Tank Abbott on Mark Coleman Bar Fight
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- Tank Abbott on Mark Coleman Bar Fight
UFC Legend and former World Championship Wrestling star David "Tank" Abbott" talks about and infamous Fighters Cocktail Party he attended that Mark Coleman was also at after UFC 13 that ended up in a giant brawl with Abbott and Coleman joining forces!
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One of the most brilliant statements ever. “ I’ve never understood why you have cocktail party with a bunch of fighters.”
Right 😂
Well... I'm not sure they do that anymore. This is probably why.
Really enjoyed this interview with Tank's jacket.
😂😂😂
Mike Price 🤣🤣🤣👌
Haha
😂😂😂 them noises are amazing
LMAO
To any young viewers, this man was an animal in his day
He was a punching bag. Lost most of his fights and was knocked out 7 times in 25 fights
@@mikehospodar6431
You're a speed bag kid
REAL OG! He was in the Octagon when there were almost NO rules at all.
A Bad Mammajamma if there ever was one. Total BEAST!
john hanrahan just because I state the obvious shouldn’t get you worked up. He was 10 wins and 15 loses and was knocked out 7 times. BTW I was a cruiserweight boxer (you can look it up) and was 4-0-1. I also fought 9 times in the octagon professionally and was 7-2. I was in KSW in Poland and before you call me out I admit I lost to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by KO, and Robihils Kazubowski by submit. Additionally if not for a ripped shoulder (which ended my career) I would have ended up against Abbot. If you want something filmed I will fly you to one of my schools in Kiev and you can film me stomping a mud hole in you.
@@mikehospodar6431 Daaaaayyyyyuuuuum!!! Mic drop...👏👍🤛
This is one of the toughest men who ever went into the octagon. His punching power was unreal.
His punching power was pretty good but his gas tank legendarily awful.
His punching power was skewed, he was wrapping and gloving before anyone else. It changes the mechanics of punching, there were certainly guys capable of generating more power before him, a couple vastly more potentially. He was the first to have full access to his full power. Definitely contributed to his short unspectacular career, it was too easy for everyone else to wrap up and glove up to equal the playing field or you know they could just take him down that almost always worked.
@@imjustsam1745 I bet you are white. Only a white dude would go off like that
Bovine excrement.
lol the biggest punching bag in the history of mma, please, only beat dummies and the untrained. Abbott was a glorified construction worker, add to this nonsense, he was drunk half of the time he fought.
"someone cold-cocked me which was no big deal"
Tank is the definition of old school toughness.
Walid the Brazilian Gracie killer punched him in his nose. He weighed half of tank.
He was tough he took his ass beatings also like a man. Kimbo destroyed him.
@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 no props for weak ass kimbo for beating an old wash up like tank
None at all kimbo was ass
@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 Tank was in his mid to late 40’s at that point so not too impressive sorry.
@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 Kimbo would never beat tank in his prime.
Being forty-six, it makes me feel ancient seeing Tank looking this way. Tank was such a beast back in the day.
I feel ya buddy 😅
Im 42 grew up watching tank poor guys getting old
Right?
Same ere mate 46 ffs haha remember him top dude
He would look much much younger without the big grey beard and slow movements.
Seeing this guy like this after knowing how deadly he was back in the day is insane. But that’s life
Makes me feel real old!
he was a fat guy who could throw a punch. A shitty cheap version of Roy Nelson
1:15 .. "I never understood why you'd have a cocktail party w/ a bunch of fighters" Tank Abbot
Read it as he said it
Never thought he would be the messenger for such sage insight
Very true lol
Maybe the smartest things he’s ever said.
😂😂😂
What a legend. Forget the jacket. This guy is a living legend. Hope his health improves.
Tank seems to be doing great now...be beat down whatever illness like everything else that gets in tanks way!
Who said anything about the jacket?
@@Tenkaichibudokai22 my thoughts
Legend good JOKE 😂
Why even mention the jacket? Great leather jacket
Damn. I could hardly recognize him. This man’s one of the hardest punchers in the history of the world
I read somewhere that he had a liver transplant recently,hence the weight loss and the change in appearance
@@joshpelton8068 dang. That's awful. Hope he's doing better
Yeah Man drank hard, lived fast and punched hard
A real life tough guy. He took a beating from Dan Severn for the whole duration...then got up and climbed over the cage and went for a beer. Living legend😁😎👍👍
Yep, and Dan Severn was saved by the bell. Tank was standing up, about to take it to Dan if I recall correctly.
john bluchens his losses when he was younger was to Ppl like Severn and Belfort. Nothing f to be ashamed of about that
@@cloud_monkey422 yeah but they were also serious mma fighters rather than the single discipline (or no discipline) that dominated the early UFC. Once he faced good from the beginning career heavyweights he had no chance with his total lack of stamina
I got to see the Beast live in my hometown. He fought Pat Miletich who was half the size and gave him a good match. Two legends in one night.
I remember watching tank in early days of ufc. He’s a legend ... he would fight anyone, anytime
Yuup cajones on this dude
Except Mark Coleman...
@@MiggsMultiple overrated
I remember Tank from the tough man competitions. I was 18 when I first saw him. Im 46 now. He is a legend!
Same brother, 47 here
Same for me- I was 16, now Im 44. We old bro.
Thank you Mr. Abbot .....you deserved so much more than you received....much love mate
Is tanks jacket lined with bubblewrap?
HAHA that's funny as fuck. It does sound like bubble wrap.
Yeah pretty annoying
mispelling 😂😂😂
Genuine plinyl
He's wearing a wire!
Came for the video, stayed for the jacket comments. 😂
😂😂😂😂 best comment!
Hands down ge was the most dangerous man during the Birth of the UFC. What a mighty force he was.
😂🤣😝😆No he wasn’t!
After watching this, I feel so bad for him and Don Frye and others from the the old school days. That fighting really took a toll on their bodies/brains . Tank was my favorite.....always.
This video was taken not too long Tank had a liver transplant and during the surgery he had 6 strokes and his heart stopped 5 times, spent 105 days in ICU, this happened earlier in 2018 and this video is in Dec. 2018, so that is the reason he might seem a little out of sorts and maybe tired looking.
He sounds even more out of sorts and tired looking today in 2021.
One bad man. I can’t explain how much I loved watching Tank fight and listening to what he had to say back in the day. I’ll never forget when he hit Don Frye with a jab that sent him flying 30 feet.
Man, talk about 2 guys that were beasts. Unreal how fast time flies and how much the game has changed.
Didn't think they ever fought
I remember Tank when he was a young fighter and now I’m rocking the greys as well 😆 time flies when you are having lock downs 🍺
I think this is the closest I've ever heard to Tank actually saying something positive about another fighter. Or another human for that matter.
He actually shook hands and hugged Vitor Belfort after getting destroyed by the phenom, but other than that he didn't respect anyone back then
Father time, the undisputed all time champ.
I love his fights but damnit 10 wins and 15 losses
I understand father time.but this idiot looks 75 I know he is younger
This "idiot" will knock you into next week lol @@rafaelrodriguez6911
@@sublime929 seriously doubt it not even on his prime
@@DJcKreepy unfortunately yea
I really like Tank it is one of my favourites
Thats what real 100% leather sounds like!!!So obviously you have never owned one!😎
yeah it sounds and looks horrible
Thank you! Didn't bother me at all. Ya, that's a leather jacket.
Needs leather conditioner
Haha that's fulllll grain leather lol. Must cost a penny
Who, Tank or the jacket?
Tank has a mouse in his jacket eating a bag of Lays sour cream and onion chips this whole interview.
lol
Ahahahaha!
Nice one mate thanks for the laugh.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 U win the comment section today bro!
L🤣L
Casual Dreamer a
Tank Abbott, he may not have been the best ufc fighter but he always went into a fight ready to kick some ass and he usually did! What a legend, pure toughness and always entertaining to watch!
Tank was actually a very cerebral and intelligent guy. One of the most unique fighters to ever step into the octagon.
Tank, Coleman, Frye them dudes were just Absolute gems to watch, you knew you were going to see some good punches thrown!!! That kick Coleman took square in the face is the thing of legends. Tanks roll through you approach seemed to win him some fights against some VERY good fighters. These guys are gems, yes, they're getting old, we all are, but, the fights these dudes were in, will NEVER die
Good punches from Mark the hammer Coleman? You sure you've seen his fights?...I love the guy but his stand up was terrible his whole career
He was actually much more coherent than I expected. Nothing but respect for the man, he dealt out some serious damage in his day, but he also took a lot too
It was said that the tank could deliver pain quicker than any UFC fighter at that time. I’ve seen him fight. I believe it!!!
Lolol what a retarded statement
these guys were all high school/college wrestlers back in the day.
Don't mess with former school wrestler's
Cocktail party full of fighters ? Yikes. 🤯🤯🤯
Vincent
😂🤣😂
Eh
What could go wrong?
Ww3
Alot old school bikers from Orange county i use to know told amazing
Bar fight stories with tank and how he was crushing people these stories were before his ufc debut @ ufc 6
I'm not willing to believe that this is how Tank Abbott looks like now.
I still replay his fights. He was an awesome fighter at that time.
His dad was my history teacher and tank went to HS with my brother. His dad was even meaner.
Really what tell us more about tanks dad?
God damn it!
Makes sense. Documented that each generation previous has a lot more testosterone than descendent
I’d love to hear more about Tanks dad!
Tank! A serious opponent for any that faced him!!
It absolutely sucks getting old !!!!!!!, having a hard time dealing with it !💔🙏💀
Tank, Thank YOu for the Performances, Excellent Fights, Rock On
A Beast Legend. Always true to himself. Miss you Tank. Wish you had a podcast
He does
I still remember that fight he KOd someone dropped and then folded backwards... Tank is a beast in his heydays
The guy he ko'd was Steve Nelmark if I remember correctly. Brutal ko, I thought the guy was dead.
@@jeffladd569 cool man. One of the best KO ever
A legend! Loved watching him fight in the beginning days. One could count on a wild couple rounds when Tank entered the party.
One of the great tough guys. Amazing jacket.
I remember I bought the Ppv when I was like ten 😂. We used to order them and tape them on VHS. He fought a sumo looking guy who was 450 pounds and a practitioner in “the ancient Hawaiian art of bone breaking”. Me and my cousin thought that sounded as tough as could be and that the guy was going to kill Tank. Tank punched him until he was lying on his back stiff, with his arms and legs sticking straight out into the air like rigor mortis, and then did a gesture to mock the guys misfortune. We were shocked. The announcer said “Tank you took 450 pounds down like a buzz saw”, and Tank replied simply, “yeah, well, that’s what I am.”
I’m sorry to see a legend this way. Respect!!
you wanna see Yoshihiro Takayama, poor guy is paralysed fromm the neck down but is a fighter so is improving bit by bit .. sad to see though
stevie foster; I know. When someone like don frye talks about what a warrior you are, you’re a legend. Look at don fryes interview with vlad and listen to how much he respects takayama. Make you damn near cry. Take care, friend. Be safe.
@@ashleyhorne3502 yup and he talks about the honour they have in Japan for fighters that have bested them because they learn something every time they are beat ... they honour prestige fighters for beating their styles, learn from it and try to counter it for next time.. never ever seen 2 guys go full out like this on each other and still be standing and go at it over and over ... Yoshi dealt a huge knee to Fryes head and made his ears ring for days after the fight and Yoshi suffered broken cheek bone and eye socket i think but even after all that the respect and brotherly love is huge, God bless to you and your fams too bro
Feel sorry for yourself
@@johnjack902lol out of left field with the bizarre comment…
I described Tank Abbott, in one word. GREAT 👍
Tank Abbott was one of the toughest. most brutal, and vicious fighters with an attitude ever to step in the ring, octagon, squared circle, whatever. And yet as tough, dominant, and mean as he was, a jacked-up Mark Coleman would have kicked his ass as he did everyone else's (including the toughest fighter ever Don Frye twice). He was just too big, agressive, had stamina, and was a world-class, Olympic-caliber wrestler.
marc coleman was nothing without headbutting.
prime tank would have put him to sleep worse than what fedor did to him.
I'll stop.and listen to anything Tank has to say. It's always the truth
He was great for the first 2 minutes of a fight, if it went longer than that he was in trouble. LOVE the early days of the UFC!
Great interview by the jacket, I also liked what tank said 😂
i like these tank videos please keep them coming merry christmas tank i hope you feel better!
jesus ....whaaat? Is it me or is that just weird? Ball washing weird
It was always a thrill to see Tank in downtown Huntington Beach. I say that with all due sarcasm.
I'm with you tbere. Was talking Harleys with Tank at Hurricanes in H.B. one night. Although things were going fine, I could see that one small word might set the guy off. Check please!!
@@deeboy5588 Yeah, he was pretty regular there. Once when he was toasted he went down Main Street punching out car windows. He might have a few issues. I guess his check liver light finally came on and he needed a transplant.
@@deeboy5588 I believe it.
@@xbeauarcherx Bisbing"s"? as in with his family?
"Apparently there was a bar fight ..."
Tank searches his internal hard drive, comes up with hundreds of results.
"With Mark Coleman."
Ah, that one ...
“Still gonna have to be more specific, you mean the one in Orange County, Vegas, Reno, the Bronx, or the one we just got out of 5 minutes ago?”
lol
This is an absolute beast of a man. Thanks for great times Tank
Wow, has it been that long since I've seen Tank Abbot cause he sure has aged a lot. Maybe its just me remembering his old fighter days that dont seem that long ago.
Incase you are wondering, Tank has twelve TVs in his living room. He watches them all at the same time
lol
Might be caused by Aspergers.
Remarkable interview, what he was talking about I’ll never know but thanks for that.
Always loved tank, I’m 55 now and watched since the beginning
"I don't understand why you have a cocktail party with a bunch of a fighters"? Tank
I loved how tough the Tank was in the ring BUT this was tough to watch
Tank had a liver transplant not long ago
It is a tough watch.
I still wouldn't wanna take a punch from him
@@jayceazar1476 100% true
legends like tank and Don, seeing them in their prime and what they accomplished,and how tough they were, now you see them as older men. we are all going to be in that exact same position someday, that’s why we must show these old warriors respect.
respetos para el tanke abbot!!! respect from chile!
Mark Coleman 🏆 Lived Down the Street From Me... Great Guy
Can we get some more jacket mics next time please?
I have a feeling Tank said "oh really, who?" a lot.
lol I agree.
Respect to Tank, he was a legit tough guy, better wrestler than people gave credit, with serious punching power. Tells the truth as he saw it, no BS.
Dude seems hella chill now! He was a beast back in the day!
These Tank videos are getting better now.
Great fighter in his day just watched him fight yesterday to funny
Hard to believe this is Tank Abbott... 😮
That was riveting. It also scared away every cow around my house for miles.
"Can't you hear it? Tank is stealing the chips."
This makes me feel old
Tank the original ufc street/bar fight champion.Good times.
All the best bud
The noise from Tank's jacket can knock a man out.
Holy shit time flies
Remember him in the octagon and now he sounds like a grandpa talking about the good old times
Shocking, jesus. He sounds like a ww2 vet.
Please tell the jacket to keep it down
Tanks Pleather jacket even talks shit
He's talking about the boxing coach Big Nog brought in when he was on TUF.
Bar fighter turned octahgon fighter. Just a tough dude. Fun to watch in esrly ufc days
Just once I'd like to see a video of Tank helping an old lady cross the street.
I saw him do that once. Then he dropped that big right on her and went through her purse.
Tank donates to the military so atleast theres that
Mark Jackson He does... eveytime he walks himself across the street.
Did Tank Abbott ever say that Dan Severn look like Freddy Mercury.
I remember that lol
I wonder if Tank was pissed Severn just wanted to play grab ass, I bet he felt violated .
this guy was my favorite fighter in the early days of the ufc.
Awesome to see how calm and cool he is now. He was a straight killer.
He's ill with some something he looked 15yrs younger 3yrs ago
He’s had a bunch of strokes and liver problems
Liver transplant.....watch the full interview. Lost 150 lbs. Died a few times on the operating table
@Scott Wakefield na I didnt get that look till after I went to rehab for using for 15 years. Pain killers kept me young I think I cant remember, shit
@@deltabravolima1514 I hear you, I fell apart after getting clean
He looks like TB-Arthur Morgan here...
Could the story be more vague..huh?"and it got stopped and they were talking about banning it"Who stopped all these mma guys?Who talked about banning it?Who won the fight??
go research who al stanky is and it won't be hard to imagine who won lol
This is when John McCain was waging war against the UFC calling it cock fighting and trying to get it banned. He almost succeeded.
Who wins a drunken brawl? There's always dudes pulling away people calming down the situation. Nobody won.
Iam 41
Me and my step dad would watch these ufc fights in ppv on Friday nights when they had it
We would order pizza like we would have a lot of fun and tank was one I cheered for more then anybody
Wow! nice to see him calm. this was hands down on of the scariest fighters of the 90s😁
I still can't believe all the flack he received for his comments on Rousey
Is that really Tank lol he is 5 years younger then me wow.
Hey! Hannibal! Let know Tank Abbot that he looks great at this stage! Kudos! Tank! I was and I am your number ONE fan!
Thank you for your fights brother!
Tank doesnt like leather, Tank loves leather!
219Tucker haha yes my friend!
Just the sound of his voice, can tell Tank might be in some pain or ill health. Hope all is well.
true, sounds like a 90 year old in a coma.
Tank Abbot, the only guy to try and throw someone over the cage into the crowd at a UFC event.
So true Fighters and booze not a good combo only thing that will come out is Fight let’s Fight Tank was a killer in his days ,,the man was tough as hell I give Tank my Respect 🙏🙏💪💪❤️😀🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸
Boy Tank aged well, must be the healthy lifestyle.
HUH?
it his liver
CTE, his brain is eating itself, nasty result of numerous concussions and he earned fuck all.
helium 30 he earned respect, haha
@@ascend3654 your time will come. Tough guy
Is Tank suffering from some underlying illness, I predict either parkinsons or dementia which I really hope I'm wrong about, he looks so frail compared to what I recognise him as, stay well, he was the true spirit of UFC fuck the win or lose all about the show
I remember these dudes when they were younger fighting in the ufc when it first started, when it was the best. Sad to see these fellas get old :/
This is the third interview of the older guys and they are very calm as they sit and talk
Tank is the type of guy you would love to have a beer with in a bar and listen to his wisdom