When Im wrong, I admit it, Walter Thomas carried off pratice field,

[Hostile]

Whatever happened to Lesnar?

He makes his MMA debut on the 19th.

I'm going to assume MMA is a wrestling company. I know he was sued by WWE and Vince McMahon. I heard he was wrestling in Japan. No idea if that is true or not.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

I'm going to assume MMA is a wrestling company. I know he was sued by WWE and Vince McMahon. I heard he was wrestling in Japan. No idea if that is true or not.

MMA is mixed martial arts. The K-1/UFC stuff. The real fighting.

He's supposedly been in training with the Gracies and he was a national champ at Minnesota so there is some grappling talent there.


And I got the dates mixed up. He's on the June 2nd card.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

MMA is mixed martial arts. The K-1/UFC stuff. The real fighting.

He's supposedly been in training with the Gracies and he was a national champ at Minnesota so there is some grappling talent there.


And I got the dates mixed up. He's on the June 2nd card.

Interesting.
I knew he had a wrestling background but did not know he was training with the gracies in jujitsu.

I wonder if he slimmed down a great deal because you just don't see many guys his size in MMA compared to pro wrestling.

 

[Twyst]

I wonder if he slimmed down a great deal because you just don't see many guys his size in MMA compared to pro wrestling.

I dont watch a lot of UFC so someone can correct me if I am wrong but Im pretty sure that they dont let people who weigh more than like 275 or something close to that fight anymore. I dont think the UFC does the superheavyweights anymore. Could be wrong though.

 

[J-DOG]

I think we should of been lobbying for the guy who jumps over cars.
I saw some photos of Thomas doing those back-flips and it wasn't exactly what I imagined.
First off he goes off sideways and puts one hand on the ground during the so-called backflip.
Now don't get me wrong...for a guy that big...he is very agile and limber but that doesn't mean he is in football shape.

BTW-I fell for the hype also.

 

[smarta5150]

Would he "beep" while doing this?


This guy sounds like Gilbert Brown, that huge run stopper who played for GB.

He had all sorts of health issues.

Sounds like a liability to me.

2 weeks ago.

I see health issues in his future.

1 week ago.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Looks like Tarzan, lifted by Crane.

:laugh2: Nice.

 

[dogunwo]

Put me down as one who made a mistake on him as well. I thought that given his size and athletic ability, he might be a monster of a nose tackle.

"Looks like Tarzan plays like Jane" I guess......

:shoot6:

I just always thought he was another fat guy. At best, the next Willie Blade.

 

[Rack]

What happened exactly?

Not much, apparently.

 

[WarC]

The best move for him is to come to Arizona to any of these training facilities out here and get his rear end in shape. Obviously he has no cardio at all if he's not lasting 15 minutes. You can't tell me it is the humidity, because he's from Mississippi and would have been dealing with that his whole life. Cardio can be addressed and in the healthiest manner.

Man, what a strange story this guy has been. I can't blame the Saints or any team for being interested. Same as when Brock Lesnar left wrestling to try football.

No harm in rolling the dice.

Brandon Everage???

Thats my take on this kid...I can't help but wonder why the Saints let him go, though. Unless they're still keeping an eye on him. He sounds like a perfect candidate for a hard year off, working on cardio. He could still be a player. If someone can get this kid to run a couple miles every day, that is.

 

[Angus]

Thats my take on this kid...I can't help but wonder why the Saints let him go, though. Unless they're still keeping an eye on him. He sounds like a perfect candidate for a hard year off, working on cardio. He could still be a player. If someone can get this kid to run a couple miles every day, that is.

Agree. This from New Orleans:

Big gamble on defensive end doesn't pay off
Saints quickly cut out-of-shape Thomas
Monday, May 14, 2007
By Benjamin Hochman

Walter Thomas' Saints career ended almost as soon as it began.

Just 12 minutes into Thomas' first minicamp, Saints coaches sent the rookie free agent to the training room. Coach Sean Payton then decided that the 6-foot-5, 375-pound defensive linemen was unfit to participate in camp.

"It was a situation where, from a conditioning standpoint, he had a long way to go," Payton said. "He struggled."

Every spring, the Saints sign rookies who've gone undrafted, but few arrive with the hoopla and mystery surrounding Thomas.

Signed by Coach Les Miles at Oklahoma State in 2004, Thomas flunked out as a freshman and ended up at Northwest Mississippi Community College. He sat out 2005 and in 2006 played in two games, totaling 16 tackles. He was arrested and dismissed from the team, pending criminal charges. So he decided to take a shot at the NFL.

The Saints took a chance on Thomas, who can run the 40-yard dash in less than five seconds and can do back flips with ease.

According to Thomas' agent, Martin Magid, Thomas said his head hurt during the drills, but he still was able to compete. When trainers told him he appeared dehydrated and gave him intravenous fluids, Thomas still felt confident he could return to the field.

"He was a free agent we signed after the draft, and you have no way of measuring where he's at from a conditioning standpoint," Payton said. "So, you're somewhat guarded with everyone."

Magid said he was puzzled that the team cut Thomas so quickly.

"It doesn't add up," he said. "He's worked out for the team. He's been a football player his whole life."

Magid said three other NFL teams had expressed interest in Thomas, and the agent thought his client could get in shape for his next look-see.

"We'll talk to the teams, tell them Walter's side of what happened and move on," Magid said. "He wants to prove himself to the Saints and the football world. I'm not going to stop believing in the kid."

http://www.nola.com/saints/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1179120084203970.xml&coll=1

 

[Future]

Basically, he is fat.

 

[PrimeTime22]

I dont watch a lot of UFC so someone can correct me if I am wrong but Im pretty sure that they dont let people who weigh more than like 275 or something close to that fight anymore. I dont think the UFC does the superheavyweights anymore. Could be wrong though.

He's not fighting UFC, he's fighting K-1/Heroes, same organization Bob Sapp fights under.

 

[Disturbed]

Looks like hippo, plays like Jane.

You guys are cracking me up.... "plays like Jane".... That has to hurt.

Unfortunately there are a lot of players who look the part but can not deliver.

 

[Hostile]

MMA is mixed martial arts. The K-1/UFC stuff. The real fighting.

He's supposedly been in training with the Gracies and he was a national champ at Minnesota so there is some grappling talent there.


And I got the dates mixed up. He's on the June 2nd card.

I would NOT, repeat NOT, get into a cage with that guy and no script.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

I would NOT, repeat NOT, get into a cage with that guy and no script.

I always figured you as a pretty sharp fellow but the dog incident story had me wondering. That statement puts you back in the positive column again.