Oct 06 2008
Kimbo goes down!!
Well, it was an interesting weekend in sports, although not very satisfying. First off, I wanted to clear one thing up when it comes to my non stop trash talking when it comes to the Cubs, I am not bragging as a Sox fan as much as I am talking as a plain ol’ Cub hater. I am an avid Sox fan, but I do respect the Cub fans who follow their team, and generally like baseball. One of my earlier posts talks about Cub fans who said they would not vote for Barrack Obama because he liked the Sox, come on….. I went to Cub game a couple years back and truthfully, people weren’t there to watch a game. I had to tell the people in front of me to shut up because they were talking on their cell phones non stop, and one lady asked what quarter it was and did she miss the half time show….. Yes, as a Sox fan, I know US Cellular field is not in the most hospitable of places, and I have seen drunken Sox fans berate a 5 year old for wearing a Twins hat, so we are not above criticism, but still, I hate the Cubs, and the team’s comments from Lou Pinella to Soriano, to Jim Hendry, just further my hatred.
But like I was saying, only the Bears winning was really the only good thing about this weekend. They looked very good and although Detroit would have trouble beating some junior college teams this year, it was good to see the Bears dominate like they should in a game like that. The real disappointment, other than my Sox getting eliminated today by the Rays, was the CBS broadcast of EliteXC fighting. Kimbo Slice was supposed to fight MMA “legend” Ken Shamrock. As usual, Shamrock did not fail to dissapoint as he suffered a cut in training and had to pull out. Kimbo then ended up getting knocked out in 14 seconds by a UFC reject (whose name I don’t remember and I am too lazy to navigate away and look it up, besides, no one would know him anyway). I was actually planning on coughing up the $50 or so I thought so to see the Kimbo/Shamrock fight, but luckily, it was free on CBS, and thank God. I was rooting for Kimbo as I think he was taking the sport seriously, but after his performance, that started with his absurdly huge entourage in the beginning, his quick fall, and then his refusal to interview afterward, I think he needed a butt wuppin’ to bring him back to earth. I mean, come on Kimbo, your 3-0 after you beat 3 EASY opponents with absolutely no creditability in MMA anymore, you have no right to act like a baby, you didn’t earn it yet. I can just hope that Kimbo comes back better, grounded, and brings home the bread all day, baby…..See video below, that’s Kimbo in his “prime”.
