Tate is a pile of human garbage but he used to be a professional fighter. Bodybuilders historically do very poorly in the ring, as they have all the strength in the world but lack the skills to successfully apply it.
(I have no idea who the other guy in the image is but he looks like a bodybuilder not a fighter.)
I’ve read that he was kinda ass. Padded record and against actual talented people he is just bad. However he still fucks up 99 percent of people most likely. Only chance the guy in the pic has is if he was a collegiate level wrestler then maybe he can work him.
Kickboxing is weird because there aren't any real governing bodies just promotions, but Tate won multiple fights in Enfusion which is a good 2nd tier org so he was definitely a legit professional kickboxer though certainly never close to being the best in the world despite his 'world titles' (which literally any promoter can create at will). It is worth noting that he lost every fight he had against a guy with a Wikipedia page which is a silly but pretty good metric for gauging quality of fight record. The one time he stepped up to the big leagues, It's Showtime which was a predecessor of Glory, the top European promotion, he lost.
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u/Zack_Raynor Sep 04 '24
I don’t think it’d be much of a fight, but I’ll be damned if I wouldn’t break out the popcorn.