Must Read-Don King

[Anthony342]

I didn't read it because I know too much about King already. He did a lot of bad things but at the same time did a lot for boxing. Scruples where not his way.

I take it you're a big fan of the TV series Continuum, titanium?

[JAB5239]

Fascinating guy. Apparently his wife was like his handler! And King, no matter what one thinks about him was a real G. The people he went up against in Cleveland make the little baby wrappers trying to look hard, look like petulent children. King was basically in the middle of an old gangster with bucu muscle, sociopaths with bombs splattering people randomly, and other assorted guys trying to make the climb...and he persevered! I honestly believe that making it as a promoter in boxing one is dealing with some of the more dangerous types...guys life fifty cents never have a chance...but to KING? they were guppies to be swallowed whole.

Cleveland was a battleground in the 70's. I knew little about it till I saw the movie "Kill the Irishman" and started doing a little research into Danny Greene. It's difficult to think King wouldn't have had associates with the people involved with that mob war. Off hand I can't remember if it was mentioned in his biography. While a favorite boxing book of mine I've read probably 100 or more books since.

[billeau2]

Cleveland was a battleground in the 70's. I knew little about it till I saw the movie "Kill the Irishman" and started doing a little research into Danny Greene. It's difficult to think King wouldn't have had associates with the people involved with that mob war. Off hand I can't remember if it was mentioned in his biography. While a favorite boxing book of mine I've read probably 100 or more books since.

Greene was the mad bomber...he eventually was given a taste of his own medicine and it blew his mind! and everything else. king was in the unenviable position of being in eveybody's way...the last of the old time number's runners. I grew up in East harlem and used to work in junior high school selling papers in the morning. It JUST so happened that my neighbor who got in a little later t around 6am was the head numbers guy in the hood. His store was a front. Nice guy actually. Used to give me advice (great advice actually) protect me if I had any problems, etc.

The thing is (pardon the digression) the numbers guys had it down. The so called ******os who ran the numbers all had incredible memories....never wrote anything down. When the big sydicates came in they wanted a piece of the action. King was like my friend....he started to get squeezed in all directions. Gotta hand it to the guy if nothing else he is durable and smart as a fox.

[Dynamite76]

Don King was a great promoter, but hated what he did to Ali and some of the other heavys in the 80's.

[euellgong]

I didn't read it because I know too much about King too