Shamrock was 50 years old, and I didn't think Dada was a real fighter. He looked afraid of fighting, to me. I was confident in Kimbo's ability to go across the cage, bing bang boom, throw hard punches, find his target and land one in the first minute. That was, 'This is it, man.
We will never find another guy like Dada, this type of matchup. That was like, the best fight we could ever possibly get and that was too much. That was way too much. So, it's over. Two months later, despite protests from his loved ones, Slice agreed to a fight against James Thompson at Bellator that July. The family accepted the decision with mixed emotions There was nothing anyone could say or do to stop Slice from taking that fight and providing for his family.
Antionette, who met Slice through his older sister and knew him before he became famous in the backyard, says they were never the kind of couple that fought frequently. But of course, they had their healthy share of arguments as a married couple. His health, and insistence on fighting, was at the root of many of them. It's like, when a baby knows that bottle is going to keep him fed and is always going to make him feel good at the end -- that was what fighting was for him.
Slice asked how he looked, and Imber told him he looked fine. He was struggling to move around, but the signature biceps and broad chest were still there. He still looked like Kimbo. Despite his hospitalization, Slice's upcoming fight in London against Thompson weighed heavily on his mind. He had no intention of pulling out of the event, even though, according to Brown, he had not been in the gym once since the Dada bout in February.
You're thinking of things to continue to keep them strong and fighting, but on the other hand, you're like, 'When is this [drive to continue fighting] gonna end?
I need to get cleared. He just felt he wasn't done. On Sunday, less than two full days after visiting Slice, Imber was walking into a Whole Foods when his phone rang. I don't know if it gets worse than that. Is there something you can do?
Can you talk to somebody about expediting the transplant? There's stacks of paperwork. One of our business partners, his father is in the medical world, he started doing whatever he could to make arrangements. Monday morning, Imber talked to Slice on the phone again. He was in Miami, but planned to drive to the hospital that afternoon. Slice wanted to know where he was, what time he'd be at the hospital. And he wanted Imber to know that he'd been right about the upcoming fight with Thompson. All those conversations they'd had about it being over and there being no shame in walking away -- Imber had been right.
You're right about it. Mom's been telling me the same thing. We care. You don't have anything left to prove. Slice and Imber were friends for more than 20 years. Slice spent so many nights at Imber's house, he had his own room there. Years ago, they ran cables to connect televisions in opposite rooms, so neither could cheat when they played Xbox against each other.
That phone call on June 6 was the final time they spoke. It was like he was letting me know that he didn't listen. And that maybe I was right, you know, when it came down to taking a break. It was his first win as a professional fighter.
Imber was in London alongside him, as his manager and friend. His family watched from home in Coral Springs. The Slice family is still a fight family. It was in these backyard boxing videos that Slice introduced the world to Jorge Masvidal , who was only 19 years old at the time. In any case, these videos were very popular and soon, so was Slice. In fact, these videos were how he got his nickname, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Slice was its biggest star, and many people tuned in to watch Slice fight. That said, things would soon come crashing down for his MMA career.
As such, Seth Petruzelli was brought in as a replacement. Nobody really knew Petruzelli, and most people expected an easy win for Slice. Slice beat Houston Alexander in a very boring fight and then he got knocked out by Matt Mitrione in his next fight. The reports found Slice had a liver mass and congestive heart failure and was placed on a ventilator in the intensive care unit. As Slice got progressively unwell, doctors advised his family he was in need of a heart transplant.
Staff were in the process of preparing to transfer Slice to a medical centre in Cleveland where he would be put on an organ donor list but he died at 7. The report said Slice did not have a history of illicit drug use, and no trauma or foul play were suspected as the cause of his death.
The mixed martial artist rose to fame in the early s through infamous street fights which were uploaded to YouTube. Slice is one of the most well-known MMA fighters worldwide and over the years, he has become a household name.
Slice was scheduled to fight James Thompson at the Bellator event in London this summer and was due to meet with reporters in London today to embark on promotional work for the fight.
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