Comments Thread For: Mayorga and Don King Clash in Florida Over $1 Million

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Former world boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga is resfusing to sign to a document that allows his promoter Don King to withdraw a million dollars which King had recently deposited in a Florida court to prevent Mayorga from attempting to make his debut in M M A.



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[TintaBoricua]

Poor Mayorga...whatever happened with the MMA debut. I heard it got cancelled but why?

As for this situation, I hope Mayorga gets the better of it. He's been with Don his entire career, how much he's lost in finances I wonder.

[joe strong]

dont do it unless you get a contract for you release

[Gorilla Dogs]

Poor Mayorga...whatever happened with the MMA debut. I heard it got cancelled but why?

As for this situation, I hope Mayorga gets the better of it. He's been with Don his entire career, how much he's lost in finances I wonder.

Cuz he was signed with Don King and Mayorga wasnt allowed to fight with Shine Fights cuz it interfered wtih his contract wtih don king

Don put a million dollar bond to prevent the fight from happening

[BostonGuy]

Poor Mayorga...whatever happened with the MMA debut. I heard it got cancelled but why?

As for this situation, I hope Mayorga gets the better of it. He's been with Don his entire career, how much he's lost in finances I wonder.

He was set to fight but Don King obtained a court injunction that dissallowed Ricardo to participate in the mma bout. Mayorga is under contract to fight exclusively for Don King...

I've followed boxing in depth for about 6 years now (I was a casual fan before) and have never seen a promoter/manager screw over so many fighters. It's amazing that King can still get top name fighters to sign with him. Look what he's been doing with Valuev this year, he's preventing his fighter from making a really good payday...

[KickAzz]

yeah... don't sign with don king.

[jtiger78]

maybe after king dies will people notice its pointless to sign with him

Don King has been investigated for possible connections with organized crime. During a 1992 Senate investigation, King pleaded the Fifth ********* when questioned about his connection to mobster John Gotti. In public, however, he has responded to mob allegations by calling them racist.

Mike Tyson, the former undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion says of his former manager, King: "(King is) a wretched, slimy, reptilian motherf--. This is supposed to be my 'black brother' right? He's just a bad man, a real bad man. He would kill his own mother for a dollar. He's ruthless, he's deplorable, and he doesn't know how to love anybody."[8]

Lawsuits and fraud prosecutions filed against King

King has been involved in several litigation cases with boxers that were focused on fraud. They include a 1980 trial in which Muhammad Ali sued King for underpaying him $1.2 million for a fight with Larry Holmes. Ali settled for $50,000. Tim Witherspoon sued King and won $900,000. Mike Tyson sued King for $100 million, alleging the boxing promoter cheated him out of millions over more than a decade.[9] It was settled out of court for $14 million.[10]

In May 2005, King was sued by Lennox Lewis, who wanted $385 million from the promoter, claiming King used threats to pull Tyson away from a rematch with Lewis. Terry Norris settled a lawsuit out of court against Don King for breach of contract for $7.5 million. In early 2006, Chris Byrd sued Don King for breach of contract and the two eventually settled out of court under the condition that Byrd would be released from his contract with King.[11]

On September 3, 2009, boxer Ricardo Mayorga filed a suit against King, alleging that the promoter has failed to arrange boxing matches for him. The federal suit, filed in Miami, also alleges violations of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act: Mayorga says King set up a conflict of interest when he appointed his son, Carl King, as Mayorga's manager.[12]

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Don King is a blood sucking vampire. When he dies he will be sitting at the same table that Hitler will be sitting at.

[Sroey]

Cant we just get Rocky to knock him out again?

[Aperion]

I'm so sick of and have so much hatred for Don King.

Note to aspiring pro boxers: You are an IDIOT of you sign with King Productions. You may think you'll get some paydays, but you will be screwing yourself over.

I would also like to remind everyone that Don King is literally a murderer and should be in jail for life. I hope he dies soon of terrible disease.