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Tank Abbott on Rick Steiner Fight & Haku!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2018
- Tank Abbott on Rick Steiner Fight & Haku!
UFC Legend and former World Championship Wrestling star David "Tank" Abbott" talks about the infamous World Championship Wrestling fistfight altercation between him and Rick Steiner at an event prior to Tank being signed to the company. Abbott also gives his opinion on infamous bar fighter/wrestler Haku's reputation.
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I can’t believe he’s only 55. He’s had multiple health issues and doesn’t look good. Praying for tank 🙏
He would look his age if he lost his beard
That's his fault.
Why would you ask him about fighting after a liver transplant? Inappropriate question imo.
Yeah but tank is such a bad ass with his reply.
whatever_it_takes Tank doesn’t seem like he’s trippin
That’s what Tank is about? Who the hell you think he is?
He benched 600 raw there's a video. And no it's not Brad castleberry weights
@@mikep3322 He's obviously not in shape to fight anybody anymore. Those 600 lb benches are gone now.
When Tank Abbott first fought in the UFC he came out as a "PIT FIGHTER", One of the scariest guys to ever fight in the octagon!!!
He's 100% LEGITIMATE!!!
Scariest? Are you serious. He was a slob
10 wins and 15 losses 🥱
@@JDnFLstill makes 25 fights… How many you got??
i will never forget that 600 lbs flat bench video from tank abbot back in the days
That he bounced back up :D
@@robbo2099 bounce or no bounce can you do that?
Fake weights. Do you think that an out of shape brawler with a small chest like that can even bench 400 lbs?
@@chaoticdays Pectoral size isn’t indicative of your benching ability.
@@chaoticdays steel bar bending like a peice of rubber... yeah clearly "fake weights" 🤡
Tank brought WWE showmanship to the UFC.
A bonafide heel long before Connor McGregor profitted off of Tank's swag.
Don’t forget the upright rows Tank was doing with 315 - that is crazy strong even amongst powerlifters
Tank was crazy strong
Is there a vid of that?
Tank has become surprisingly humble. But he still doesn't admit that WCW management told him that Haku was their backup plan in case Tank decided to shoot on his opponents in WCW
You seriously think tank was intimidated by haku. 😂😂 Damn pro wrestling nerds are so naive
Haku was beating up grown men at 13. Tank is a brawler he isn't an mma fighter lol. You're a casual.@@mrshab
Tank's fights were always entertaining. He would fight anybody, win or lose, on 3 days notice. He didn't care. Lol...He would have been a much more serious contender if he had trained hard and took care of himself. He was crazy strong, and quick for a big dude. I hope he is doing well.
Yeah, that is what people do not seem to realize; he was just a straight up talented brawler. If Tank would have took extensive training then he would have been damn near unbeatable.
@@spooktatorbob4867 He's one of my favorite fighters to watch.
Tank reminds me of a aryan brotherhood lifer prison dude from San quentin lmao
@@billrerikson6378 Could just be him lmao
Agree 100%. Agreeing to show up on little notice, when he hadn't been training and was 30lbs overweight, hurt his career. Maybe not his reputation, but his chances of being a champion. Tank had legitimate punching power, wrestling skills, and was as tough as anyone who ever went into MMA.
Haku was a real life bad ass. He got in trouble in Puerto Rico in a bar fight. Took more than 10 cops to restrain him. 😅
Bullshit
Fighting random bums dont mean nothing. So many of them types went into the UFC the old days and got slept 💯
@@mrshabtank was one of them he was just a brawler no actual training.
When it comes to REAL tough guys you always hear the stories from others, NEVER from themselves. Which is the case with Haku. None of us can prove anything but i am sure Haku is exactly what all the wrestling guys say he is.. that being said the Steiners were fucking crazy. Those Germanic guys from the great lakes area don't mess around much like Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, etc. Tough environments breeds tough people.
Tough how? Steiner was jacked because of steroids, same with Rude and the others. Yea they could fight but take away the steroids and things might be different. Its easy to be tough at 6'4 and all juiced up. So they lose some credit with me.
@@frizzyred1292 some of them would still be athletic even without the steroids
Obviously steroids take it to a whole new level
Rick got the best of him. Using that left hand gives you leverage and Tank couldn't counter. Miss those days, great television.
From what I saw it looked like Tank got caught off guard and Rick cracked him
@@bluwng For sure, NEVER let someone hit you first.
If it was a shoot I do know Rick was an accomplished enough college wrestler to probably handle himself with some training but tank had trained specifically to fight after he left college wrestler and rick had trained for pro wrestling after he left college wrestling so I'd back tank. I think it was a work and they're both just going with it.
Typical reaction from a pro wrestling mark.
First of all, there was a barrier there. Nobody got the best of anyone
@@pistolpete8231 You're the mark if you really think that barrier separated them sunshine.
At 1:45 when you're about to take a $hit while a shoot is being filmed but the bathroom is upstairs.
TANK WAS A PURE STREET FIGHTER. WOULD HAVE BEEN DOMINANT IN TOUGH MAN CONTESTS. BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF UFC , FIGHTS WERE ENTERTAINING. WINNING A TOURNAMENT IN ONE NIGHT, AMAZING! TANK WAS VERY ENTERTAINING. AS MORE SKILLED MMA GUYS SHOWED UP, IT BECAME TOUGHER FOR TANK TO WIN. 👊👊👊
Tank was actually a very decorated amateur wrestler too
@@paleo704exactly
Please. Steiner was being kind and hitting Tank with an open palm and Tank was already rocked.
Tank wasn't "fighting" and he got caught with a punch.
Isn't Tank the same guy who wanted to fight Ronda Rousey when she was still undefeated in MMA?
And he would have won
He just had a liver transplant, looks like he's about dead, and still, he's inviting guys to fight. LMAO. Legend.
Steiner and haku arent exactly pillars of health
With all of the tough guy talk Tank Abbot spits out, you know its not idle talk. A lot of guys talk tough but Tank is one of those guys, and I'm not only speaking of UFC fights, that you really have to be weary of getting into a confrontation with
I was once a tough guy too....
It sucks getting old....
haku was trained in sumo as well as martial arts and when road warrior animal who was a 600 pound bencher that haku had freakish strength mma fans rag on everything if it's not in the octogon
Tank wasn't really MMA, he was from the single discipline era. His discipline was 'Bar Fighting'.
He wasnt nowhere near a 600 lbs bencher
Tank knocked John Matua almost into a coma in one of the early UFC events. Matua was a 400 lb Samoan beast trained in martial arts. Haku would have suffered the same type of fate fighting Tank back then.
@@POMPLP72 HAKU WAS TRAINED BY THE KING OF TONGA AND HIS WARRIORS... AND WAS SENT TO FURTHER TRAINING OUTSIDE OF TONGA BY THE KING OF TONGA HIMSELF.. PAID FOR AND EVERYTHING BY THE KING OF TONGA HIMSELF......GOOGLE IT IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME....People like you do not understand real actual fighting, and why no one ever wanted to fight Haku. It doesn't matter how trained you are in wrestling, jiu jitsu, kickboxing muay thai or boxing... if you are fighting Haku then you are fighting someone who is TRYING TO KILL YOU. It is a FIGHT TO THE DEATH when Haku fights, he is a tribal human... He was trained in tribal warfare tactics ON TOP OF sumo, wrestling, and kickboxing. THATS WHY people talk about the stories of him immediately ripping the guys nose off with his teeth, or gouging the other guys eyes out with his three fingers. or trying to ripe open the marines throat after he had already knocked down/out 2 of them. WHY do you think he was able to literally just eat the MACE SPRAY from the police like its nothing? he just screamed and kept fighting it didn't effect him much.. ITS CAUSE AS A TRIBAL WARRIOR HE WAS TORTURED DURING HIS TRAINING....IN ORDER TO FEEL LESS PAIN. They literally cut open and slice each other up, so as to get used to cuts and nerve pain. SO THINK ABOUT IT.. Haku was not only just a TRIBAL BEAST trained in SAVAGE TACTICS (KILL TACTICS, SURVIVAL TACTICS) BUT ON TOP OF THAT HE WAS TRAINED IN SUMO AND WRESTLING AS WELL AS KICKBOXING (VERY GOOD AND AGILE KICKER).. HE WAS LITERALLY A TRIBAL FUCKIN SAVAGE THAT WAS TRAINED IN THE LEGIT COMBAT SKILLS AS WELL. TODAYS MMA FIGHTERS WOULD BE CRYING WITHOUT AN EYE OR THEIR THROAT RIPPED OUT. PERIOD. THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO FIGHT HAKU IN REAL LIFE. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF SAVAGES THESE ISLAND WARRIORS ARE, ESPECIALLY THE RARE OCCASION WHEN ONE OF THEM IS ACTUALLY TRAINED IN MARTIAL ARTS AND KICKBOXING AND AMATEUR WRESTLING TOO, ON TOP OF THEIR TRIBAL TRAINING. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE MORE SAVAGE THAN A FUCKING SAMOAN IS A FUCKING TONGAN.... LESNAR WOULD CRY AGAINST HAKU, MIOCIC WILDER FURY WOULD ALL CRYYYY AGAINST HAKU THEY WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH ANY OF THAT.... BACK IN THE DAY 'HIGH CHIEF' PETER MAIVIA (SAMOAN) TOOK A BITE OUT OF THE LEGIT-TRAINED CHAMPION WAHOO'S MCDANIELS FACE, BECAUSE THEY GOT IN A FIGHT AND THAT DUDE DOUBLE LEGGED HIM, BUT THEN THE DUDE WAS SCREAMING IN PAIN FOR PETER TO STOP BITING HIS SKIN OFF AND SCREAMED "SORRY SORRY SORRY!" IMMEDIATELY AND THAT HE FEARS HIM AND DOESNT WANNA FIGHT HIM EVER. THE BOTTOM LINE ALWAYS WAS.... YOU DONT WANNA FIGHT A GUY THAT WANTS TO KILL YOU AND RIP YOUR FEATURES OFF YOUR FACE AND IS TRAINED TO DO SO. LITERALLY IN THE FIGHT WILL USE ANY METHOD TO KILL YOU, AND HURT YOU FOR REAL FOR REAL - AND IS TRAINED FOR IT!
K Black, you ever seen Haku fight, or even a video of him fighting, ya, I think not.
Rick Steiner along with Tank Abbott are in no condition to fight anyone anymore, Rick has been off the juice for pretty much a decade or more and Abbott is nursing a liver transplant, kind of speaks volumes how these two abused themselves when they were younger.
You don't say ..why you think we're listing to the stories for
Will Markley Rick definitely did roids. They all did. Rick just didn’t abuse them like others. Namely his brother
Rick Steiner was jacked to the gills in his midsouth days.
Sad to see but just look at Tank. He couldn't whip cream at this point. I honestly think either Steiner would have beat Tank back in the day. Tanks wrestling and takedown defense was the shits. He had ok boxing for mma at the time,he was powerful tho and had lead in his hands for sure. The only way tank could win is if he land a shot and keep it on the feet . With no other training at all I see elite wrestling winning that fight Everytime. I'll gladly eat these words if anyone can name Tank beating an elite wrestler, I can't think of any . Not to mention his record was 10 wins 15 losses. He was fun to watch but a great fighter he was not.
@P C So, this is really not a knowledgeable comment given the current climate. Please provide examples of who you deem to be "high-level amateur wrestlers" and their being caught using steroids. You cannot name any Olympians, certainly not from the US, just to give you a heads up. Second, NCAA athletes are also tested, specifically if/when they advance in their divisions' national tournaments. While it is not beyond the realm of plausibility that Rick and Scott Steiner, who both wrestled for Michigan although definitely were not "stars", used steroids during their collegiate careers, the idea that steroids are prevalent throughout the world of actual real wrestling couldn't be further from the truth.
Sonny Onoo, world bantam weight karate champion, said that MMA fighters would stand a chance against Haku only if they had a sharp weapon or a firearm with them. Otherwise he doesn't see how anyone in MMA would survive in a fight with Haku/Meng. The interview is available on TH-cam.
Yappin
Sorry tank I love your career but Rick Steiner was a legit killer in real life fighting. Theres horror stories out there about him and scott that are outright disturbing. Albeit scott just talks a lot of crap. Rick is the one who does crazy sh!t
He's very lucky to have gotten one.
I remember back in the day he was talking about having cape cods like water.
Hope no kids got skipped for him.
You don't have to drink to need one though i don't think
@@jurgonaufalut5696 there are many causes of liver failure you're correct. Tank was a heavy drinker though. Must be nice to be famous. Alcohol killed my uncle and he didn't have a chance of getring a new liver in time. I would bet some more needy people were passed by to get Tank his liver first. Money and fame talk and everyone else suffers.
I always liked Tank back in the early days of the UFC but he is no Mixed Martial Artist and if he couldn't knock you out in round 1 he was done for. His actual MMA record sucks 25 total fights 15 losses...sad to see him doing back yard brawls on youtube
He will knock your ass out buddy
So he admits the scuffle with him and Rick was real... Rick had him stumbling. Either one of the Steiner brothers would wipe the floor with him. Tank never beat anyone that mattered. He only beat cans and got dominated by anyone who was decent. He is a legend in his own mind.
This is coming from someone who eat sleeps and shits steroids?
Who did The Steiners ever beat?
When you're bored and want to read the dumbest comments on TH-cam for entertainment just go to any fight related video, or car video.
Truth. I especially love the comments with 100 replies of guys going back and forth threatening to kick each others ass over the internet. Comedy gold! Lol
George Cantstandya yep! 🤣
After years of watching him online it almost imortlzies a person when see him 25-30 years later realize how long it's been. Everyone has their hayday time to move on with life close a chapter and open a new one.
My how the time 📅 flies....
Golden Boy MMA ... you have your next main event! 😂
Rick Steiner would have beaten the brakes off of him.
Yiiiii
SOMEONE MUST'VE BEEN WAVING A BAG A METH TO TANKS LEFT SIDE.
😂😂😭
😂😂😂😂
Tank is the man! He don’t give a fuck who, what, where, when, and why he’s always down to fight! He’s a legend that’s for sure!!! Hope you are doing well these days Tank!!!! You are a true BAD ASS!
Didn't want to cross the line? Lol he got rocked so hard he almost banged his head on the barricade and then he calmed down and backed up. Tank probably hit harder but Rick hit hard ENOUGH and Tank couldn't wrestle his way out of a wet paper bag. Rick probably would have mauled him.
Haku is much older than Tank but he still looks like he could kill multiple people with his bare hands and is still wrestling in Japan. Tank looks like he needs help standing up.
he is not much older just a couple years
@@AIAudiobooks411 Haku 65, Tank Abbott 59.
Tank was a very powerful puncher and no matter what haters may say he was a damn good fighter (look at his resume), and in a fight against Steiner it would be a good fight but I would probably give the edge to Tank. That being said you could put Tank and Steiner together against Haku and my money would DEFINITELY be on Haku not only winning but sending the both of them to the ICU or the morgue. Tonga was NOT to be messed with!!! His reputation is not an accident or an exaggeration. When even the most egotistical "badasses" are willing to humble themselves and admit he would straight murder them all, a wise man would listen closely.
I think Haku is overated...........the stories are mostly about him beating up regular guys in bars.
Tank fucking sucked in the ufc 🤣 are you serious look at his resume losing record
@@rybacksmith2672 Tank Abbott would have starched Haku as well as both Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner all in the same night
There are plenty of damn tough pro wrestlers, but I agree with Tank, you need to prove yourself in MMA to make such a claim.
@@rybacksmith2672 Agree. I'm sure Haku was tough and strong. But it's one thing to beat the crap out of some drunk jerk outside a bar. Going into an MMA cage against a legitimate professional fighter (like Tank certainly was) is another thing entirely.
I still have a hard time believing that altercation was real. If you watch it in slow motion it looks really worked. You can tell at least Steiner wasn't trying to make contact. Maybe Tank just wasn't in on the setup? Also, Kevin Nash said something about seeing Tank backstage as he got his bags and left after that, so if true that doesn't sound like he just bought a ticket and showed up.
It seems like it was a work that turned into a shoot. If you watch the video closely you'll see Tank ever so subtlety take his teeth out as Rick is walking down there. I think what was supposed to be a stiff work turned into a full blown shoot that didn't get bigger because the barricade was between them. Just my opinion. It seemed like Tank wasn't expecting such stiff shots from Rick at first and it genuinely caught him off guard.
It looked worked to me
@@kevp8485 It was quite common for Steiner to have an agreement for stiff stuff during his matches. So this is very likely the case.
I love how this bridges the world of 90s PRO-WRESTLING and UFC.
Tank Abbott notable opponents: Vitor Belfort, Don Frye, Frank Mir, Dan Severn.. hmm, yeah I'd say his resume is just *slightly* more legitimate than Hakus'.. I'd also say that makes him more credible to speak on this topic than most.
That is an excellent point. The only actual person people have identified that Haku as actually fought is Jimmy Jack Funk who was drunk spewing off racial slurs according to reports.
Yeah but a street fight is different from an mma fight
Yeah but he lost to all those guys. If I fought all those guys I’d last couple seconds tops but that gives me a more legitimate resume? Terrible example.
freddyfuqward against your dad but in a street fight it’s 50/50 against a tough guy like steiner
gabeeee323 Tank is a street fighter
Abbot just refuses to admit steiner slapped him around.
Oh yeah a cheap shot behind a barricade, what a fight they had.
@@topvillainy thing is he never hit him.
replay the video in slowmo
Lol… well I agree with him that there’s a difference between talking tough and an mma fight, just like there’s an even bigger difference between mma (even back then - let alone now) and no-rules, bite and tear bodyparts off street brawling. But actually, My guess is, tank hasn’t even heard haku stories.
Rick would of beat the cheesesteaks out of him
Asking old men to fight ? 🤦🏻♂️ these guys are great grand fathers at this point man .
Don’t underestimate Rick Steiner, not saying he’d win. But I’d imagine he wouldn’t try to box Tank, he’d go straight for a double or single(has legit wrestling bg)
Tank could wrestle too, he stuffed one or two takedowns of Dan Severn who is a way better amateur wrestler and fighter than Rick Steiner.
Rick Steiner didn't think twice about punching Tank and he almost knocked him down. Ric Steiner has openly admitted that he wouldn't mess with Haku. That kind of sums it up. As Arn Anderson and Goldberg have said, Haku was in a different league than anyone else period.
And what do any of those guys know about real fighting (apart from drunken bar brawls)? Haku would have ended up like another even bigger, fatter islander who fought Tank and got KO'd so bad his name became a verb amongst fight fans - Matua'd
@@grathapilot LMAO , Tank Abbott has a losing fight record. He was laid on his ass by a street fighter Kimbo Slice
All these arguments immediately break down into 2 categories: MMA people who assert that unless a fighter has been in a cage they cannot possibly win against someone who has, and others who talk about the unpredictability of 'street' fights with no rules. Both arguments have the basic flaw that fighting is too multi-faceted to make guaranteed generalized statements on. And if you fail to recognize this simple fact, then YOU are the mark, because you are trying to say an opinion is a fact.
Naaaaailed it
If it was real Steiner was getting the better of Tank
No one wants to see two old men have heart attacks in Abbott's front yard.
At this point though my money's on Steiner. 20 years ago different story.
Tank has gone really small,but respect to him always liked him
If he connected then yeah probably but if he didn't Rick would've stretched em. Haku would've ate him.
You're retarded. He knocks them both into a coma
Should have said Meng
Interviewer: so ugh duh duh, did that happen?
Tank Steiner almost dropped you. You know you’re beatable
lol Steiner would have killed Tank he nearly went down when Rick chinned him . as would Haku , Tank is full of just like he was gonna knock Kimbo out.
Dude called him Hiku. Like the fucking poem. Holy shit. HahahahahahahHahHaha
with all respect...i like tank abbott in mma but steiner would destroy him.watch the Video tank was hard in defense and nearly went down...so they split it up.
@mike m why you call me dumbass if you fuckhead are the idiot here? you know more as all the wrestlers ...yep.moron
Yea pro wrestler totally destroys mma fighter for sure man! Use your brain just a little bit nuckle head...jesus christ some of these wrestling stans are hilarious
@@thatdarnmage1515 What you talk about? Whats the difference between a Rick Steiner and A Tank Abbott?
I saw normal street people destroy Pro Fighters in Streetfights.
You try to say a wrestler NEVER can fight and a MMA fighter ALLWAYS can fight? thats what you try to say? Retard!!
Well he is the only guy that isn't impressed by Haku. Well Tank doesn't seem big note himself as much as Shamrock
I remember when he fought Monica Geller’s boyfriend, Pete
Except you can see that tank was visibly wobbled by Rick Steiner's punch. He would've gotten destroyed.
#BayCitySon
#DaMurdaMitten
Haku would chew tank up and spit him out not a fair fight
Haku would eat his eyes.
Some people think if your a wrestler youre a fake tough guy say it to there face you'll find out very fast how really tough they are. MMA fighters think they can beat anyone I say to that you MMA fighters are to high on yourselfs perfect example tank thinks he could take a guy like Meng haha that's a joke Meng would rip tank apart.
steve marr Tank in his prime would KO Haku
lol Abbott had his ass handed to him lol 😆
There's no way that was real. It looked just like punching inside the ring. No way it was real.
Haku has to be at least in his sixties and Abbot looks like he will be happy to live 5 more years. If we want to know their legit records then you need to get access to their police records.
Haku would rag doll this guy if they ever had a scrap
Ask tank if he gives a shit 😂 and I doubt that if tank was in his prime
U sound crazy tank was a fighter qn haku was a wrestler u obviosly dont understand fighting
Andre the giant admitted that Haku was the only man he was afraid of (in real life) so if that isn't saying something, I don't know what is? There's actually a video of Haku body slamming Andre before Hogan ever did it as well. Clearly the guys in the comment section haven't dealt with islanders much if they think Haku would have been killed by Abbott. Tongan, Samoan, Maori. They're awesome people but when it comes to fighting its like they have a super power, even the little ones.
Haku studied many martial Arts. He was a pretty good sumo wrestler. Only the best wrestlers would be take haku down and tank is far from that. It would like any other fight with tank and a grappler, tank on his back breathing heavy
No he wouldnt. Hed get punched....really hard. All of that tough guy heat would have cooled off real quick. Rick Steiner had a better shot than Haku
Hands down Tank Abbott would fuck up Rick Steiner easily back when that happened...lol
Nah, I think Rick takes him down quickly and easily, and beats him
Tank on of my favorites back in day. Also was great in WCW . He was so funny with 3 count . As for Rick Steiner back then . Steiner probably would of took him down . Then now hell Steiner still in good shape. Meng n street fight would of took Tank. Dude is a monster
You do know Tank beat legitimate tough guys, not fake tough guys or drunks like the ones Haku is famous for, Haku probably is a bad ass but he never proved it against anyone who was legitimate, just stories of beating up other wrestlers and drunks in bars.
@@ryanmcl9578 Legitimate tough guys? Who are these legitimate "tough guys"? Not Vitor Belfort, Don Frye, Daniel Severn, Frank Mir, Kimbo Slice and, the first to beat him and, my all time favorite MMA fighter, Oleg Taktarov! Tank was overrated!
@@jamesmorris9384 tank was a college wrestler, all american and he almost beat don frye if he didnt slip and he gassed out against oleg but did very well, it was good that he held his own despite being a brawler type.
@@jamesmorris9384 does it matter who he beat, he fought and ko'd actual trained fighters, not some drunks in a bar, look at what happened to Bart Gunn when he went up against a trained athlete, he got destroyed, now I'm not saying Haku wasn't a bad ass them islanders are tough mother fuckers I'm also not saying that he wouldn't do well in MMA if he was trained in it, the fact is he may have dabbled in some form of martial arts but he was a professional wrestler, probably the toughest wrestler ever but against actual trained athletes who do this shit for a living I'd have to take the pro, and to be fair I'd take top level wrestlers like Brock and Shelton Benjamin to do damage to a prime Haku, but then again I don't know Haku or what he is capable of so I'm just having an educated guess here as anything is possible in the end.
@@jamesmorris9384I remember the Russian bear fight with Abbott. Was a great fight!!!
They both had to go through like 3 fights that night. Oleg choked this shit out of Tank till Tanks face was purple. Anyone can talk their shit about Tank but 3 fights in one night and get the shit choked out of you puts you in a badass category win lose or draw
I just a liver transplant but if you want to throw down lets go. Lol
Tank is still a warrior,lol
Prime tank v haku would have been a great fight
Haku was by all accounts a force to be reckoned with when he got angry but every story I hear about him entails some drunk fucko at a bar. He didn't fight trained fighters. I see people even argue that he'd take Brock Lesnar in a fight which just blows my mind. Do yall still believe in Santa too?
Look more in depth even Andre the giant was scared of haku. Haku was genuinely a badass pal
Jim Cornett had the best answer. It depends on what kind of fight. MMA Brock would win. Street fight Haku/Meng would pluck Brock's eyball out or something else gruesome.
Everything about Haku is word of mouth and wrestlers have definatley been known to exaggerate things. Bart Gunn KTFO all the other wrestlers then he fought Butterbean who lets be honest was not even a top 100 Heavyweight and he got brutally knocked unconcious in like 5 seconds. I don't doubt Haku was a tough guy but any elite level professional fighter would hand him his ass in double quick time, FACTS.
I don't think that's true. Yeah it would not be as easy as some drunk at a bar, but some people can fight and are naturally aggressive, where as some pro fighters are not. What's the pro fighter going to start doing when Haku starts biting his finger off, or poking his eye out, they all have a hissy fit when they get a little finger poke in the eye or a kick in the nut sack and this time there will be no ref to intervene!
@@herc20000 Again, I don't think you understand the difference in levels we are talking about here, an elite level pro boxer would knock Haku out with a single punch and the handspeed and reflex difference would be insane, so if the fighter knows he's in a fight then haku is going down, Haku might have a chance if he blindsides the guy. Now most pro fighters don't go around fighting in bars because they don't feel the need to prove their toughness like a lot of wrestlers do. Also please don't insult professional fighters with terms like "hissy fit" those guys actually risk their lives in the ring every time they fight, and I didn't see evander holyfield throw a "hisy fit" when mike tyson bit his ear off, he told the ref to NOT dq tyson as he wanted to beat him up for it.
Not on the streets and not any elite level professional fighter. Tank did damage on ufc who is just a brawler. Haku a psycho on the streets I wouldn't underestimate him buddy. Him and the barbarian a monster at the very least.
@@levedia TBH it's really questionable if Tank abbot was an "elite level fighter" I doub't he'd last long against DC or Cain etc.
Alex Hedges tank is a brawler or was a brawler. Aging took the best of him but you are correct he is not an elite fighter. In the octagon he lost bog time. But 2 different things street fighting and octagon. Tank vs kimbo with tank on his prime would of been a better match. Not saying Kimbo would lose though.
Tak had crazy power and great chin. Scary dude
I thought this was Dutch Mantell for a minute.
Rick threw a working punch. It was a work
Tank could knock anyone out hope you recover from the transplant be strong be TANK
Barry Kunkle says who he got smoked in the ufc
el goat did you not watch ufc ???,tank Abbott knocked guys dead too,guy was a slugger had heavy hands,he could knock anyone out,but also was very limited fighter and poor cardio due to drinking smoking and not training hence why also lost lot fights too,
James Miles lol he would get smoked striking isnt mma
"Could" being the key word there! The UFC of the old is vastly different than the UFC today; today you need to be well rounded in order to be successful, and win. Back when it first came on the scene that wasn't a requirement. Could Tank make it in today's UFC, we'll never know, he was already on the decline by then. One thing is for certain though he wasn't scared to brawl with anyone, and from the sounds of it he still isn't, lol
I have hear haku is tough but never ever seen him fight really ????????????????????? You think somebody would have tested him and lived to talk about it
The man just had a liver transplant You're asking him about fighting again? Especially the way he looks? Wow
Haiku...that’s great.
How does a life long drunk bar brawler end up getting a new liver? I thought they saved those for clean people?
hes rich lol
Tank looks like an all natural dude no roids the stieners on the other hand if tank did roids and was big like that people would be screwed
Brock vs Tank back when Tank was in his prime would've been nice to watch
No Steiner would fuck him up
Robbie would have fucking killed tank! Haku would eat him.....
I always wondered if that was scripted because it did appear to be real
Wtf. Trying to book a fight w a guy that's half dead lol
About Haku...if enough people tell the same stories about the same person, then those stories are probably true...
Depends on what kind of people are telling these stories, but in haku case i believe they are as they are coming from all sorts of different people good/bad characters
@@tmac2798- Don Frye said Haku was a scary individual. If Frye says you are tough - that is good enough for me.
Everybody talks about tank cabin like he's the greatest thing that UFC ever had to go to wrestling he's record is 10 wins and 15 losses
I mean he's not the best fighter, but people like him because he was entertaining
It wasnt his wins or losses , if you knew he was coming out next you made sure your beer was full cuz you didnt want to leave cuz he stood in the middle and was just trying to knock them out no technique just tough hands. So you were gonna see a brutal toe to toe fight until someone got knocked out. Either him or the other guy but no holds no hugs just fists. It was a stay on the couch or you might miss it moment when tank was on tv.
Comes a time just got to say goodbye
What a horrific question to ask someone. I don't want to see any of these older wrestlers fight in real life. Physically if they're able to fake things so they can get paid then of course but I don't want to see anyone especially at an older age getting to a fight about something 20 years old. What a terrible question from a guy who mother didn't spank his ass like he needed
odd, the very next week and ppv the week after these two teamed up to double cross the Stinger. This is so random.
Whatever they say now, that was a work. Steiner appeared before Tank had even really said anything, and watch the punches, they're pulled.
Neither one of those guys gives a shit about kayfabe, especially Tank, especially today since it doesn't mean anything anymore. Tank was being interviewed by Okerlund during the commercial break to entertain the fans through the break period, we only see what happened on camera. Sullivan sent Steiner down to shoot on him. If it was a work, he would have sent anyone else, even Tonga. Rick would shoot on you in a heartbeat if he perceived a slight even while you were supposed to be working.
We've all seen the fight. Did it actually look real?
it was a work no doubts
Did you see it? i saw a ghost in the background! Surely will be in Nuke top 5 videos
Tank the Glass Jaw Abbott
They need to do a Liver Match, where the winner gets the transplant.
How does this comment not have more likes? I'm fuckin' dying over here!
1:37 "Haiku" so he's a poem now? 😂
It's a new angle! Lol
Tank can say it was a shoot all he wants but he put on his mouthguard right before Rick threw the first punch. None of that was real
The way Tank talks about it here you'd think he laid Rick out but if you watch it Rick looks like he won the exchange
If they legitimately fought Tank would win if it stayed a stand up fight. If Rick took him down which he would have done fairly easy then it would be over pretty quick.
Dan Severn couldn't finish Tank Abbott and it took Oleg Taktarov nearly 20 minutes to submit Tank, if Rick Steiner took him (A big if as Tank could wrestle too) it certainly wouldn't be over "Quick".
@@kevthegoat8774 Tank could wrestle, but there’s a huge difference in being on a high school maybe a juco team. Compared to a major university like Michigan.
@@Youre_Right Dan Severn couldn't take down Tank on his first two attempts and Dan was a way better amateur wrestler than either Steiner. Craig Pittman was another guy in WCW who was a way better amateur wrestler and actual fighter than the Steiners.
Jesus Christ this guy thinks so much of himself when hes been destroyed by anyone who was ever worth two shits. Haku? Steiner? Dude you got flattened by KIMBO! Either of those two would have had you for breakfast.
🚨 TANK COULDN'T BEAT HAKU HE WOULD BE DEAD HE WAS PROBABLY THE MOST OUT OF SHAPE MMA FIGHTER OF ALL TIME AND HE WOULD GET HIS ASS WASHED UP BY THE MMA FIGHTER OF TODAY 💯% FACTS
So how many pro fights did haku have again?
@@mrcalderon93 What's your point Haku would beat the sh_t out of old tank.