rooster59 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Cockfighting purse largest in Thai history Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Two veteran roosters in Samui’s cockfighting ring drew the largest bets in Thailand’s history yesterday. Cockfighters from Chumporn, Ranong, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Samui circled around the Baan Lipa Yai ring yesterday afternoon, cheering and placing more than 2 million baht in bets. The headlining fight, between an eight-month-old gamecock from Chumporn named Hua Pok, and a two-year-old cock from Samui named Sor Kanitsorn, were slated to fight through two twenty-minute periods. Both experienced animals had successfully fought every previous opponent, ratcheting up the blood-thirsty gamblers’ excitement for the primitive 'sport. Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Cockfighting-purse-largest-Thai-history/65650?desktopversion -- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2016-10-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Are farang ever allowed to attend these blood-thirsty events without rosk of death ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I was always told cock fighting and gambling are illegal in Thailand ? I mean dominos and card games are ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Always selective,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 ~Beat me to it Tracker1...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geovalin Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 2 hours ago, tracker1 said: I was always told cock fighting and gambling are illegal in Thailand ? I mean dominos and card games are ! You are right! Sorry to tell that the Phuket Gazette article is poor : it should have explained first if the fight and the bets were legal or not. Also we need pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Can someone tell me what a cockfight in Koh Samui has to do with Phuket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 1 hour ago, madmitch said: Can someone tell me what a cockfight in Koh Samui has to do with Phuket? Pageviews and advertising revenue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaBoy Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I am pretty small.Went once to cock fightLost it.Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Whenever I read headings like this, I'm reminded of some porn DVD's on the racks in Chinatown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 How does it help to boost Samui tourism as mentioned in the article? It probably brought thirty or forty fighting cocks owners to the island, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Cockfights. Purses. I thought this was going to be about some ladyboys brawling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredNL Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I thought the Thai men had world's smallest cocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfredtillmann Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 2 minutes ago, FredNL said: I thought the Thai men had world's smallest cocks... they make up by having really large roosters. cock fights are a big thing up here and, yes, they frequently get raided and shut down. only to re - emerge at a different location 2 weeks later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 2 hours ago, PattayaBoy said: I am pretty small. Went once to cock fight Lost it. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk should have got someone to tease the cock a bit more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 6 hours ago, tracker1 said: I was always told cock fighting and gambling are illegal in Thailand ? I mean dominos and card games are ! Cockfighting is legal at registered stadiums and I think the birds need to be registered. Cockfighting is even excluded from the Animal Welfare Bill here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenterry Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 No different from Spanish bullfighting re the combatants - both primitive 'entertainment'. But it should have been clear that a two-year old cock who had survived previous battles would defeat an eight-month old owing to greater experience. What the hell am I dribbling on about - obviously need to get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBsinter Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 2 hours ago, FredNL said: I thought the Thai men had world's smallest cocks... I believe the Japanese have that pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon4637435435 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Dumbest activity ever!. Dum people doing dum things... Ill never understand the appeal. Some guys just like cock i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yann55 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 8 hours ago, geovalin said: You are right! Sorry to tell that the Phuket Gazette article is poor : it should have explained first if the fight and the bets were legal or not. Also we need pictures. Yes, and to call a 'sport' ???? What an utter disgrace ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I could be wrong but I don't think they attach spurs to the birds here as they do in the Philippines, but not 100% on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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