"Kimbo would **** that white dude, Pavlik up man!"

[NeXt In Line]

Yeah arguing with people over Boxing and MMA isn't really something worth your time. I tried the whole "MMA isn't as artistic or skillful as boxing" type deal, and I got jumped on like "what the ****?!?!" And I told everybody I understood that it takes wrestling, martial arts, etc. but that being able to use just your hands is like a way of perfecting one craft.

To each his own, really. But people who think that MMA guys would win in a boxing ring are ****ed in the head, and vice versa for boxers in MMA. Although, I wouldn't mind seeing Cintron get in there, he was an NCAA wrestler in college, he could **** somebody up if he trained enough. Only real way boxers survive in MMA though is landing a really clean punch, they get taken to the ground they're done.

[DLT]

"Kimbo would knock Pavlik out in like 20 seconds, he cant take that kind of power"

So like I've said on this site before. The majority of the people I talk to and hang out with at times are casual MMA fans. By casual, I mean, these dudes WATCH MMA, but don't really care to learn the history or record of a fighter. They'll pay to watch the UFC fights and watch the free shows on Elite XC, WEC, UFC, Pride, Bodog all that ****. And according to them, they watch it because its exciting and there's KO's in almost every fight. The last boxing the majority of them saw was the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight. Of course, they thought it was boring and they REALLY dislike Mayweather which is why the majority didn't watch or buy Mayweather/Hatton so they don't know that THAT fight was actually exciting (in my opinion).

Anyway, one of my co-workers asked if I was gonna cop the fight and another co-workers overheard and said, "why dont yall buy it at my house, im having a get together for my friend's birthday?". Co worker liked the idea and I figured it could save me $25 bones since he would pay for half of it. But in the back of my mind I was hoping that he wouldn't bring up the "Kimbo/Abbot" fight on Showtime. So I get to my homay's house and theres people there. The TV was off and they had music on and smokin, drinkin and eating. I turn the TV on, get my homay to buy the fight. I watched the first 2 undercards with no sound because everyone was listening to music. Me and my girl were the only ones really IN to the fights, we got to turn up the TV midway the Mijares fight and since it was a good fight, other people were casually watching. Get the Montiel/Castillo fight, the music stops, we watch Castillo get counted out. Here comes Pavlik/Taylor. The other dude who paid for the fight gets there and we get to watch it with no music in the background and half of the party watching and the other half outside in the backyard.

It kind of ****** that they didnt know the history of their first fight because it didnt add to the drama of the rematch. They SEEMED to be entertained even with the pace of the fight. I only heard one dude ask if they could change it and thats cuz I went to the restroom. The fight ended and thats when my homay put it on the "Kimbo/Abbot" fight, he has DVR so he recorded it while we watched the fight. Soon as he put it on there, almost all the guys in the room were like "KIMBO!! HE'S A BAD MUTH****A YALL. THAT DUDES A BEAST MAN LOOK AT HIM". Kimbo gets rid of Abbot quickly and of course someone says, "DAMN KIMBO IS THE REAL DEAL MAN! HE WOULD **** UP THAT WHITE BOY WHO JUST WON THE OTHER FIGHT, WHAT WAS HIS NAME? PAVLIK YEAH"

One other dude had the sense to say that comparing both sports really makes no sense. Other dudes dont understand and think Kimbo could compete in boxing as a heavy weight because of his size and power. I chime in and tell them that muscles arent an indication of talent and ability and that being too muscular and big like Kimbo actually slows and tires you out in 12 rounds of Boxing. Another dude says that with Kimbo, no one would last 3-4 rounds and thats why he wouldn't have to worry about that. I tell them that in all the youtube videos they've seen of Kimbo on the net, he is boxing. Doesnt do any MMA but just boxes. But he decided to go into MMA for some reason. If he could compete in boxing he could make some real $$$, more than in WEC. I asked the dude why he thinks he Kimbo didnt go into boxing, he responded with, "Because he prolly wanted to be a complete fighter". I went outside to the backyard.

sounds like your friends are idiots but you hang out with them so what does that make you?

[SkillspayBills]

100 bucks says Pavlik would knock Kimbo the **** out.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

That's the reason why I like watching fights by myself or with my family who's big into boxing as well, because I don't want to hear people say that it's boring and stuff like that. I know some fights can be, but there's more to boxing than just KO's, which it seems a majority fo MMA fans want. They don't care about the skill they just care about if somebody is laying flat on his back unconscious.

As for Kimbo his fights are appealing to people because there really isn't much skill involved and just basically brute force is involved. His internet fights and now his MMA fights there has really been only one guy that challenged him and all of them are unskilled themselves, which makes for a dramatic ending. I'll admit Kimbo's looked better in his last two fights skill wise, but to think that he could beat up any elite boxer close to his weight is ridiculous.

[machotime]

OK so Kimbo Slice beats a couple of nobodies and he is considered great?? When was the last time Tank Abbot beat a credible opponent?

I hate this MMA vs. Boxing bull****. MMA is exciting, but it does not involve the technique nor agility and stamina that is required in boxing.

[revs1227]

100 bucks says Pavlik would knock Kimbo the **** out.

absolutely ....kimbos all hype ..suposta be some ****** ass cool thug ..when infact hes from a very nice town and got a academic scholarship to miami university lol ***in joke

[Shalafi]

Kimbo is actually a pretty "decent" boxer, I mean he started as a bare knuckle brawler but you can tell he's got some boxing fundamentals in his style specially after seeing him against Tank last night, he was moving his head well and threw good combinations. I'm actually glad he went over to MMA rather than boxing, I don't think he could of done much as a boxer, he's too old already (34) and I still think he's not conditioned enough to go 12 rounds of boxing. MMA suits his style better and I think he has a good chance to make it there.

[Shalafi]

absolutely ....kimbos all hype ..suposta be some ****** ass cool thug ..when infact hes from a very nice town and got a academic scholarship to miami university lol ***in joke

If you think Perrine (Miami) is a nice town you better make a trip down there and see it for yourself, you'll be lucky if you don't end up completely mugged. Perrine is a tough neighborhood and the reason why he got a scholarship to UM was because he played ball in high school and was a very talented line backer from what I hear. He never took the scholarship but ended up trying out for the Dolphins in 05 I think it was. I used to think Kimbo was all hype but he's shown he could fight in MMA and he has earned my respect.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I hate this MMA vs. Boxing bull****. MMA is exciting, but it does not involve the technique nor agility and stamina that is required in boxing.

That's exactly why Kimbo might have some success in MMA and in boxing he wouldn't.

[HotSizzle]

absolutely ....kimbos all hype ..suposta be some ****** ass cool thug ..when infact hes from a very nice town and got a academic scholarship to miami university lol ***in joke

LOL where'd you get that from? He's never said he was some cool thug and grew up in a ****ed up town lol