What truly made Don King fall off?How would today's stars careers have went under him?

[markusmod]

It sounds like a hell of a story though,I just don't know it(or maybe nobody does?)

He had an exclusive deal with Showtime for ages, but eventually lost it after bringing Tito to HBO.

[buddyr]

He would rob them all

Everyone robs fighters, but Don King didn't rob the public. King would pack his ppvs with superstars and future superstars. Julian jackson fighting on Chavez and Tyson undercards. Chavez past his prime fighting on Tyson undercards. Tito AND Terry Norris having fights on the Tyson vs Seldon card in preparation for a future fight between the 2(that keith Mullins ruined). Who's doing that now?

[QueensburyRules]

- - N'er speak ill of the dead and dying

[PRINCEKOOL]

Fighters have gain more power, Don King maybe did not adapt with the changing landscape.

But he is still in the game, just not the top promoter.

[Silence]

Eddie Hearn > prime Don King

[PRINCEKOOL]

Everyone robs fighters, but Don King didn't rob the public. King would pack his ppvs with superstars and future superstars. Julian jackson fighting on Chavez and Tyson undercards. Chavez past his prime fighting on Tyson undercards. Tito AND Terry Norris having fights on the Tyson vs Seldon card in preparation for a future fight between the 2(that keith Mullins ruined). Who's doing that now?

Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield I Judgement night was great.

The Rumble in the jungle must of been the most adventurist and innovated boxing event in the history of the sport.

Promoters even today, talk a good one 'But they still don't venture into Africa'.

There was awesome documentary, called 'Soul Power'. The Rumble in the Jungle was one of the biggest single day sporting events in history.

Note: I wonder if Hearn's ambitions of taking Joshua to Africa, are still something he aspired to do.

[Get em up]

I think his downfall was robbing his fighters. On paper they were paid well but the bigger piece of the pie went to him by the time he got his cut. I would rather have a million dollars now than the promise of 10 million I'll never get

[ELPacman]

I think Don just had too much of a dirty promoter rep that eventually when better promoters came along, fighters would immediately sign with them to get away from his dark cloud. Aside from cheating/robbing fighters of their money, didn't he also require some kind of contract where if you beat one of his fighters, you had to then go under his umbrella?

I recall the Vitali Klitscko documentary where he said, Don invited the two brothers to his mansions. He then noticed the piano was playing music with nobody there. He thought things were fishy and they got the hell out, lol.