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[Donny77]

Originally Posted by TheBonger

im pretty positive Oleg is not in the UFC HOF, maybe some other HOF but not the UFC. Only people in the UFC HOF are Royce,Shamrock,Severn and Couture with Coleman being added at UFC 82..

Ya i knew he wasnt in there yet. I hope he does get in. Actually, i have a great idea for the UFC, seeing as how they get along, induct Oleg and Tank together.. There fight was monumental for the era.

[Gmunit]

Originally Posted by 2mcgrath

i agree.on a side note what the hell does farce mean?

a joke or mockery, something that shouldn't be taken seriously

[carbondioxide830]

tank going in the hof makes perfect sense to me. he's one of the pioneers of the sport that would at times fight multiple times a night. granted, he may not be the best fighter and definately doesnt have the best record, but he definately earned the respect of his employer and peers.

[2mcgrath]

Originally Posted by Gmunit

a joke or mockery, something that shouldn't be taken seriously

thanks,i honestly havent ever heard that

[jasonIndiana]

the HOF should be what you did as a fighter. not fan support or anything like that. all the members in the hall have great records, big wins over big names, and world titles. tank has none of these things and should be not be in the hall of fame.

[wonderbee]

Originally Posted by Quintessential Studmuffin

When I saw Tank knock out John Matua,I really got into UFC,and ultimatly all of MMA.

Just because hes not that well rounded,or has a great record doesnt mean he doesnt deserve a spot in the HOF. At one time he was one of the most feared guys,and intimidating guys in the sport.

I don't normally agree with you Quintessential Studmuffin but I was thinking the exact same thing. The first time I saw Tank I though he was going to destroy everyone.

Originally Posted by TheBonger

so is it the Hall of Biggest Fan Following or is it the Hall of Fame, it all depends on whether you believe HOF caliber fighters have too be elite or dominant which is something he never was. This is a joke, sure Tank had a following and people liked him but that does not make him a Hall of Fame caliber fighter. All this will do is devalue a HOF spot because if Tank can get one then you can give one too pretty much anybody.

I was going to make the same type of smart ass comment that smoogy and LebenTysonTank made.(see below)

Originally Posted by smoogy

Its almost as if you're suggesting people should be inducted into the Hall of Fame based on... FAME! Sheer ludicrousness!

Originally Posted by smoogy

Theres a reason they call it the Hall of Fame and not the Hall of Fighters With Impressive Records Versus .500 Competition or Better

Originally Posted by LebenTysonTank

Hall of FAME hence the word...FAME

Originally Posted by LebenTysonTank

^ prime example of selective reading. I said that his devastating KOs drew fans upon fans to watch him fight...you do recognize this as fact...yes? My point once again is that Royce went around submitting cans in the UFC instead of knocking them out so lets praise him.Give Tank Art Jimmerson,Jason Delucia,Keith Hackney,Rob Van Clief,Remco Pardoel,Minoki Ichihara,Pat Smith (might have been a challenge) and Gerard Gordeau and I guarantee Tanks record shoots up 8 more wins.Tank has a couple of what I would call somewhat notable wins.Hugo Duarte being one when Tank fought him he was undefeated in like 18 fights or some shit,nonehad left the first round and was also a world champion of BJJ I think.He did KO Cabbage which is not easy.A lot of the guys he lost to ended up being ten times more hurt then Tank like Don Frye and Oleg Taktarov.Tank was the Mike Tyson of the early UFC and to delegitimize what he did is disrespectful to a true pioneer.

I agree with your point but why hack on Royce and submissions?

[baba]

Originally Posted by TheBonger

so is it the Hall of Biggest Fan Following or is it the Hall of Fame

Fan Following = Fame. Its not the Hall of Best MMA fighters with Best Records. Its fame. You're ragging on Tank like he cornholed your one and only.

Originally Posted by smoogy

Tank probably is the biggest reason the UFC stayed alive via people passing VHS tapes around

Ecxellent point!

Originally Posted by Palma

I will and have ignored what ever impact he has had... he isn't even an MMA fighter.

Cmon Palma.... why the hate....did he cut you off in traffic? He really doesn't entertain you at all????

Originally Posted by osuwrestling

Brute mentality? Who cares? This is MMA not American Idol. And he never upgraded his fight game? The same could be said for Royce and Mark Coleman. And why would Bas be in the UFC hall of fame? He has a grand total of 2 fights in the UFC, one of them 50% of people thought he lost (myself included).

Well-constructed, well thought-out posts like this will earn you no favor with the masses of pre-pubescent posters who enjoy spewing blind, ignorant hatred around here. Granted they probably only make up 5% of the population here, but they bitch awfully loud.

[MasterShake]

No doubt, seeing him fight he was one of the first fighters to grab my attention and get me into MMA, he deserves it. He had a big part in the long long ago days of the UFC for sure.

[LebenTysonTank]

Originally Posted by wonderbee

I don't normally agree with you Quintessential Studmuffin but I was thinking the exact same thing. The first time I saw Tank I though he was going to destroy everyone.



I was going to make the same type of smart ass comment that smoogy and LebenTysonTank made.(see below)



I agree with your point but why hack on Royce and submissions?

I wasnt saying anything bad about Royce or submissions,just saying they both beat cans but they did it two different ways.Look at Phil Baroni one day he will be Tank Abbott he has some awesome KOs but now is sporting a 10-8 record..he may retire with a losing record by the end of it...but he should be in the hall of fame eventually I think.And I hate Bologna.