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Kimbo boxing coach: He needs a lot of work
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Kimbo fitted for training wheels at ATT
Even his handlers admit Kimbo Slice is raw, but he obviously has something going for him.
Read enough of Kimbo Slice's press and you begin to get the idea that this is a man who may have no idea what he's doing. Sherdog.com spoke to Slice's current boxing coach, American Top Team's Howard Davis Jr., and Davis was candid about his protégé's abilities.
Or lack thereof. "He needs a lot of work," Davis said. "He puts a lot of turning and effort and committing to punching hard that sometimes, if he misses, he knocks himself off balance where people can take him down."
This Davis fellow? He's a no B.S. type. Which is nice. And for a guy who once noted on camera that he doesn't know "what the f---" Greco-Roman wrestling is, Slice is still 3-1, including a decent showing against Roy Nelson and a sufficiently tenacious bit of resistance against James Thompson. This might come off like a Kimbo apologist's note -- "please excuse Kimbo's lack of skill, he's still new at this" -- but I've seen fighters with a better foundation do far worse. ATT is about the best idea his management ever had. That, and the whole YouTube thing.
kimbo slice is an industrious and enterprising black male, he works hard and he is a very fast learner, I think he will surprise a lot of people in 2010 with his performance
kimbo is a pile of garbage. he's trained a ton yet has a worse ground game than a newborn infant, and his striking is still street. his popularity infuriates me. i hope to god that dana puts him against two of the worst fighters he can find, then concludes that becuase kimbo stomped some cans he's fit for a title shot. then the whole world will watch as their beloved wannabe fighter gets his head ripped off by brock
wufwugy - kimbo is a pile of garbage. he's trained a ton yet has a worse ground game than a newborn infant, and his striking is still street. his popularity infuriates me. i hope to god that dana puts him against two of the worst fighters he can find, then concludes that becuase kimbo stomped some cans he's fit for a title shot. then the whole world will watch as their beloved wannabe fighter gets his head ripped off by brock
dana knows he's sitting on a cash-cow right now and kimbo will not being facing anyone who will completely embarass him. he might lose but it will be against tomato cans. people will still tune in because they'll think the other guy just got lucky or some bs. kimbo ain't going anywhere while pulling in money like he does for dana.
Immaculata - What Pro sport can U enter at 35 and be successfull? U can't do it in the NFL, NBA, or MLB.....
And U can't do it in MMA and be Champ one day.
Kimbo's already 3-1 against seasoned pros. Randy Couture started MMA at 33...
1)Couture has always been an exception among the older guys 2)He was a world class wrestler when he started MMA.
Kimbo started with some boxing ability but he has never been an international athlete and is far from world class in his only area of expertise. He's basically just a tough, hard hitting guy in his mid thirties and we are supposed to believe he can learn to compete with the guys in the UFC?
Is he a international athlete...no. Before becoming a celebrity did he even travel internationally? He more than likely had a sheltered life in the FLA and wasn't exposed to a lot of things, except for life on the street. He will make improvements with ATT, and will surprise some folks in the future...if he continues to train.