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David “Tank” Abbott is the true, street-brawling, original “tough guy” of the UFC. Becoming an icon for what the populace perceived as his thuggish, bullying ways and anti-hero persona, we learn on Talking Tough that Tank was just “being myself.” But we also learn that Dave Abbott –the person—is soft-spoken, incredibly introspective, and truly cares about his friends, and humanity. Rick and Tank talk about: their experiences together, in which Rick characterizes him as always reliable, intelligent and professional the definition of “being tough” lots of drinking stories why Tank was –and is—always filling to fight on a moment’s notice details of Tank’s recent, near-death medical travails –including twice having actually “died”—and an exploration of whether the experience has changed him the public’s perception of Tank Abbott, and Dave Abbott’s perception of himself turning down WWF’s offer to fight in The Brawl for All at Wrestle Mania, and the story of how –and why—he went to WCW Rick’s conversation with Tank perfectly illustrates the concept of TALKING TOUGH… “The Worlds’ TOUGHEST Men (and Women) at their most VULNERABLE,” and proves the old adage that “you can’t judge a book by its cover.”