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  • -EX-
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    #1

    Why was Mike Tyson a Showtime fighter?

    In The 90's primarily at least? I was too young to follow boxing back then...

    Did Showtime simply give Mike ****** money or did he have a problem with HBO?
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    #2
    because of Don King?

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      #3
      Don King was pissed off at Larry Merchant

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        #4
        Don King.....

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          • onechance87
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            #6
            Cause of don king.Till this day,Hbo still dont like working with him.

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              #7
              Do any king fighters fight on hbo??

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              • BritishBoxing92
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                because don kings a c*nt and rips off people....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by larryx2010
                  Do any king fighters fight on hbo??
                  Devon Alexander......

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by No Ceilings
                    Devon Alexander......
                    Yeah devon just starting to get on hbo.But only because hbo wanted
                    him bad.I mean devon seems like a future superstar in the making.

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