Good thread!

I say Con King was Great for Boxing, bad for boxers!
To this day, he is still unsurpassed in stacking the cards.


The comparison with Dana doesn't flow with me. Dana entered during the sport's infancy, only UFC existed as a one weight fights all. 1990s. Whereas King came in 1/2 century after the legend Tex Rickard. Hard man to follow, but boy that closed circuit idea- really changed the game - I was under the impression back then Arum was more a less like an attorney- who learned it from Don, then took it and now he IMO is the definition of bad for boxing and bad for boxers. Crappy cards, mismatches, catchweights, and we will see how many of his fighters ended up broke...like many of Con King's fighters.