Kimbo is an Underdog, and I'm on the Bandwagon

So last Friday I'm watching the Showtime replay of Kimbo Vs Thompson, and it hits me like a brick..... I'm freaking rooting for Kimbo! Before I go any further let me pre-empt myself by stating that Kimbo in no way shape or form needs to be in the main event of any show, except maybe the one down at the local beer joint. But, that's not his fault. And the reason why I think I started rooting for him is that Kimbo is the underdog. We all know that Kimbo needs a lot of work, and would get killed by a top level mixed martial artist, that make him the underdog.

From Dictionary.com:

un·der·dog  
–noun
1. A person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.

I shouldn't hate Kimbo because he is in the main event. The dude was homeless at one point (homeless people are underdogs in life). EiliteXC comes up to him, offers him a big paycheck to be in the headliner of the first ever nationally televised MMA show, and the guy jumps in with both feet.  He would be an idiot for not doing it.

Kimbo needs to whip up on some scrubs. It's only fair, everyone else in the sport of MMA did when they first started. Jeremy Horn has a hundred fights, how many of those were against tomato cans?  20? 30? 40? I have know idea but I'm positive it's several. Most fighters now days have a pretty healthy dose of amature fights or wrestling matches under their belts before turning pro. Kimbo didn't get that privilege. don't say anything about street fights counting, because they don't. I got into a fight once when I was a kid on the church bus, as much as I would like to, I can't put that one on my record.

I'm on the Kimbo bandwagon. I'm not sure where it's going, but it should be an interesting ride. 

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Posted by Dave at 6/18/2008 7:45 PM
Categories: MMA
 

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