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Hieronim
03-06-2006, 03:44 AM
http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=1DB7BAAE-55B9-4D9F-8761-2&flagNoCode=1
Shaolinlueb
03-06-2006, 07:21 AM
i still like the http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=23A85331-CB60-499A-A21C-A&action=1 from boston. shows ya how tought those boston s.o.b's are. oh yeah mma events are now banned in boston :-D
SimonM
03-06-2006, 01:53 PM
Kimbo certainly has a mean uppercut on him. Aside from Boxing what is his background?
IronFist
03-11-2006, 08:10 AM
http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=1DB7BAAE-55B9-4D9F-8761-2&flagNoCode=1

Vid didn't play for me.
Matrix
03-11-2006, 08:39 PM
Vid didn't play for me.
You can also find it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2AD6kgpcD0&search=kimbo) as well as the Boston fight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejL8RIgdM7o&search=kimbo).
I hope this works for you....
Yung Apprentice
03-11-2006, 10:42 PM
I've been wondering, whats the "305" stand for?
Matrix
03-11-2006, 11:45 PM
I've been wondering, whats the "305" stand for?I'm not sure if it's true or not, but I heard it's the area code where Kimbo is from. In other words, South-East Florida (Dade county).
SifuAbel
03-12-2006, 01:04 AM
I'm from the"305". thats miami-dade.
SevenStar
03-14-2006, 01:05 AM
Kimbo certainly has a mean uppercut on him. Aside from Boxing what is his background?


I thought I read somewhere that he had no training at all - his "boxing" is self taught.


"5. Are you in training right now to polish your boxing skills and if so how is that going?

I recently started training at a local gym here in Miami. I’m working on my conditioning and defense. I feel I done created a great offense from my days in the pen. That was Education 101. "


"11. How long will it take you after turning pro to become a good slugger-boxer and become a championship level fighter?

I have a lot of respect for the game. I know many of these fighters have been putting in their work for years. But they ain’t never been in the pen as long as I have. I have skills you can’t learn on the outside. I feel I’ll be ready for anyone within ten fights."
Yung Apprentice
03-14-2006, 03:32 AM
So he IS considering professional boxing? Interesting.
Hieronim
03-14-2006, 06:34 AM
I thought I read somewhere that he had no training at all - his "boxing" is self taught.


"5. Are you in training right now to polish your boxing skills and if so how is that going?

I recently started training at a local gym here in Miami. I’m working on my conditioning and defense. I feel I done created a great offense from my days in the pen. That was Education 101. "


"11. How long will it take you after turning pro to become a good slugger-boxer and become a championship level fighter?

I have a lot of respect for the game. I know many of these fighters have been putting in their work for years. But they ain’t never been in the pen as long as I have. I have skills you can’t learn on the outside. I feel I’ll be ready for anyone within ten fights."


that interview was said to be fake. he was never in jail.
Ray Pina
03-14-2006, 04:01 PM
I lost respect for that dude. As soon as he lost position, as soon as he was in trouble, his boys come bail him out and break it up. Then they fight again? That's crazy. I would have taken the money and left.

He seems all legit fighting smaller guys. One guy his size not only can't he finish but his boys bail him out.... terrible. No honor.
SevenStar
03-14-2006, 09:05 PM
it was a rules issue. The rules of that fight were to be no kicks and no submissions. They jumped in when gannon applied a choke...
Yung Apprentice
03-15-2006, 03:26 AM
If he trained himself to go the distance, he could probably do some damage, he looks like he has the same problem Tyson had. To used to KO'ing ppl early on, that when it goes on longer than they are used to, they get pooped and stop.
Ford Prefect
03-15-2006, 05:14 PM
Yes, unfortunately they didn't jump in when kimbo went for the single-leg, which then prompted Gannon to choke.
Ray Pina
03-15-2006, 06:17 PM
Truth of the matter is, from what I saw, the Boston dude was a better fighter than him ... more well rounded.

I know some big guys that always seam to challenge guys smaller/much older than themselves, but when the oportunity to play with someone equally imposing comes along ... they make quick friends. Get real buddy buddy.
SevenStar
03-15-2006, 07:29 PM
I don't disagree. that had nothing to do with why they jumped in though. As for the single leg, that was legal. Their rules were no kicks and no submissions. If the single woulda worked, kimbo likely woulda just kicked and stomped gannon.
Yung Apprentice
03-16-2006, 10:42 AM
I'm guessing that knees were also not allowed, as they jumped in when he knee'd Kimbo. Were elbows allowed? I think he might do better if he trained for better stamina.
SevenStar
03-16-2006, 08:09 PM
knees were allowed. My thought there is that his camp was considering a knee as a kick and didn't think to differentiate when they set the rules. since they counted the knee as a kick, they jumped in.
Ray Pina
03-17-2006, 07:49 PM
That whole thing just looked unprofessional. If you're going to fight, fight. If you're going to break it up then break it up and walk away. But to keep stopping the action everytime a spectator had beef .... that's rediculous.

And who wants to see just boxing today, and from them? We want to see it all. Let the fight unfold.
Ford Prefect
03-17-2006, 08:09 PM
It was unprofessional. I don't recall takedowns being allowed in the rules as it was supposed to be just street boxing, but I could be wrong. It was a tough situation. Nobody knew what to expect from the other person's crew.
Ford Prefect
03-17-2006, 08:24 PM
Official rules...

No rule against takedowns...

No rule against submissions...

Sorry, SevenStar. You are right about Kimbo being correct going for a single leg (Although ground fighting is clearly against the rules and you are to back up and let person back to their feet if they do go the ground.. you think Kimbo would do that since he didn't in other parts of this fight????), but Gannon's guillotine was 100% legal as well. You are wrong about that. Knees were completely too.
SevenStar
03-17-2006, 09:49 PM
yeah, I mentioned that. knees were allowed. kicks were not. My guess is his camp counted a knee as a kick. and yes, the guillotine was legal as well. My guess here is that when they said "no groundwork", they assumed that submissions could only be done on the ground and forgot about stand up submissions.
SevenStar
03-17-2006, 09:51 PM
That whole thing just looked unprofessional. If you're going to fight, fight. If you're going to break it up then break it up and walk away. But to keep stopping the action everytime a spectator had beef .... that's rediculous.

And who wants to see just boxing today, and from them? We want to see it all. Let the fight unfold.


who wants to see just boxing? have you seen the purses boxing gets at the highest levels? apparently a lot of people wanna see it. I agree that fights of this nature are unprofessional though.
Ford Prefect
03-17-2006, 10:38 PM
yeah, I mentioned that. knees were allowed. kicks were not. My guess is his camp counted a knee as a kick. and yes, the guillotine was legal as well. My guess here is that when they said "no groundwork", they assumed that submissions could only be done on the ground and forgot about stand up submissions.

My guess is that only their guys get ****ed when Kimbo was getting beat on by anything not punching. I didn't see them jump in to break it up when Kimbo was dropping bombs on top of Gannon ON THE GROUND... Don't know why you have such a hard time believing these guys were punks. I know and trained with a few of the people with Gannon.

BTW, groundfighting was defined as "no groundfighting, groundfighting is defined as continuing to make contact with a fighter after he is downed. A fighter will attempt to give his opponent about 15 feet until he gets to his feet" verbatim on the rules sheet signed by Kimbo. They didn't assume anything, but that their boy was getting beat.
Ray Pina
03-18-2006, 01:02 AM
who wants to see just boxing? have you seen the purses boxing gets at the highest levels? apparently a lot of people wanna see it. I agree that fights of this nature are unprofessional though.

Oh, I agree. I love boxing. And I watch and learn even from this video. But there wasn't really that much there other than two big guys throwing their weight around. The Boston dude exhibited more skill to me, more control in the clinch, etc.

Maybe I should watch it a few more times.