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[*] posted on 6-28-2007 at 11:42 PM


Siczine-not sure if its a reg. ppv thing or not
its for this cage rage organization
they seem a bit low budget
who knows

murk-yeah man. this fight is gonna be killer, esp. since i like both of them. but tanks my boy so i gotta pull for him. i knew there was no way mercer was winning that fight. no fuckin way.
he's past his time and MMA dosent seem to be his thing the way boxing was. its a whole 'nother ballgame.




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[*] posted on 6-29-2007 at 12:28 AM


It'll be on PPV. I'm sure they're both getting paid more than most UFC guys who have more talent just cause Tank and Kimbo draw viewers (though, let's be honest, it makes sense they get paid more due to that fact). Wasn't the Kimbo-Mercer fight in Cage Fury and on PPV? (Sorry, too lazy to check the first page of the thread.)

I'd lean towards Tank in this one. He does take too many fights on damn near zero notice, which makes his record look like crap. I think his last fight it's widely known that he was hammered on vodka and said "yeah" on a week's notice or so.

I've definitely seen Tank give in to some weak subs, but I don't think Kimbo is *that* talented. He's done some minimal MMA training beyond his backyard fights. But hell, the Gannon fight that many have seen was bullshit because they couldn't grapple... I'd say "can't go to the ground", but just check out Kimbo's guys come in when Gannon throws some knees in the clinch.

In the end, it'll be an interesting fight. It may go stand-up and we'll see a brawl. If it goes to the ground, we'll either learn that Kimbo sucks or that he has some minimal skill. If he loses, it's the former. If he wins, it's the latter.

When the bell rings at the end, I say Tank by KO. Like Badvibes said, it's an unusual event for Tank to have the opportunity to actually get in shape for a fight.




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[*] posted on 6-29-2007 at 12:33 AM


Just read page 1. The part about training with Bas isn't as big of a deal as some of you think. Hell, lots of guys are MFS, but not all are top-caliber fighters. Think of the fat guy on one of the TUF seasons, Mike Whitehead... he's done OK in IFL, but he aint' great by any means. Maybe Kimbo has developed some skills... maybe he still isn't anything but a backyard fighter who schooled an over-the-hill boxer. We'll find out soon enough.
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[*] posted on 6-29-2007 at 11:24 AM


Sept 14th is in Atlantic City NJ... time to buy tickets!



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