Thread: Be honest about it. Kimbo threw the fight.

There's a difference between looking for suspicious results and just plain letting your imagination run wild. There is zero chance that Kimbo threw this fight, it makes no sense.

Originally Posted by johnonguitar

Before I start I would just like to remind everyone that 'fixing' has and does happen at the highest level in every sport. We need to be vigilant about it.

If he was caught legit by that jab I honestly think it was because he was moving forward at the time with his MOUTH OPEN. It only takes a few lbs of pressure on the tip of a mans jaw to black him out for a split second and bend his knees. This would have been enough, considering he was staggering forward at the time, to make him hit the deck. The rest is history.

However, the circumstances of this particular fight and outome should warrant at least some kind of investigation (considering these investigations should be going on all the time just to ensure the integrity of the sport).

Kimbo must have lost a lot of sponsor money with Shamrock pulling out. He was probably heavy favourite with the bookies. What price do you think you would have got for Seth knocking him out in the first round? Then he does it with a less than convincing punch.

So the whole thing should be cleared up. Don't make a song and dance about it, but we should accept that it does happen and be on the look out for suspicious results.

You have points but from the posture I seen from kimbo as he went down I believe he was ko'ed for a split second.

Watch the Petruzelli-Bob Sapp fight from K-1 in 2004. Instead of flooring Sapp with a short right, he does it with a short left. Very similar though to the Kimbo shot. Too bad an injury cost Seth that fight.

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What bookie is this that would be taking bets on a fight that had only been announced on an hours notice. I think we should crush all talk of Kimbo taking a dive, because even though most of us know it's ridiculous stuff like this ends up catching on and being brought up in the future.

The only shady behaviour we seen that night came from the people behind the scenes, or in the audience as it were.

Some reports are saying that Kimbo took the the punch that dropped him right in the eye. It'll be interesting to see an injury report, perhaps Kimbo got a busted eye socket. His eye was very swollen in the brief post-fight interview.

Had this happened to a more experienced fighter i'd be skeptical. But this was Kimbo, a guy who has a handful of fights against less than stellar competition. We have no idea how he takes a punch. i think its also fair to consider his mental state at the time. People say he was upset that Ken was unable to fight, he probably carried that into the ring which wouldn't help him. No excuses, Kimbo lost, Ken is probably kicking himself and Seth Petruzelli is at the top of his career. Forever to be known as the man who KO'd Kimbo.

Originally Posted by OneBigThrow

this guy is a master of nothing other than stupidity and lack of honour

He also made $500,000 dollars. Pretty stupid.

Edit: Were you talking about Kimbo or the guy who started the thread?

Originally Posted by Crashsti

He also made $500,000 dollars. Pretty stupid.

I thought onebigthrow was talking about gemaster, the thread starter.

I could be wrong though.

Originally Posted by OneBigThrow

this guy is a master of nothing other than stupidity and lack of honour

Could you please rephrase that so it does not bash on Kimbo Slice?

I mean, when he was a street brawler, bash away at him all you like.

But, NOW, Kimbo IS an MMA fighter whether you like it or not.

The man is NOT stupid, and he displayed GREAT honor AND RESPECT.

Originally Posted by subgenius

Could you please rephrase that so it does not bash on Kimbo Slice?

I mean, when he was a street brawler, bash away at him all you like.

But, NOW, Kimbo IS an MMA fighter whether you like it or not.

The man is NOT stupid, and he displayed GREAT honor AND RESPECT.

He was talking about ge-master, the thread starter.

I like Kimbo generally, but I won't lie. He did not show honor and respect when he refused to touch gloves at the end of the referee's pre-fight instructions. Its been debated here many times the merits of touching gloves as the fight starts but that is not my issue here. He blatantly refused to touch after the final instructions. Thats a crap move. Fourteen seconds he's on all fours and I'm yelling "It serves you right".

Originally Posted by OneBigThrow

wtf? i was tallking about the OP

lol, you should know i am a Kimbo Slice supporter


and it was more than one of you people that made that mistake...wow

My bust, sorry. I totally forgot about the guy that started the thread.

Sorry about that, OBT ... I jumped the gun on that one.

I thought that "this guy" referred to Kimbo. I missed that "master" reference.

This loss has actually made me like Kimbo a bit more. Maybe it's because he will get knocked off his pedestal a bit and fight through the ranks like most fighters have to do. Who knows he may actually get half decent in a couple years.

Originally Posted by Greenman

This loss has actually made me like Kimbo a bit more. Maybe it's because he will get knocked off his pedestal a bit and fight through the ranks like most fighters have to do. Who knows he may actually get half decent in a couple years.

Kimbo has had a hard up bringing & with all those knuckle fights I dont see kimbo in the mma game for long considering he is already 34 I believe & for what kimbo lacks on the ground I really don't see it getting much better but you never know.

I am not ragging on the man but I realyl think its to late in the game for the man to become good on the ground or even decent enough to get up from the ground.