They've got it locked away."īoth Slice and Imber have refuted Harris' claims. Why has my footage never been seen? I've never seen my own footage. "I fought for them a few times underground. "Kimbo was turning pro in 2007, so I said, 'Let me be the new face of the backyard.' There were people telling to invest in me, but they were focused on Kimbo. "What was good for the gander wasn't good for the goose," Harris told. Backyard fight promoter Dhafir "Dada 5000" Harris, who was featured in the documentary "Dawg Fight," attended the same Miami, Florida, high school as opponent Kimbo Slice. The reason, in Harris' opinion, was that his emergence would have been bad for Slice. Harris says he participated in two brawls similar to those that made Slice famous, but footage of the better one disappeared. He was virtually unknown before the release of "Dawg Fight" last year, a look-back documentary that focused on his role as a promoter of backyard fights years ago.Īccording to Harris, he could have achieved the same notoriety as Slice but efforts were made to prevent it. Harris has never reached a similar status. Slice's Internet fight videos have generated millions of views and he has drawn massive television ratings as a mixed martial artist in several promotions. Of course, the major difference is just about everyone knows Slice, whose birth name is Kevin Ferguson. They are both big, bearded, tattooed men - with a long history related to backyard brawls. They went to high school together and maintained a relationship afterward. Harris grew up in the same poverty-stricken Miami suburb as Slice. According to one side of the story, that was always by design. HOUSTON - Kimbo Slice is an Internet sensation.
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