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Aug 24, 2023 · Don King, the rambunctious, garrulous, uniquely-coiffed, malapropism-spewing, money-making machine, controversy magnet and boxing promoter, turned 92 last weekend. Here we look back on some of the key moments in a unique life lived largely in the public eye.
Some years ago, when he was still at or near his harrumphing, bombastic best, legendary promoter Don King chastised a fellow promoter (no, not Bob Arum) for failing to fully recognize who and what was really important in the sometimes shadowy world of professional boxing.
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May 17, 2018 · Don King. 1931-. American boxing promoter. W ith his trademark "gravity-defying" hair, the image of Don King has hovered over professional boxing since he helped put together the "Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974, in which Muhammad Ali regained his championship title from George Foreman .
Jan 29, 2021 · As the COVID-19 vaccination shot pierced his upper arm earlier this month, Don King breathed in what felt like a new lease on life, another boost to carry on with his life’s work. At 89, the...
Jun 10, 2022 · He was the celebrity-promoter who shaped the careers of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. He was as big as they get in his reign from the mid-1970s through the ‘90s. He was. Don King introduced...
Rising from a life of hardship and crime, Don King became the most successful boxing promoter the sport has ever seen—and the first Black man to do so. He is his own American Dream.
Nov 3, 2017 · At 86, Don King Is ‘Semiretired’ but Still Working Every Angle - The New York Times. By his own admission, Don King, above, in 2015, has not promoted a “real” heavyweight champion in 20...
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