Don King

[johnmaff36]

Could any of you guys help me out here please? Im looking for a good book on Don King. Im sure there are loads of books on him but i want to know which would be the best to seek out and thats where you come in. I know what he is and has ruined many a fighter, in fact most of who hes dealt with, but i find him interesting if anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[SEANIE]

Don King never ruined any fighter, he was just going about his business. All those fat lazy 80's heavyweights blame him, but Larry Holmes got rich working with Don.

[TheBranMan]

I think the quote was: "talks black, acts white and thinks green."
I have no respect for the greedy, lying sack of sh**. IMO the sport would be better off without him.
Apparently he's still at his old trickery:
Team Ruiz: DKP is lying | Fightnews - Boxing News Updated 24/7
No wonder so many of his fighters are leaving him.

[johnmaff36]

Don King never ruined any fighter, he was just going about his business. All those fat lazy 80's heavyweights blame him, but Larry Holmes got rich working with Don.

Fair enough, maybe i used the wrong word there but he certainly ripped off quite a lot of his fighters. Paying Ali 50grand for the Holmes fight isnt what i would call 'going about his business', thats just being a c**t. Several others have taken him to court and won, over him 'going about his business'. OK, some have got rich working with him when he had a stronghold on a lot of the titles, but thats only because if they didnt go with him then they would not have got a shot to begin with. When Witherspoon fought Bruno, his take home pay was 90grand out of a 500grand purse. Bruno got a 900grand purse and he was the challenger!!! That may be 'going about his business' but its certainly not looking after his fighters business

[TitoFan]

Could any of you guys help me out here please? Im looking for a good book on Don King. Im sure there are loads of books on him but i want to know which would be the best to seek out and thats where you come in. I know what he is and has ruined many a fighter, in fact most of who hes dealt with, but i find him interesting if anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated

I haven't seen too many books on Don King... but there's tons of books and articles on leeches.

[jon09]

I'm not sure about a book but HBO had Ving Rhames play him in the movie Only In America which was pretty entertaining.

[Master]

King is getting old and losing his grip he held on boxing, but for that he would eat up Golden Boy and Arum.

[Nameless]

King is getting old and losing his grip he held on boxing, but for that he would eat up Golden Boy and Arum.

Not only peoples aren't seeking him anymore because there is other strong alternatives around but his stable and the cards he did promote considerably thinned over the last 3 years. Dunno if it's age, lack of interests or whatever else but this is clearly visible.

[Greig]

Only In America: The Life and Crimes of Don King by Jack Newfield is a fantastic read on King. I read an excerpt back in about 1997, and it was so good I had to buy the book.

Also check out A Savage Business - The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson by Richard Hoffer.


Both offer a pretty good account of the Machiavellian workings of Don King.


But if it wasn't for Don King, I'd wager boxing would be in a damn sight worse off than the state it finds itself today...

[johnmaff36]

I'm not sure about a book but HBO had Ving Rhames play him in the movie Only In America which was pretty entertaining.

seen it. ving rhames was outstanding doing king

[johnmaff36]

Could any of you guys help me out here please? Im looking for a good book on Don King. Im sure there are loads of books on him but i want to know which would be the best to seek out and thats where you come in. I know what he is and has ruined many a fighter, in fact most of who hes dealt with, but i find him interesting if anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated

I haven't seen too many books on Don King... but there's tons of books and articles on leeches.

ha ha! touche