Talk:Kimbo Slice

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This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. -- Psy guy ^Talk 19:55, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Pennsylvania State University 2 Cull 3 This article needs to go. 4 Link 5 Parodies 6 articles for deletion 7 Rumor verification 8 New videos

[edit] Pennsylvania State University

Someone at PSU really enjoys vandalizing Kimbo's article. TigerDigm 19:54, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Unless there is posted proof, I really doubt he graduated from college. JudgeMana 01:27, 10 December 2006 (UTC) JudgeMana

[edit] Cull

Vandalism aside, this article has major issues. I would propose a fairly hefty cull. In my opinion there is no need to go into so much detail on what is a barely notable subject. The lengthy fight descriptions partiuularly need to go. Plus almost all of it is unverifiable, most sources (including my own I admit) are from Interest message boards. Any thoughts? Stu ^{’Bout ye!} 18:01, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

I know the article is speculation, and not very well formatted, but the subject is an internet phenomenon, and I'm sure some people appreciate the information found on here. I agree that some of the information should be culled from the article, but the problem then arises as to how far does the edit go? If one asks for cited sources, we arrive back at the misinformation from message boards. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to contact some of his alleged affiliated websites to request a valid bio for Kimbo? TigerDigm 18:09, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

It's an idea, but I don't think we want to be using any of those websites as a trusted source! This article gets more and more rubbish added to it weekly. People may appreciate the running commentary on all of his fights, but that doesn't make it notable. Apart from that, it's a WP:V nightmare. Stu ^{’Bout ye!} 10:19, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This article needs to go.

This isn't that note worthy of a subject, there is not alot of proven facts, and it is poorly written.

I move for deletion.

S-I-G-N---Y-O-U-R---P-O-S-T-S!!! While I don't think we should delete this, I think we should get it more organized. --CanesOL79 00:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Link

The link labeled "Kimbo v. Rasta" leads the viewer to a site which also features pornography.

Also, I think the video which this link leads to was his first fight.

I've deleted three of the current links and added a link to youtube that lists all of the fights. Two of the links I deleted are inaccessible to a lot of users as they contain adult content. Stu ^{’Bout ye!} 08:40, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parodies

I've removed the parodies section as this isn't notable. If anyone can tell why it is, I'm happy to revert. Stu ^{’Bout ye!} 09:28, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] articles for deletion

i for one can say that i'm euphoric this article survived AfD. here is why: i, too, am named kevin ferguson. i couldn't be happier to type my name into wikipedia and find out that i share names with kimbo slice. --Friendship hurricane 06:19, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rumor verification

I heard that the eye that was shown in the first fight was fake. I know that somebody from his entourage claimed that the eye was not fake, but apparently, there are people who say they know the guy or were witnesses to the fake wound. I do not know, so I am just asking if anybody knows for sure or not. RyanDaniel 16:57, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New videos

There is a new video in which kimbo fights two different opponents.

There is a site called Sublime directory that has every Kimbo fight except Gannon's. It also links to porn, so I haven't linked it. Sublime directory refers to Kimbo's first opponent, Byrd, as "Big D" and to Rasta as "Dreads". Maybe someone could take a look at it and decide if the names should be referenced, or the site should be linked in the article? It also gives heights and weights for Kimbo and each opponent at the time of the fight.