Dana on Kimbo's fights "special" rules

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  1. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    [yt]kkYC8TBzmmQ[/yt]

    Hate him all you want, but he is 100% correct.
     
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  2. chuffy

    chuffy ESB Hall Of Fame Member Full Member

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    LOL he starts off the video by saying the idiot Gary Shaw, he doesn't hold anything back..
     
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  3. Jude

    Jude Just Journeying Man Full Member

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    Wow!
     
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  4. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here is the interview he refers to


    Elite XC consultant Gary Shaw said he wouldn’t hesitate to “go to a fighter and say, ‘We’re looking for a stand-up fight.’ You’re not asking him to throw a fight. You’re talking about a fan-friendly fight, not about protecting Kimbo.”

    Shaw said he has urged MMA fighters in the past to maximize the action, to avoid an abundance of yawn-inspiring wrestling.

    “Do I think that’s unethical? No,” Shaw said. “Because in MMA, you get bonus money for a knockout. I don’t see it as unethical . . . asking him to be TV and fan friendly.”
     
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  5. chuffy

    chuffy ESB Hall Of Fame Member Full Member

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    I don't know about you Beebs, but if Shaw or his son came upto me talking in that tone, i'd have alot to say. Urging fighters "to avoid yawn-inspiring wrestling" ? Saying "we're looking for a stand up fight" This is maddness, crazy. How dissrespectful is that ? To the sport as a whole, and the mma fighters in general who train so hard to perfect their craft. No wonder Dana was so angry, at least the guys passionate about the sport..
     
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  6. chuffy

    chuffy ESB Hall Of Fame Member Full Member

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    It just goes to show Shaw knows nothing about the basics, never mind the techincal aspects.
     
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  7. safe_pa

    safe_pa Howlin' Mad Full Member

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    Dana is an *******. But he is very correct. Gary Shaw is an even bigger *******.
     
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  8. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    heart attack on the horizon :lol:
     
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  9. Tko4

    Tko4 Left high kick Full Member

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    Dana vs. Shaw. I'd pay 40 bucks to watch Dana stomp a mudhole in that fat turd.
     
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  10. J_Roth

    J_Roth VRWC Hybrid Beaner Full Member

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    Hate to say it but spot on for White. If Shaw really did those things then he should be in some serious legal troubles.
     
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  11. ghostlybadge

    ghostlybadge Punch Drunk Full Member

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    lol they should have put kimbo in a boxing match then. im sure the trailer park series would take him
     
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  12. chuffy

    chuffy ESB Hall Of Fame Member Full Member

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    Had to watch that again it was to funny ....
     
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  13. Tko4

    Tko4 Left high kick Full Member

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    Kimbo can make Bum Fights videos for YouTube.
     
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  14. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Dana is correct - but I'm sure there is more than just a touch of opportunism at play as he sees a chance to press the advantage against the competition. That said - who gives a ****? The integrity of MMA as a sport is at stake here.
     
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  15. Club Fighter

    Club Fighter Boxing Addict banned

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    Dana's right but it's like he gives a **** about the sport, too. He's just tryna protect his cash cow and has taken to the moral high ground to do so. But funny interview, nonetheless, if for nothing more than his colorful adjectives and nouns.
     
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