One of my old fighting pals, Kevin Carroll, has built a prosthetic tail for his retired dolphin Winter (who now lives at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and Aquatic Battle Colosseum. CBS and Engadget have all the details. I can’t wait until battle-ready prosthetics are on the market. I suspect they’ll really up the stakes for what this sport is capable of.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007
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Gawker, BBC Radio, NY Post, Huffington Post, MotherJones, CNET News
Posted: September 3rd, 2007
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2006 Dolphin Fighting Championship in Tampa Florida. Koondo versus Miss Flipsy:
RIP Mr. Smiley Wiggles (Southern Region Dolphin Champ 1998-2001). Photo taken during the 2002 Southern semifinals: Mr. Smiley Wiggles (top) vs. Sir Cucumber Salad (bottom):
Posted: September 3rd, 2007
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Here’s a picture of my daughter tina betting $7000 dollars on Fish Taco Breath during the 2004 world championships
Posted: September 3rd, 2007
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MSNBC.com screenshots:
Here’s a link to the corrected MSNBC.com article.
And here’s the original Al Sharpton post.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007
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Dolphin fighting on FOX News:
Dolphin Fighting on Reuters TV:
Know of any other dolphin fighting mentions on TV. Let me know.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007
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According to Environmentalgraffiti.com:
Live dolphins fetch a few hundred dollars each for the fishermen who capture them, but once shipped abroad and trained they are bought and sold for about $30,000.
I paid $26,000 for my first dolphin. Plus another $6,000 in travel expenses for its handlers. The best piece of advice I can give anyone looking to get started in dolphin fighting is to not spend too much on your first dolphin. Like a first car, a first dolphin will likely get hurt or destroyed in the first 6 months of live fights. You can save tons of cash by heading straight to the dolphin hunting source, instead of dealing with the money hungry dolphin dealers who prowl the fighting circuit for first timers.
Posted: August 31st, 2007
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Hi my name is Jim Whitington. I discovered the world of dolphin fighting in 1997 during a trip out to Vegas. I fought and trained my own dolphin, Mr. Smiley Wiggles, for four years, and now mostly enjoy going to matches and helping other dolphin fighting trainers learn the ropes.
Posted: August 31st, 2007
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