Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
He was definitely better than Bob Arum
Someone in the comments said boxing was better when Don King was on top. I think I agree
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He was definitely better than Bob Arum
I mean, it's when I gave a fukk
Well, Don King started promoting in the 1970s. I don't think you can credit him for exactly shaping the boxing landscape in that decade. Boxing was already huge before him. Though he did engineer the Ali/Foreman fight and deserves credit for that.
I think the question you have to ask is...was boxing better because of Don King? Or was the talent just better when he happened to be promoting?
I think the question you have to ask is...was boxing better because of Don King? Or was the talent just better when he happened to be promoting?
Born2BKing
Veteran
Damn dude is 91 still promoting fights. 
All time scumbag but he made the fights happen. 
All time scumbag but he made the fights happen. 
YoungSimpson
RIP Strika
Gotta give Don King his credit. Look at the under cards on his fights. He made the whole card interesting. That shyt is no more
Iceson Beckford
Rich In Spirit.
Yup
I'm just asking the question. To some degree, Don King's antics did create interest or hype around a fight back in the day.
I just don't know how much of it was him....and how much of it was Mexicans being rabid fans of Julio Cesar Chavez. How much of it was just having Mike Tyson under your umbrella?
Could Don King generate hype with the heavyweights of today? You tell me
Erratic415
Superstar
He put together the most loaded PPV cards in the 90s. Unfortunately it could come at the expense of a fighter he was ripping off, like Terry Norris for example (King and Norris’s manager plotted together to steal millions from Terry).
Even with Tyson, King put together some good undercards (Brown-Blocker WW unification before Tyson-Ruddock 1, Nelson-Fenech 1 before Tyson-Ruddock 2). When Tyson got locked up, the undercards got even more stacked.
Even with Tyson, King put together some good undercards (Brown-Blocker WW unification before Tyson-Ruddock 1, Nelson-Fenech 1 before Tyson-Ruddock 2). When Tyson got locked up, the undercards got even more stacked.
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don got some street in him
& a common theme with nikkas outside is risk taking
willing to gamble
other promoters are more white collar business style with it looking to minimize risk
don would let you take that risk he probably even encouraged it
if it works in your favor & you win he's your best friend if you lose then you blame him & he becomes the scapegoat
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& a common theme with nikkas outside is risk taking
willing to gamble
other promoters are more white collar business style with it looking to minimize risk
don would let you take that risk he probably even encouraged it
if it works in your favor & you win he's your best friend if you lose then you blame him & he becomes the scapegoat
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Bleep that Republican sellout. 
" Mike Tyson In 1998, Tyson sued King for $100 million, alleging that the boxing promoter had cheated him out of millions over more than a decade. The lawsuit was later settled out of court, with Tyson receiving $14 million."
" Mike Tyson In 1998, Tyson sued King for $100 million, alleging that the boxing promoter had cheated him out of millions over more than a decade. The lawsuit was later settled out of court, with Tyson receiving $14 million."
Don King's excellence was a byproduct of his promoting skills as much as it was the talent level in the sport.
Don King today couldn't be Don King in the past because there is less talent in sport and fighters are better self advocators who want compensation adjusted for the risk of each fight.
Don King today couldn't be Don King in the past because there is less talent in sport and fighters are better self advocators who want compensation adjusted for the risk of each fight.
