Kimbo Slice got famous beating people up in boatyards and back alleys, video footage eventually making its way to YouTube where millions addictively watched.
It was enough for a fledgling mixed martial arts organization to toss him into the cage and for CBS to breathlessly hype him as an elite fighter. Of course, he wasn’t, a fact painfully exposed when in just his fourth fight he was knocked cold in 14 seconds by a pink-haired dude who was giving up 30 pounds.
Now, humbled by the results and abandoned by fraudulent promoters, he’s going to try to legitimize himself.
As Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports first reported, Kimbo Slice will join the cast of The Ultimate Fighter the popular Spike TV reality show that will soon begin filming its 10th season.
In the season long tournament, there will be no hand-picked tomato cans for Kimbo. There will be no mismatched weight classes. There will be no protection from the promoters whose business rides on his reputation.
Perception will not be reality.
Reality will be reality.
If Slice can’t compete with the other heavyweights desperate for a big league contract in the Ultimate Fighting Championship then he’ll be off the show quickly. He could easily get bludgeoned again in his first fight and have no career to fall back on. Conversely, if he can survive then his career will skyrocket, a dose of credibility to match his charisma.
Kimbo’s ultimate risk deserves nod of respect
Kimbo Slice got famous beating people up in boatyards and back alleys, video footage eventually making its way to YouTube where millions addictively watched. It was enough for a fledgling mixed martial arts organization to toss him into the cage and for CBS to breathlessly hype him as an elite fighter. Of course, he wasn’t,…
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