Thread: <Don King: My Story (Interview details his beginings)

I just found this on YouTube awsome interview of Don King it details his beginings and gives you a more in depth look at him.
Really good watch IMO.... Enjoy!!

Pt.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF-Q762HbEU


Pt.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-NSFcs-mdo

Watching this reminds me, the big closed circuit/pay per view fights used to be on Mondays.

Great video though, not a fan of Don, but he did give us some great cards

Oh Hell let's talk the truth for a second here.....Don King has exploited more fighters then Vegas has Card games.....

He has made his living off of other men being hit in the face repeatadly and when they can no longer make them money he discards them like yesterdays leftovers......

BUT!!!!!!!!

He is responsible for boxing being as big of a multi billion dollar business it is today.....

Every promoter in the world owes him a thanks because he laid out the blue print on how to make a fight card succeed.....They just don't have to be as greedy as Don...

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Oh Hell let's talk the truth for a second here.....Don King has exploited more fighters then Vegas has Card games.....

He has made his living off of other men being hit in the face repeatadly and when they can no longer make them money he discards them like yesterdays leftovers......

BUT!!!!!!!!

He is responsible for boxing being as big of a multi billion dollar business it is today.....

Every promoter in the world owes him a thanks because he laid out the blue print on how to make a fight card succeed.....They just don't have to be as greedy as Don...

I think you are not giving Don enough credit. Although he's made his money promoting boxers to smash people in the face as you put it at least earlier in his career he put the graft in and smashed people's faces in himself.

I know he preferred to use his feet so maybe MMA would have been a more appropriate sport for him but I guess it wasn't around back in the day.