The Kimbo Slice Bubble

Ken has almost NO chance what-so-ever of beating Kimbo. Ken’s body is just way too busted up from years of steroid abuse to take Kimbo down so its just a KO waiting to happen. Be sure that even if ProElite dies, Kimbo will always have opponents made for him to beat because he is a cash cow. Its the nature of the game. Get over it.

Kimbo’s bubble has already burst. In fact, it burst at about the same time James Thompson’s ear did. We know he’s a joke; it’s just a matter of time before he’s forced to fight legitimate competition. I would bet serious money on any semi-legitimate fighter going up against him – even if it was a LHW.

At the end of the day, this is why EliteXC is destined to fail. They focus on novelties without placing an equal emphasis on putting together quality, competitive fights. Now if Kimbo doesn’t win decisively and Gina misses weight, EliteXC is pretty much done, and expect the UFC to cruise right in and take a spot on network TV.

i totally agee. his achievements dont merit his fame, and financial success, but i dont blame kimbo (i’m sure you dont either). i blame gary and $kala shaw for this. they are the ones that made this streetbrawler their centerpiece of their org. i think kimbo is just going along for the ride. i do give kimbo credit just for stepping into the cage, but eventually he will have to fight a top legitimate mma fighter. i dont understand why some fans get into an uproar when kimbo gets criticized. he’s getting the big paychecks, making the commercials, going on all the talk shows and getting the big sponsers (most recently, tapout). so he’s going to have to take some flack. what big mma star doesnt come under some scrutiny from time time. kimbo seems to take it all in stride, and once he does face a top fighter and gets destroyed, he will fade away and laugh all the way to the bank. either that or a scumbag boxing promoter (gary shaw?) will sign him, get him 20 cans to beat, and kimbo will be fighting for a title. with boxing and its corruptness it could happen easily.

pompus, arrogant with an a, and self seving? maybee a little, but RACIST…….NEVER!

Anyone that thinks Ken Shamrock beating Kimbo wouldn’t be a big deal is smoking something pretty strong. It would be an utter disaster, and put a final nail in ProElite’s coffin. EXC can’t do anything with Shamrock at this point besides booking a fight with Frank. I don’t believe Shamrock will win, but I guess stranger things have happened. Kimbo is the franchise for EXC, for better or worse. They failed to use his notoriety to build other stars, so he and Gina, to a lessor extent, are the promotion’s stars. This paradigm handicaps them in so many ways in terms of matchmaking.

Who’s this Luke Thomas dude, anyway? I think he’s got a future writing about MMA. Ha! Nice article.