wrestled for 30 years.  Despite his own rep and schtick, he has studied jiu jitsu for a decade, even if lackadaisically.

The only question marks here are whether Tank in fact gives a phuk.  Abbott clearly has no goals in the sport other than to participate in it from time to time.  Has his well known love of the bottle taken enuff off him the last several years to leave him vulnerable to both time and a decade younger opponent like Kimbo?  Those are the questions.

While a win sets him up for a nice pay day vs long time rival Ken Shamrock, this fight really is Tank’s to lose.  Kimbo despite his ambition will never ascend to any serious status in the sport.  Just google Gary Goodridge + Kimbo and you will get a sense of what old school real world bralwers really think of Kimbo.

Anyone who has been following Slice over the past year realizes that he’s the superior fighter going into this fight. It’s common sense. He’s been training with Bas Rutten, Eddie Bravo, and a wealth of other guys while Abbott hasn’t changed a thing.

On top of all that, he’s younger, faster, more explosive, the more athletic fighter in this stage of his career, I can go on and on.

I really hope your claim that Tank actually has the ground skills you speak of holds up in this fight because I don’t think it will. If Tank has any sort of jiu-jitsu skills, he certainly hasn’t shown it at all throughout the course of his career.

I realize the amount of wrestling experience Abbott holds. However the days where he was a decent wrestler are over. He’s out of shape and overweight, far more than when he first stepped into mixed martial arts back in the mid-90’s.

To be honest, I really hope Tank knocks Kimbo out in under a minute. I’m not trying to hype Slice up at all, just stating my opinion. But don’t claim that I’m making unsupported statements when all you are doing is spouting your own opinion as well.

I support my opinions—and it is not like I have given Tank a carte blanche.  In fact, I have questioned Tank’s motiviation and his liver.  Add to that his philosophy:  because fighting is fun for Abbott, he doesn’t like to work overly hard at it and adopting new training techniques would be a lot like work.  As I said, this fight is Tank’s to lose.  And Big Daddy Gary Goodridge called it like he sees it:  “Kimbo is a poof”.

wow JC have left your house this decade?  “big daddy” goodridge; you come in here spouting that crap..LMAO.  You might understand the fact that if somebody has a desire to get better and athletic ability, well they get better. 

u say fighting is fun for Tank?? what getting his ass kicked is fuN?? well he has HAD A BLAST!

to even mention tank as a great fighter is moronic and completely leaving out the fact that this is mma not drunken redneck retarded bar fighting. PERIOD.

Kimbo isn’t great, but watch as he eats up a pathatic excuse for an athlete!!!! Tank is sad, has always been sad.

Jc go back to big time wrastling, leave mma to the real men.

man the first guy was pretty much right on, whos this guy calling him an “mma noob” lol you must be the noob if you havent follwed kimbo’s ground game, he has an incredible ground game that he displays through various videos on the internet. Obviously Tank was set up to loose this fight, everyone knew the only way he would win is by clipping Kimbo with a lucky right right off the start and stunning him. The one incorrect on however, was Kimbo’s chin. He does have a rock chin and just watch the “Big- D” fight to see that. He also has more heart then i have seen in a real long time, i Think kimbo’s goin real far in this sport. He’s up against a top ten next, possibly the winner from Shamrock and Robert Barry, is what was rumored. Then we’ll see how Kimbo will do, probably against someone that doesnt want to stay on their feet.