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Kimbo v. Tank Elite XC preview at BetWWX

I’ve got another preview up at BetWWX, this one on the EliteXC main event featuring Kimbo Slice v. Tank Abbott:

Many casual MMA fans—at least here in the US—have a strange perspective on self proclaimed “street fighter” Tank Abbott. More specifically, they have the erroneous concept that he’s somehow one of the baddest dudes on the planet. It’s similar to how the casual Mike Tyson fan insists that in his prime “Iron Mike” could have whipped Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis at the same time with one hand tied behind his back. You’d be amazed how much time I spend responding to suggestions that Ali would fall victim to a early Tyson KO (despite never being KO’d in his entire career) or that “The Greatest” never tasted power like “Iron Mike’s” (ignoring the names Liston, Shavers, Foreman and Frazier on Ali’s resume). Ever since the Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott fight was first proposed last June I’ve heard all sorts of crazy talk suggesting that Kimbo is somehow in over his head here. How casual fans could react with a yawn when Kimbo stopped a legit former world’s heavyweight boxing champion in Ray Mercer in just over a minute, but think he’s “stepping up in class” with Tank Abbott is beyond me.

And you know you’ll have to go over there to read the whole thing…

EliteXC Street Certified: Kimbo vs Tank Final Thoughts @ BetWWX

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