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Originally Posted by ninjastix
Look I don't know how else you can say it...
The guy is a novice in the sport, and he is sustained by hype and media attention that he was able to generate for himself independently...
I mean... given his career thus far... who should he be fighting? He has no background in wrestling and no background in boxing. His background is football so how is this guy suppose to acclimate to MMA? By fighting guys who unequivocally outclass and outexperience him? And by outclass I only mean in terms of skill, I still don't see where the ire towards Kimbo stems...
But once again, what is he suppose to do? I think it's a pretty substantial accomplishment if he beats Thompson soundly. It will show that he's consistently adapting to the sport and beat someone with some real experience in the cage and ring. It doesn't mean he's top 10, 15, or 20. That shouldn't even be the discussion....
He has NO background other than streetfighting and that's far from a discipline. You have got to let the guy grow but begrudging him because he's able to headline on a hype train that he earned independently is starting to really get on my nerves...
Why are you to be penalized for promoting yourself and being successful?
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My whole thing is... if your going to be hyped and promoted like your a supreme HW then you need to be backing that shit up. The reason why some fighters do not care for the guy is because they dont like to see a guy who has not earned his stripes get promoted in that way. It's the same reason why Kimbo gets a lot of criticism from die hard MMA fans.
This is not me saying I hate Kimbo because as a person he seems like a cool guy especially after reading some of his interviews. I think it is more so EliteXC that is promoting him like he is some God. Now he is on ESPN. I guess business wise that is smart for them because they are using Kimbo's mass following to their advantage. This will phase out eventually but it is starting to get hard to stomach all this Kimbo nonsense.