Tank Abbott had no heart

[RoñaCastroJr]

They fought in a time when it was No holds Barred. That alone takes guts though. It is commendable. I can agree he didn't have as much heart as other guys. But he still had heart.

Guy fought Kimbo and kept coming even after being knocked down multiple times. That takes heart.

lol.. hate to break it down for you but tank fought like a BUM against kimbo.. lol

 

[RoñaCastroJr]

His "final fight" was a rematch against Scott Ferrozzo in a backyard.

He had heart to the end.

They were both absolutely gassed and gave 100 until the final bell.

100% gay porn

 

[Vampire life]

I think he took a couple of dives


That’s just me

 

[MartinGibson86]

No noob ,watch the Oleg fight. (Who should be in the hof ffs) tank had heart at a time. Than the gimmick got to him. Even the Severn fight go back and watch he took a beating, never once was gonna quit to mercury.
This is what drives me nuts about noobs, they watch some fights and know everything.
Don't get me wrong, there are Awesome people that are newer to the sport and actually watch, read, want to learn the history. There's nothing worse than a person that literally watched UFC 1live, on viewers choice lolll. And act like a snob.. but I can't stand the noobs that look at fight finder. (To this day one of the things that saved mma. And I mean that)
That haven't seen the fights. Read the books about the history of MMA or the UFC. But they sure know. This thread perfect example

He quit against Mo Smith.

 

[MMA_AZ]

The fuck are you on about? He was full of roids, bigger and stronger than almost anyone he fought.

Like I said you're stupid. Maybe trolling, or both

 

[kingmob6]

Tank Abbott almost drank himself to death, had to have a liver transplant. At the same time, he wrote a few books...and lives a different lifestyle now. He sounds fairly intelligent, which caught me by surprise, I always thought he was a hillbilly drunkard for life.

 

[Vampire life]

I am not judging by his fights where he was pushing 50, I am judging by the fights in his prime.

Rewatch the Mo Smith fight, Tank didn't take that much damage in it until those leg kicks at the very end. He mostly got tired fighting in Mo's guard. Took some elbows but nothing too bad.

There really aren't too many fights where Tank took a ton of damage and kept going. Apart from maybe the Rizzo fight. And the amount of damage he took there is nothing compared to Shogun vs Hendo or Smith vs Teixeira. So, again, he has no business calling himself tougher than modern fighters.

Tank's hardest fights were the ones where he mostly got exhausted. Which sucks, I'm sure, but it's not on the same level as getting your face and body smashed in hard for round after round which what some other fighters had to overcome.

Or mark hunt fighting prime lesnar

 

[Vampire life]

Total 25
Wins 10
By knockout 7
By submission 2
By decision 1
Losses 15
By knockout 8
By submission 5
By decision 2

not that great

 

[Rockapotomuss]

Tank was legit but alcoholism is a hell of a drug.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

He had the heart of a warrior, but the gas tank of a beer keg

 

[achoo42]

Like I said you're stupid. Maybe trolling, or both

You're the one trying to judge strength by how pretty someone's muscles look.

 

[Kumason]

For some reason I misremember him as bigger.

He did seem bigger lol, but at the time, I think that was just how it seemed, people were smaller. For example George Foreman was 220 vs Ali who was 216.

 

[achoo42]

I am not judging by his fights where he was pushing 50, I am judging by the fights in his prime.

Rewatch the Mo Smith fight, Tank didn't take that much damage in it until those leg kicks at the very end. He mostly got tired fighting in Mo's guard. Took some elbows but nothing too bad.

There really aren't too many fights where Tank took a ton of damage and kept going. Apart from maybe the Rizzo fight. And the amount of damage he took there is nothing compared to Shogun vs Hendo or Smith vs Teixeira. So, again, he has no business calling himself tougher than modern fighters.

Tank's hardest fights were the ones where he mostly got exhausted. Which sucks, I'm sure, but it's not on the same level as getting your face and body smashed in hard for round after round which what some other fighters had to overcome.

Right. He considers knocking a bum in 30 seconds to be "real fighting" yet calls modern fighters pussies when nowadays you're never gonna get someone tapping to strikes in the first round like he did.

He also called Conor McGregor a leprechaun midget who didn't know what real fighting was. Now I'm no McGregor fan but he showed more heart in the second Diaz fight than Tank did in his entire career.

 

[Lee_]

Gassing in 8 minutes is kicking ass now? It doesn't take much heart to win a fight in 30 seconds with a bomb punch. Heart is shown by absorbing a ton of damage and still going, and Tank didn't have many of those fights.

He kicked ass in his other fights. In that one, he showed he was no pussy that has to train to take a fight. Right from the barstool to the octagon.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Modern mixed martial artists are athletes.
When Tank was fighting those were fighters. They were fighting to win a fight. Not fighting to win a contest.

 

[Lee_]

Tank was a pioneer- he was one of the first that combined grappling and boxing. It was mostly one style with no cross training in those days.

 

[achoo42]

He kicked ass in his other fights. In that one, he showed he was no pussy that has to train to take a fight. Right from the barstool to the octagon.

When did training less mean that you had more heart? He was a journeyman who was only able to beat bums. If he had the heart and discipline to train he could've been great but he had the mentality of a bum.

Tank was a pioneer- he was one of the first that combined grappling and boxing. It was mostly one style with no cross training in those days.

That's bullshit. He wasn't good at either. He was incredibly strong and that's it. He pioneered MMA gloves, I'll give him that.

First men to combine grappling and striking existed in Pancrase with guys like Yuki Kondo. In America it was Frank Shamrock.

 

[Lee_]

When did training less mean that you had more heart? He was a journeyman who was only able to beat bums. If he had the heart and discipline to train he could've been great but he had the mentality of a bum.

You need MORE heart to climb off the barstool into a fight.

Heart and balls go to Tank. Anytime, anywhere.

 

[achoo42]

You need MORE heart to climb off the barstool into a fight.

Heart and balls go to Tank.

Imagine thinking that the people who work the hardest have the least heart

By that logic you could take your lazy ass off the couch and have more heart than Volkanovski.

 

[Lee_]

When did training less mean that you had more heart? He was a journeyman who was only able to beat bums. If he had the heart and discipline to train he could've been great but he had the mentality of a bum.



That's bullshit. He wasn't good at either. He was incredibly strong and that's it. He pioneered MMA gloves, I'll give him that.

First men to combine grappling and striking existed in Pancrase with guys like Yuki Kondo. In America it was Frank Shamrock.

Calm down pal. It isn't that serious.

You weren't watching obviously. My first UFC PPV was the first UFC he competed in during the mid-nineties (were you even born yet?). Tank did have wrestling and striking. Not world class, but significant enough to make a difference with the balance. He would never have done as well without both.

If you think he was not a pioneer, you are to be blown off as the young and the ignorant that doesn't understand the history of the sport.