Quote Originally Posted by Greig View Post
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...
i dont think boxing is in too bad a state. it has its obvious faults:
1. too many belts
2. fighters avoiding each other
3. v. dodgy refs decisions.

but on the plus side it is breaking records for ppv sales on the marquee fights, and we have been blessed with some very talented fighters recently. and who knows when the next superstar is going to appear. perhaps david haye will go on and dominate the heavyweights, maybe amir khan will come good and unify the junior welters. (im a brit, i expect both of these what ifs to be shot down by some blinkered idiot)

but there is quality about. i do wish that boxing was more widely available on terrestrial, its a great shame setanta went belly up.