Greatest Promoter of All Time??

[Flawless]

He ran an illegal bookmaking operation, and was charged for killing two men in separate incidents 13 years apart. The first was determined to be justifiable homicide after it was found that King shot a man in the back and killed him while he was attempting to rob one of King's ******** houses. King was convicted of second degree murder for the second killing after he was found guilty of beating to death an employee who owed him $600. In an ex parte meeting with King's attorney, the judge reduced King's conviction to nonnegligent manslaughter for which King served just under four years in prison.

he also robbed many other boxers as well.

That is our Don King

[BattlingNelson]

The greatest promoter of all time is probably Tex Rickard.

[Mr. Ryan]

The greatest promoter of all time is probably Tex Rickard.

In all fairness to Rickard, his events, though grand for the time, don't compare in magnitude to what Don King was able to accomplish. Thrilla in Manila, Rumble in the Jungle, these weren't just fights, they were cultural events.

[BattlingNelson]

In all fairness to Rickard, his events, though grand for the time, don't compare in magnitude to what Don King was able to accomplish. Thrilla in Manila, Rumble in the Jungle, these weren't just fights, they were cultural events.

It was another time for Rickard. He was very schrewd. Had a long promotional career. Among his greatest achievements was making the first million dollar fight.

For those who don't know about him please check this: http://www.ibhof.com/rickard.htm