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By T.K. Stewart - There were a few big heavyweights on the stage yesterday afternoon in Sunrise, Florida at the final pre-fight press conference ahead of Saturday's fight between Vic Darchinyan and Joseph Agbeko.
Their names were Don King, Michael Jackson and King Kong.
King was fresh from a trip earlier in the week to Los Angeles where he attended Michael Jackson's memorial service and engaged in a peaceful and harmonious show of respect with Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and old friend Mike Tyson.
When he took the stage yesterday, King spoke as though Jackson was a live component of Saturday's big show at the BankAtlantic Center that will see Darchinyan and Agbeko battle for the latter's IBF bantamweight title belt.
Ever the promoter, King used Jackson's name and the U.S. Military as an opportunity to sell his latest show. Never mind that his man, Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko is from Ghana and Darchinyan was born in Armenia but now calls Australia home. King was able to seamlessly weave all of that into a prepared speech that tied Jackson, the U.S military and a prizefight all together.
With a life-sized, 25 year-old picture of he and Jackson in the background, the self-proclaimed “World's Greatest Promoter” who once advocated the Jackson family in a series of concerts in the 1980's, he called the “Victory Tour” began his spiel. [details]
Their names were Don King, Michael Jackson and King Kong.
King was fresh from a trip earlier in the week to Los Angeles where he attended Michael Jackson's memorial service and engaged in a peaceful and harmonious show of respect with Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and old friend Mike Tyson.
When he took the stage yesterday, King spoke as though Jackson was a live component of Saturday's big show at the BankAtlantic Center that will see Darchinyan and Agbeko battle for the latter's IBF bantamweight title belt.
Ever the promoter, King used Jackson's name and the U.S. Military as an opportunity to sell his latest show. Never mind that his man, Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko is from Ghana and Darchinyan was born in Armenia but now calls Australia home. King was able to seamlessly weave all of that into a prepared speech that tied Jackson, the U.S military and a prizefight all together.
With a life-sized, 25 year-old picture of he and Jackson in the background, the self-proclaimed “World's Greatest Promoter” who once advocated the Jackson family in a series of concerts in the 1980's, he called the “Victory Tour” began his spiel. [details]