Where will Kimbo fight?

2007 October 8
by Joe Newman

Just a few thoughts on the cancellation of the Kimbo Slice – Tank Abbott fight that was scheduled for Friday in Atlantic City . . . I think it’s a safe bet to say that if Kimbo and Tank are still game, there will be no shortage of promoters willing to put this fight on. The Fight Network  reported that the Palace Fighting Championships, EliteXC and an as of yet-named organization or all talking about putting the bout on an upcoming card . . . There’s a card this weekend that could really use the Kimbo-Tank hype. If Mark Cuban really wants to make a splash this weekend with the debut of his HDnet Fights, he’d do whatever he could to get Kimbo and Tank to Dallas. His card could really use some excitement. Right now the marquee match is Jeff Ford vs. Erik Paulson. Of course putting Tank on his card would go against Cuban’s professed desire to focus on the athleticism of mixed martial arts. I’m doubting Tank is going to come into this fight in prime physical condition . . . There are still some skeptics who don’t think Kimbo would be much of a pay-per-view draw. But check out the Sherdog survey that asked which non-UFC fighter Fedor Emelianenko should fight. The overwhelming answer with 54 percent of the vote was Josh Barnett. Number 2, however, was Kimbo with 11 percent of the more than 19,000 votes cast.

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