Future Primitive: Kimbo Slice’s Cruelest Cut  [19 November 2008]
By Tobias Peterson  Like Pussy Galore, Ebenezer Scrooge, or Fat
Bastard, Kimbo Slice is among those whose name seems to give a
particular insight into their personality. One need not be a
Bond fan to know what Galore’s game was. Similarly, Scrooge and
Bastard were, as advertised, chintzy and overweight
(respectively). As his own moniker suggests, Kimbo Slice has
been best known for the violence he directs against those
foolish enough to oppose him in a fight. Though it’s hard to
slice anything with a fist, many combatants have been taken
apart by his abilities inside and, notably, outside the mixed
martial arts cage.  Unlike these other characters, though, Slice
is a real person—in some ways, at least. His actual name is
Kevin Ferguson. His nom de guerre was given to him during a
period in his life when he made ends meet as a backyard brawler.
Often, this term is used to indicate an aggressive athlete who
gives his or her all. In the case of Ki