that is absolute bollocks, anyone who thinks kimbo slice was succesfull in MMA doesnt have a ****ing clue, he fought no-one but bums... FFS, its like calling him succesfull in boxing by beating ali should he come out of retirment, one of his W's was against mercer - who was a boxer ffs... not a mma artist
They tried to fix it but the other way around.They were going to pay the guy extra if he stayed up on his feet. That sole pathetic loss put EliteXC under...never to be seen again...keep in mind they had a deal with Showtime and NBC ABC one of those major networks.
I'll buy that. And yes,I recall hearing that part about paying the fighter to keep the match off the ground.
Calm the **** down. He might not have been a champ or anything, but he made damn good money fighting those bums and in fighting terms that's a success in it's own right. I was refering more toward a guy like Brock Lesnar anyway. A guy who has no real fight experience and in a short span of time gets to be the ****ing champ of his division. That just wouldn't fly in boxing. No way, no how.
He should fight Danny Williams so if he goes down he can pretend it's Williams on the floor and win anyway. Alternatively, he should rematch Ray Mercer and see how long his big black ass lasts this time.
Oh give me a brake! Everyone is a figter nowadays. The ''you can't take somebody from the streets and make'em a superstar cuz that takes determination,discipline and sacrifices'' sentence from Mayweather jr's presser from the Marquez fight was pointing an arrow at Slice and he's right.
they're gonna make him into a sideshow ala butterbean and he'll never face real comp but he'll make $$$$ based on the name and image alone and he'll keep talking about how he'll kill the champ but the champs won't fight him cause he's fought nothing bums
I heard the same about Andrei Arlovski, I guess it will bring across another fanbase and I think it might be good for boxing.