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Jun 14, 2023 · At 91, Don King still longs for the spotlight. But it is shining elsewhere. The contrasting fortunes of the flamboyant promoter and his fellow boxing dealmaker, Bob Arum, were on full...
May 17, 2018 · Don King 1931 – Boxing promoter. Launched Lucrative Numbers Career. Resumed Education in Prison. Orchestrated “ Rumble in the Jungle ” Promoted Growing List of Champions. Sources. Even if he sported a conventional hair style, Don King might still be one of the most recognizable people in sports today. During the last 20 years, no ...
Aug 24, 2023 · 12 min read. by Kieran Mulvaney. 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.
Oct 4, 2017 · The promoter of more than 500 world championship fights, King was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. The New York Times listed him among the 100 African-Americans who helped shape the country's history during the 20th century.
Don King-promoted events have given the sports and entertainment world some of its most thrilling and memorable moments. Inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997, King was the only boxing promoter named to Sports Illustrated's list of the "40 Most Influential Sports Figures of the Past 40 Years."
Although King became the main promoter for Ali, Roberto Duran, Larry Holmes, Chavez and Mike Tyson, more than 90 fighters have earned $1 million under the banner of Don King Production, Inc. He has been named "Greatest Promoter in History" by sanctioning bodies WBC, WBA and IBF).
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