Another Source backing Bas Rutten's assessment of Kimbo Slice:

Zeke's Chaingun · 06-14-2007, 04:22 PM

We all know what Bas Rutten said about Kimbo Slice at this link:

http://www.mmanews.com/other/Bas-Rut...ents-Ever.html

But now there is this as well:

This guy:

http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/f...ighterID=10341

said this:

Quote:

Two things:
1) Kimbo has tons of potential and is a superb athlete. And Bas is correct about Kimbo - he is very humble and very easy to work with. He does things the way you want and quickly adds it to his arsenal during sparring sessions.

2) Kimbo is very good to the fans. If he didn't want to pose for pics while watching fights - you can't blame the guy too much. He may not have any MMA fights, but believe me, in Miami he is popular and is constantly posing for pics and signing autographs. Everytime I took him running, people would hollar from their cars and take pics while he is running. Then in restuarants and stuff, he would constantly entertain people. He treats the fans better than most.

True story... we were in the hospital because one of our fighters got his wrist dislocated blocking one of Kimbo's kicks (yes, the fighter had his hand wrapped and in a boxing glove). Kimbo insisted on coming along to the hospital to make sure the fighter was ok.

At the hospital, in the ER, apparently a guy died from a heart attack. Then a few people come out crying, one guy sees Kimbo, and comes up to him to say hello. He says he is a big fan, etc. He then tells Kimbo his dad just died and it would mean a lot to him if he could try to cheer up his sister by saying hello as she comes out...

Yeah, kinda weird

Basically, what I'm saying is that don't feel like you are the first guy to approach him and that he should be so grateful. The guy gets approached all the time and sometimes by some strange people with strange requests. I have never seen him reject a fan. If he did, he was probably into the fights, and considering he has his first cage fight coming up in a couple of weeks, he was probably trying to feel the atmosphere and get into it.

Based on what I have seen in the few months we trained Kimbo for this fight, I am very confident Kimbo will win.

Sincerely,
Marcos Avellan

Here:

http://www.mma.tv/tuf/index.cfm?FID=1&a=514&TID=0

mummer43 · 06-14-2007, 04:25 PM

Eh :\

Angelina Jolie · 06-14-2007, 04:31 PM

If Bas likes him, that's enough for me.

PrideUFCKOTC · 06-14-2007, 04:35 PM

I think the only way to get Kimbo haters to like Kimbo is if Chuck Liddell and Tim Sylvia stepped up to support him.

fennway4414 · 06-14-2007, 04:38 PM

I'm starting to like Kimbo with all this stuff I'm hearing about him.

I always liked him as a street fighter,but I never thought he'd make it as a MMAist or a boxer, but I guess if he worked on his conditioning he could be OK.

I'm pulling for him.