The best TV of the weekend (after ???The Wire,??? of course) was Kimbo Slice???s mixed-martial arts championship bout against Tank Abbott, shown on Showtime on Saturday night. If you don???t know Kimbo Slice, he became famous a few years ago when videos of his street fights became million-plus-viewed videos on YouTube. He???s now gone pro, and his bald head and long, bristlingly thick beard, combined with his piercingly handsome gaze immediately vault him above every other MMA fighter: Kimbo???s got charisma as powerful as his right hook. On Saturday, Kimbo knocked out Tank Abbott 43 seconds into the first round. The fight was beautiful to watch. It was strictly a punching match: The opponents never made it down onto the mat, which pleased me???I don???t find two fighters locked onto each other on the ground like embracing crabs a real bore. Kimbo has been training with Bas Rutten, the great, funny/deadly Dutch former MMA champ, and you could see the improvement in Kimbo???s technique. He always used to drop his hands, which left him open for punches in the face, but now he keeps his dukes up, thus both shielding his face and keeping those guns cocked for rapid slams. Tank took a pummelling and a sweet hook to the side of the head. Kimbo says he wants to fight Mike Tyson. Boy, would I like to see him knock Tyson into tomorrow???s trash bin. --Ken Tucker