I think Mercer will knock the guy out shortly after it starts. Being a professional boxer requires much more discipline. This is unlike anyone that Kimbo has ever had to deal with.
Well I remember in the "Kimbo vs. UFC No-name" video that Kimbo got gassed really easily. I'd have to assume this boxer will rope-a-dope him pretty quickly.
He won't even need to. He knows what the fans want and he is capable of giving it. I think this would be cool to see live.
Great. Now he's moving up the ranks of MMA to a washed-up has-been that'll fight anybody and ............ lose...... in Tank Abbott. lol.
WTF??? Kimbo went from street boxing to MMA?!?!? And...instead of boxing Mercer (who's an ex-BOXER) he uses MMA? If he wants to street-box, then he should street box with other street boxers. If he wants to do MMA, he should do MMA with other MMA fighters. But building a rep as a street boxer and then getting and old boxer into a ring and then using MMA on him? Not cool. If he's gonna do MMA, he should get in the ring with Rampage and Kimbo would learn what it's like to get his ass kicked in a MMA fight.
EDIT: Ron Mercer was NOT an ex-boxer. He's an ex NBA player. I don't know where I came up with that ex-boxer crap. Yes I do. Shut up. Don't tell me to shut up. I am you. Whatever.
this white guy has balls for fighting kimbo, but he fights like a girl <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MEx8RhSILEE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MEx8RhSILEE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
Here is why Kimbo didn't gas, and why he is a legimate threat to middle quality MMA Heavyweights - Training with Bas Rutten Rutten is the best trainer in the world and would have been a much better fighter had it not been for this one King of Pancrase loss to a young, very mean, pre UFC Ken Shamrock: Ken hyperextends Bas's Knee Bas never was the same after that. But you should check out his Bas Rutten System street fighting videos. I think there are clips on YouTube.
this a better fight imo ray who is kimbo protege in street fighting gets dealt with a boxers technique who is 25 lbs lighter than him enjoy!! <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sAwlOwXtoKk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sAwlOwXtoKk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
man, that second one was one bad fight I really enjoyed it and it surprised me a bit guy had a nice technique, he stickd to it and kept his arms up very good fight