“I love to fight and a fight’s a fight. He’s a Hall of Famer. He’s a legend. To progress your career you always have to fight somebody like that. I don’t know if he’s a stepping stone or anything, but he’s been on some of the same cards I’ve been on and he’s been highlighted over me, so I want to let people that I am better than this guy and there’s no reason he should have been highlighted over me.”
– Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia talks about his desire to fight Ken Shamrock in a recent interview with Sherdog.com. “The Maine-iac” indicates that the bout was in the works for a small event to be held on December 20; however, the match was “postponed” until sometime in February. On the other hand, Shamrock representatives tell a different story, saying that the fight was offered and rejected. Sylvia has not competed since getting thrashed in 36 seconds by Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction: “Banned” back in July. Shamrock, of course, was supposed to fight Kimbo Slice on the now infamous Elite XC: “Heat” main event before pulling out literally hours before showtime because of a cut sustained blowing off some steam. It was a total disaster for both Elite XC and Shamrock. Before a fight between Sylvia and Shamrock materializes (if at all), “Big Tim” has his sights set on competing in Japan at either K-1/Dream (Dec. 31) or Sengoku (Jan.4).
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Shamrock???????? come on silvia, u may as well fight your grandmother.
Seriously!
Is Timmy for real on this one?
HOW, oh HOW, do you go from fighting against Fedor to calling out Ken Shamrock. LOL - Timmy never ceases to amaze.
The largest HW ranked in the Top 10 is calling out a near-50 year old LHW that hasn’t had a win in years and has been very easily KO’d in pretty much each of his fights over the past 6 years or so. Fighting Ken Shamrock may progress the career of a 20 year old fighter, but NOT someone that held the UFC HW title only a year and a half ago.
I sincerely hope that this is a joke that someone is playing on Timmy, because I HONESTLY couldn’t think of a worse fighter for someone to call out in order to claim legitimacy.
Ecactly right VM.
How the hell is that benificial to his career? I’ll take Ken b/c I can’t stand to root for Tim.
Yep theres not much can be said about this one other than what you’ve mentioned mike.
You can only hope that he has been offered a big payday and is just looking for easy money.
Seriously i train with guys who would beat Shamrock, what idiots want this fight?
Close thread. Nothing to say about this one.
Seriously 800K for this fight; someone put me in a drug induced coma.
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet
Then I shouldn’t believe not to believe everything I read on the internet.
well played psycho
Thank you triangle!
The ViolentoNE strikes again! Great post VM! U actually dignified this crack-head-ish Tim sylvia with a serius response…YOu are a better man than I am because I dont know what to say about this mess!
I hope K-1 can put together the long awaited fight between Sylvia and LeBanner…Best case scenario!
Another good fight would be Sylvia vs. Bigfoot at Sengoku or Sudoku…whatever u call that organization!
The tim Sylvia fight that I have wanted to see for the longest time is sylvia vs. Semmy Shilt! I am sick of seeing Tim win off of sheer size. I would like to see him pick on someone his own size for a change….Shilt is the perfect opponent. THey can even make it a K-1 rules match because Tim refuses to use all other aspects of mma anyway. All he uses is punches and an occasional kick.
Who knows, we might get to see Big tim vs. Kimbo! LMAO
Tim any of the options I have listed would do (minus Kimbo)…just dont disgrace yourself to a Ken Shamrock fight! Dont do it Tim, thats low even for you!
I wouldnt mind seeing Sylvia vs. Cro Cop
I’m fairly confident Semmy would put a good old beatdown on Tim. It says recent interview, maybe Mania made a typo, maybe it should read in an ancient interview lol. Nope, that one doesn’t really work either. Tim you muppet.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Sylvia vs Overeem
semmy would beat the shit out of tim
I agree Roy, thats why I want to see it!
oDAmn: Alistar would be a Great opponent but I didnt mention him because he is already said to be fighting Sergei Kharitonov at K-1 Dynamite!
Sylvia-Lebanner at Dynamite would be awesome k-1 style. Sylvia is always pumping his chest out claiming to be better than J. Let’s make that happen instead of fighting grandma shammy. Also when was Alistair-Sergei announced?
id love to see sylvia fed to lebanner, i bet thatd be tims first KO loss ever!
I hope your just kidding.
What a an idiot.. Tim.. what a loser.. Go pick on Someone at least in your decade.. get a life..
Lmao!
These would make for good opponents for Sylvia to fight in Japan:
Jerome LeBanner (k-1 rules)
Semmy shilt (k-1 rules)
Antonio BigFoot Silva (in Sengoku)
Kimbo (worst case scenario)
Who would u guys like to see Tim face in Japan?
Overeem
I’d like to see Sylvia fight Mark Hunt.
John, i like the Bigfoot fight and that could happen now he has disregarded his ban to fight in Japan.
(I’m a poet and i didn’t know it)
Mark Hunt would be nice but i doubt it would come about, would be interesting to see if Hunts chin could take Timmys power. Like him or not he has got heavy hands.
I forgot all about Hunt….I think Hunt would beat the crap out of Tim and I would love to see it!
Alistar is unrealistic because he is already fighting Sergei at the same event!~
Real possible options for Tim are:
Bigfoot in Sudoku LMAO
LeBanner
Hunt
shilt
Cro Cop
I honestly think Tim vs Kimbo would be competitive!!! Thats sad as hell… Tim sucks!
CRO COP CRO COP CRO COP!!!!!!!!!!
My thoughts exactly. It makes absolutely zero sense. Really really strange. By calling out Ken it’s like saying I’m a pretty bad fighter with very little ambition. Sure a win over Ken would be nice for the record…if you fought him about 10-12 years ago. I’m baffled.
tim is BROKEN Mentally! I dont think he even wants to face anyone decent any more. I think right now he is looking to maximize his pay while taking the easiest fights possible! Put a fork in him, He is done!
Yep could be it. It’s what happens to Fedor’s opponents haha. They’re all left a shell of their former selves.
Seriously though, he must be almost done with the fighting lark, just wants to pick up the paycheck.
I’d like to see Fedor fight Overeem, then whomever the UFC champ is at the time, Lesnar or Nog in the octagon, no more ring shit!
Fedor would toss Alistar’s bitch ass on his head! Alistar’s basic white belt level ground game that includesa guilotine and a Kimura is no match for King FEDOR!~!~!!!!
I agree hw would beat Overeem, but other than Barnett, who else is there outside the UFC?
I hate to break it to you but Fedor can find plenty of fights outside the UFC. So don’t expect him to fight for them ever,because I don’t think he’ll ever stop competing in Sambo or fighting in Japan which he’d have to do in the UFC.He’s not going to sign an exclusive contract banning him from competing in those events.Nor should he,also a fight with Overeem would be sick and Barnett even better.
For Category of Most Meteoric Fall From Grace:
I nominate Tim Sylvia
Realy???? what is expecting to gain here? Noteriety with casual fans who know Shamrock’s name? I don’t get it. Biggest waste of time ever. I suppose it’s better than if Fedor called out Shamrock.
The worst part of all this is if Ken can get him to the ground, he would win this fight… and that would mean the end of Big Tim
HA!!! everyone insulted Kimbo when the organization forced Kimbo to fight Shamrock and everyone was on his case- TIM is actually calling him out a guy who shouldn’t even be fighting no more cuz its at a point where he can get killed. way to win your fans over Tim- they should bring Cro cop to Afflication that would be cool he can still kick a couple ppl’s heads out… i say cro cop vs tim- or even better if they can bring Alexander E. against tim.. have him lose to both brothers.
Wow, I agree 100% with Mikey for once. Good post for a change.
Looks like Dana White was right after all… Tim Sylvia is a joke! Looks like that wasnt the big test for Fedor we thought it was… and he beat AA twice!!!!!
Dana White is the joke the guy gets away with telling lies to the news media,because if you do ask him hard questions he has your credentials pulled from UFC events.Not to mention when he has those stupid conference calls if he doesn’t think your going to kiss the UFC’s ass your not taking part.The only bigger joke than him are the people who are actually fans of a company president.That’s laughable.
lmao
Well I don’t know… Tim has problems with retired old guys, hehehe. What I would say is Tim and Ken are in the same place in their career: washed up, done, delusional, overrated…
I wish they could both fight and both lose.
wow…end thread
I dont call him Big Dumb Tim for nothing. He’s a fucking sellout. If they do fight I hope permanently cripples Tim’s knock-kneed ass. The guy is a joke. I’m glad Dana got rid of his goofy ass.
what a joke
HOw do you go from UFC champ, fighting Fedor. to calling out an old man???
wow, this guy is really longing for some attention. shameful.
That is absolutely pathetic. Shame on you Sylvia.
“Progress your career”???? WTF is Timmmmaaay thinking? He is the former UFC champ who got his a$$ handed to him by Fedor, what is beating an over the hill Shamrock?
After an easy fight and some easy money.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Um???????????????????????????????????????????????????????What???????????????????????????????????????????????????????Nonsense?
Yeah we get it.Don’t watch then.It’s simple.You can look forward to the Matt Arroyo and Dan Cramer battle.
The reason he was highlighted was because he was fighting in the main event. Man, Sylvia is a douche.
Mila-bitch Fighting Systems
The guys is an absolute joke
He goes from saying, “Bring on Fedor” to saying he wouldn’t mind fighting Ken Shamrock. How the tall and untalented have fallen.
Completely Pointless….wtf.
Meh…it’s not as if Tim only fights once a year or something. If he wants to punch Shamrock out in some small show while he’s waiting for a bigger promo to come knocking, then so be it. It’s not like we would be asked to pay $49.95 to watch it or anything. Tim likes to fight alot, so I see no big deal with him taking this fight. I would imagine Shamrock would never fight Tim anyway….no money in that.
If it happens, Tim will KO Shamrock in 30 seconds.
this guy should think about what he’s saying…
Tim you are a joke and I hope to never see you in the UFC again!
what a cheap way to get back on the winning track. this is why he doesnt get the respect from the fans. farva isnt going to get far if he keeps wanting to get fights like this.
Better take Ken out while he’s in his prime.. wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity… Clash of the titans right there..
LMFAO!
yeeaa, Ken’s been highlighted because he was an entertainer and one of the best in the game to hype his fights.. who the f is Tim Sylvia a lame ass redneck with zero charisma or personality.. sry Tim i don’t care if you’re better than anyone cause u suck anyways
This is really sad. He said when leaving the UFC he wanted to fight more often, like 4-5 times a year which hasn’t happened. And he wanted to fight better competition (since he didn’t put up a fight against Fedor and is looking for this fight, I guess that ain’t happenin’ either.)
he left the ufc b/c Affliction was paying him 800k. he’ll never come close to that amount again.
TS = MOROOOOOONNNNNNNN
wow, tim wants to fight somebody he really should beat and is washed up. great move from fedor to shamrock
In other news…Anderson Silva has issued a challenge to CB Dollaway (sacasism)
This just in…… Brock Lesnar wants to fight William Shatner
Pft, Lesnar has no chance, Shatner beat that lizard thing, a buncha Klingnons, Kahn, he’s like 158-2-10.
Funny Sh!t!
Besides there’s no way Dana could sign Shatner, if he goes head to head with the Priceline Negotiator it will end up being one massive contract that could potentially bankrupt the UFC.
and another great point……..
lmao
Brock don’t want no part of TJ Hooker.
Imagine Shamrock beats him, Couture wouldn’t look so great anymore haha, what a joke though!
Tim should call out Kimbo!
either would fedor
WOW just wow
What?
If this is accurate, this is a fight I am not interested in.
put them both in a cage together give them chainsaws and let them really f@ck each other up
Maybe these two should have a spelling contest, I don’t know who I’d take in that one.
lol
Host: Ken first, Can you spell “punch drunk”
Ken: Can I have its definition first please, and could you use it in a sentence?
Host: Yes certainly, it is a neurological disorder caused by multiple dazing blows to the head which may affect boxers, or wrestlers and mma competitors such as Ken Shamrock.
In a sentence: Hey doesn’t the world’s most senile man Ken Shamrock seem a little punch drunk these days.
Ken: Em…Pass.
TIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!
My favorite Ken quote has to be:
“I’m the best there is, the best there was, and the best there is now.”…classic!
That is almost Shakespearian……
Good one. My favourite Tim quote is:
“The only person that can beat Tim Sylvia is Tim Sylvia.”
2nd fav:
“Ninety percent of the game is half mental.”
What?! Does he mean 45% of the game is half mental or did he just not realise what he was saying. Anyways I kind of get what he’s trying to say but it came out wrong. Still, it’s funny.
The 90% quote is from Yogi Berra… he was known for his headscratcher quotes
Yeah and Tim used it. Just looked up some of Yogi’s quotes. Headscratchers indeed.
In the UK there’s Colemanisms and Murrayisms. Murrayisms are the best. He was the Formula 1 commentator back in the day.
Silvia is a bum! he was ufc heavyweight champ and imo thats embarrasing! he chose to tap against Fedor through fear! total coward.
Nah, he caught an ass woopin, he was goin to sleep if he didn’t tap.
Actually if you replay the match the choke was nowhere near completion; Timmy just tapped on fear alone. Lucky for Fedor he did not go number 2 aswell.
No way he was going to sleep from that choke, he tapped way early… he is a BUM!
I seriously doubt Slyvia wants to fight shamrock. It is his agent who is trying to get Slyvia some exposure against a well known Shamrock. I doubt that is a fight he has been wanting forever. I am sure he is better than that.
i doubt it to…its obviously a no-win for big tim
even his picture is like…. fine ill say i want to fight him
Guys, I mean can Tim Sylvia get any lamer at this point. I don’t get how in his twisted akward mind he still considers himself one of the best. This fight would suck so bad it should be burried at the bottom of a King of the Cage under card. Why is Tim such a douche? He needs to stop trying so hard. I can’t stand him!
I agree on most of that except for the “He needs to stop trying so hard”. If anything he should definatley be trying harder, cause a fight with Ken Shamrock at this point definatley isn’t even trying at all.
I meant that he tries so hard to be liked, but the more he tries the more people get sick of him. He is just akward.
Tim is a freaking liar. We all know he doesn’t want to fight Ken because he’s a Hall of Fame fighter. Sylvia wants to fight Ken because a fight between him and Ken would sell. What better for Tim than a KO win and a fat paycheck. Fighting Ken wouldn’t help Sylvia move up in rank even if Sylvia KO’d him. Tell the truth, Sylvia, you’re just trying to fatten up your 401k before retirement!
loooooooooooooooooooserrrrrrrrrrr
It looks like Tim is facing the fact that he is washed up. He only won 1 fight in his last 4 and that was against a guy who can’t seem to win a fight himself (Vera). He got owned in 2 of those fights and Nog owned him once it hit the ground. With Shammy’s record of getting KOed, he probably thinks it is an easy win, which it should be, but you never know if Ken somehow gets him to the ground. Not a very smart fight on Tim’s part, if he wins he gains very little and is he loses it would be to what many concider the most washed up fighter in the game.
Tim’s never come to grips with why some guys sell tickets and some guys (him) don’t. Being a better fighter (and these days who isn’t a better fighter than Ken Shamrock?) doesn’t equal being a better box office or ppv draw. Ken was “featured” over you because he knows how to make people want to pay to see him fight. Tim makes people want to pay to NOT see him fight.
Maybe this could be one of those freakshow fights people love so much in Japan?
The only way for this to make sense is for this to be one of those freakshow fights people in Japan love so much. Hey, put it on the same card as Kimbo vs. Seth. Ohhh…maybe mini tourney of the insignificants. That would be just swell.
And then he wonders why nobody likes him!
I hope he fights Ken and then loses, Shamrock gets rocked, they get to the ground and he pulls out a submission Nog style; not that that would happen but at this point Sylvia deserves it.
when i read the title of this article, i seriously out loud said, “why?”
Didn’t Sylvia shit his pants in a fight before.
Yea but he came back to win and then mistook the incident for the “smell of victory” now if the opportunity smells like crap Tims all over it.
I am just lurking in the shadows today….. laughing at all the comments. Once I read the quote I knew it would be a funny thread.
no doubt, it’s been like this all day lol
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ……….ha
Timmy should line up a fight with hell boy, moving up the ranks, next is the incredible hulk 1 thru 6, a tag team event with spider man 1 thru 7 and bat man 1 thru 8.5,you get my drift, GO INTO CARTOONS YOU COMPLETE DUFUS.
This is stupid, if this fight ever happen I hope Ken knocks him out even though I can stand either one of them.
you know your career is on the way down when you get released from the UFC-lose to Fedor and now you want to fight Shamrock; although; I actually think this fight would go the distance; I like underdogs and fighters that have the odds stacked against them; interesting; interesting; I am curious about Jon jones fighting Stepahn Bonner; I wonder who is going to win; Jon Jones is excelling fast in MMA and Stephan Bonner how can you not route for him his fight with Forrest (1) was awesome. I hope he comes back and does well.
Tim sounds really insecure. He’s had a great career, including a reign as UFC HW champion. And he’s still got years of fighting ahead of him.
Why is Tim so focused on who’s getting headlined over him?
He’s not, you have to look at it this way, Sylvia hasn’t KO’d an opponent in years, his recent victories are lack luster decisions, he wants to be on the winning end of another highlight reel, but picking a fight with Shamrock just isn’t gonna garner any respect.
I actually think you are going to see SYLVIA vs WERDUM over in Japan. Hence this fight didnt take place as soon as Facbricio was released ..
Mania: can you please investigate.
This big dumb Duffy bastard, Gina Carano gets highlighted over Tim too maybe he should fight her too, big for nothing over grown dork
Nah, he’s calling out Ken instead of Carano because she’s actually a threat. Tim won’t take a fight with her knowing he could lose.
This is Tim looking for a easy payday and an easy win, since he has lost his last 2 and the one before that was a snooze fest and the one before that was a loss and the one before that was another snoozer fest and on and on and on
Lol is this what your career has come too tim, picking a fight with shamrock thats just sad.
Tim Sylvia’s a goof. What kind of guy wants to fight Ken Shamrock only because Ken still has more star power to headline a card than him. Timmy your a boring fighter, and boring fighters that lose dont headline cards. At least shamrock gives us knockouts when he fights.
The only reason Ken was featured ove Tim is because Ken fought Tito
Ken was also in the main event of UFC 48.The same event where Sylvia fought Mir.
Yeah and Tim got his arm broken… so what is he crying about?
Tim should fight Zulu, they share things in common.
Sounds like somebody’s looking for an easy payday! The sad thing is, Ken seems to have been looking for paydays too! So, one of the organizations may end up actually pitching this “circus tent!” If so, I will be rooting for Ken! May be he’ll take a couple Viagras before the fight, and catch Timmie with a stiff jab!!!
Timmeh is a douche. He just wants to get a win against a name, so he picked the most washed up fighter he could find. Timmehs fights shouldn’t even be shown on the main card.
I can’t wait to see this.
Tim Tool Time Sylvia… you’ve outdone yourself. Get a life. It’s official… you desperately need one. Next he’s gonna be calling out Matt Hughes.
lol