MMAHotStuff readers have made their point clear regarding Kimbo Slice. The results are:
15.4% of you said "Yes, he's got talent to be one of the best".
38.5% of you are "Undecided, he needs to fight a high quality opponent".
46.2% of you said "No, he's an internet sensation that hasn't proven anything in MMA".
So it seems clear, at this point MMA fans aren't ready to accept Kimbo as much more than a marketing scheme for EliteXC. In Kimbo's defense, EliteXC isn't making it very easy to judge Kimbo's talent with the competition they've given him, and even more so due to the lack of competition they have for him.
Granted his upcoming fight with Ken Shamrock may show us something, but that's only if it gets past the first round given Shamrock's tendency to lose early in his last 5 fights. Kimbo may find himself painted into a corner with EliteXC. It seems the fight people really want to see is Kimbo VS Brett Rogers given their run-in at the post-fight press coference back in May. Rogers is a big fighter with some good skill, but beyond that there's not much on the horizon that will truly answer the MMAHotStuff poll question.
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