Kimbo Slice: Boxer At Last?
Well not quite yet, but according to a chat between Kimbo (Kevin Ferguson) and The Nassau Guardian, the “YouTube sensation” is now looking to pursue his first love: professional boxing. As opposed to, you know, that mixed martial arts stuff he was involved with these last few years. Check it out:
“Boxing is really my first desire…MMA is somewhat of a project for me. Boxing is one dimensional while there are a lot of dimensions in MMA. I don’t think it would be a hard transition from MMA to stand-up boxing because of my fighting style. Not taking anything away from boxing preparation, MMA training is extremely hard.
When you consider martial arts training, you have to prepare for kicks to the head and legs, and opponents wanting to grapple and throwing you to the ground, pounding you with their knees and hands, whereas in boxing you just have to be prepared to weave and bob although the training can be just as intense. At this point in my career, I want to take that same drive and focus that I invested in MMA and put that into training for pro-boxing cards.”
Makes sense to me, Kimbo. But why now? I always wondered why exactly Slice, now 35, delved so deeply into MMA despite boxing (or brawling, if you must) clearly being his dominant and perhaps only aptitude. Surely, Slice could have talked to former gelatinous EliteXC figurehead Gary Shaw and stated his interest in the sweet science. After all, Shaw is a boxing promoter first and foremost. Given, the money wouldn’t have been great right away, but big time boxing paydays still dwarf MMA salaries, and its likely Kimbo could have received something substantial after only a few smaller fights. Oh well. Better late than never…right?
Slice’s contract, which is now under Strikeforce since ProElite abandoned ship, has two MMA bouts remaining which Kimbo says he plans on fulfulling before 2009 is up. Then, its all boxing for the Reality Kings bodyguard. And to think Don King is trying to get into MMA now just as Kimbo is on his way out. Sucka!
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Good get out of my sport
my thought exactly timcat….so i guess youll have to change your avatar timcat
I second that. Whaaaa whaaaa MMA is too hard WHAAAA WHAAA! Turd Ferguson is a joke!
Makes no sense to have him as your avatar and talk *hit about him. Kimbo will have a lot better chance in boxing as he stated it’s, one dementional and MMa was just too much for ole Kimbo.
You should take a closer look at his avatar.
This is good news! Bye Kimbo.
…took him long enough…..Japan didn’t even like his azz.
But he loved the city of Japan
Kevin Ferguson just admitted that he is one dimensional, but better than that MMA is just a project for him, well hopefully he moves on to box and finds great success in throwing fights in that sport (or attempting too), I want to see Kevin v Timmeeehhh in a boxing match, what wait huh no I don’t F them and boxing, I don’t care for Kevin best of luck in his adventures maybe he can get ko’d in 16 seconds again and $kala can shiiit himself on tv once again….. Adios to side show that is Kevin Ferguson
Good now he can try to ruin boxing instead of trying to ruin MMA… oh wait, he’s too late to ruin boxing.
I think Kimbo will do, eh, all right in boxing. I said it before and I’m waiting for someone to listen; Kimbo has no cardio. It’s a scientific fact; he’s smoked consistently every day for over 10 years. His lungs cannot do what they are supposed to. Can anyone see Kimbo going 12 rounds? Not me. Not by a long shot. His only hope is to K.O people early, which we all know he can do. Bottom line, Kimbo goes .500. Agree/Disagree?
He already tried Boxing earlier in his career and he was horrible at it.
I still dont really see how he disrespected MMA. He gave it a shot, tried his best and that was that. If anything, he was good for the sport. He drew a lot of attention to the sport and he ultimately exposed the fact that even the Greatest of street fighters cant get in there and do what these “Pros” do. I cant blame him for trying and making a lot of money for his efforts. Give the man a brake for crying out loud
I dont think he disrespected mma either bzul3. He wasnt the one that went to elite xc and asked to be signed, they came to him. however he will not do well in boxing because he has very bad cardio, and thats what you need for boxing. Or maybe he could be the next tyson and steamroll through everyone. only time will tell.
Kimbo would be slaughtered by Timmy boy in a technical boxing match, KO would be his only chance there. Kimbo leaves his hands too low and then drops his hands when he throws, leaving himself vulnerable to counters. If you need to see what this looks like…see Liddell-Evans or Rampage-Liddell or Rampage-Wanderlei. Say what you want about timmy boy but his hands stay up and his reach is tough to overcome IN BOXING. Kimbo has less a chance at success at boxing than he does at MMA, his striking was still sloppy and his hand defense was awful. More power to him if he is offered more money to box but I just do not understand busting your a$$ in a tough sport after turning 33 to changing over to another sport. You don’t just take away the kicks and take downs and you’re a boxer, there is a lot more to it than that. Freddy Roach even said Anderson Silva was not the best boxer and Anderson is arguably the best striker in MMA.
bzul3- He never actually disrespected MMA, he took a chance to make the money and made it so more power to him. Honestly, the sport is lucky EliteXC didn’t ruin(we’ve already been banned once here in the states) it after his Primetime Nationally Televised Fights w/ Thompson and the mess w/ Petruzelli. I know a lot of the fighters I’ve met and used to train w/ didn’t like him because for what he was paid/billed as he never seemed to take MMA seriously(his smoking revelations) and, he showed no progression at all(if anything he showed a digression). To be honest he was exactly what the sport started as and exactly what the sport has tried to distance itself from. That’s the reason why so many people look negatively on him. Personally, he may be a decent guy but from an MMA standpoint he was a regression.
Boxing is garbage.. this is the proof.
i still wanna see kimbo in some mma fights.
KIMBO, DONT LISTEN TO ANYONE, TRY YOUR LUCK IN MMA!
he has trained for it, let him try some fights with easier opponents!
Ray Mercer (amatuer fight), Bo Cantwell, David “Tank” Abbott, James Thompson and Seth Petrazelli (sp?) My friend that not exactly top ranking opponents right there…. I’m not attempting to be a dickk but Kevin Ferguson didn’t exactly take MMA seriously and if he wants to go to boxing so be it..