Startling facts about Don King

[ThunderWolf]

Don King:

1. Ran an illegal numbers business in Cleveland, Ohio, and shot a man to death in 1954
2. Beat a man to death in Cleveland in 1966, and served 3 1/2 years in prison
3. Promoted a heavyweight tournament in 1977 where fighters' records were falsified
4. 1984: Acquitted of tax fraud and conspiracy
5. 1990: Tried to overturn Mike Tyson's upset loss to James "Buster" Douglas in Tokyo
6. Investigated in 1992 by the U.S. Senate regarding affiliations with mobster John Gotti
7. Former heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon won a $900,000 judgment against King
8. Sued by Muhammad Ali for $1.2 million in connection with the Larry Holmes fight; unfortunately Ali would settle for a paltry $50,000
9. Mike Tyson's $100 million lawsuit against Don King, claiming theft of purse. It was settled out of court for $14 million
10. 1998: Acquitted of insurance fraud
11. 2000: An unindicted co-conspirator on 33 counts of bribery, conspiracy, racketeering, fraud and other charges in a federal investigation that uncovered payoffs for ranking fighters
12. 2005: Settled with Terry Norris for $7.5 million for breach of contract
13. 2006: Sued by Chris Byrd for breach of contract, and settled out of court
14. 2008: Lost a $2.5 billion lawsuit when ESPN exposed King's shady business practices over the years

This is Floyd`s future promoter.

[johnm is...]

LOL. Damn.

[Rabbit ♠]

Don King is an OG and a hustler in it's truest sense.

[SkillspayBills]

Nothing about that is "startling". Don King is the scum of the earth, I thought that was CW by now.

[ThunderWolf]

Nothing about that is "startling". Don King is the scum of the earth, I thought that was CW by now.

Having killed two men is startling enough.

[RimmyDelicious]

Sounds right up Floyd's alley to me. Perhaps Don isn't signing Floyd to a boxing contract but taking him on as in intern?

[Sam Donald]

The last one

[Gino Ros]

Don King:

1. Ran an illegal numbers business in Cleveland, Ohio, and shot a man to death in 1954
2. Beat a man to death in Cleveland in 1966, and served 3 1/2 years in prison
3. Promoted a heavyweight tournament in 1977 where fighters' records were falsified
4. 1984: Acquitted of tax fraud and conspiracy
5. 1990: Tried to overturn Mike Tyson's upset loss to James "Buster" Douglas in Tokyo
6. Investigated in 1992 by the U.S. Senate regarding affiliations with mobster John Gotti
7. Former heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon won a $900,000 judgment against King
8. Sued by Muhammad Ali for $1.2 million in connection with the Larry Holmes fight; unfortunately Ali would settle for a paltry $50,000
9. Mike Tyson's $100 million lawsuit against Don King, claiming theft of purse. It was settled out of court for $14 million
10. 1998: Acquitted of insurance fraud
11. 2000: An unindicted co-conspirator on 33 counts of bribery, conspiracy, racketeering, fraud and other charges in a federal investigation that uncovered payoffs for ranking fighters
12. 2005: Settled with Terry Norris for $7.5 million for breach of contract
13. 2006: Sued by Chris Byrd for breach of contract, and settled out of court
14. 2008: Lost a $2.5 billion lawsuit when ESPN exposed King's shady business practices over the years

This is Floyd`s future promoter.

Are you concerned for floyd? do you want to protect him from don king?

[Sam Donald]

Are you concerned for floyd? do you want to protect him from don king?

Is that you in the avatar?

ahh man.. change it

[Gino Ros]

Nothing about that is "startling". Don King is the scum of the earth, I thought that was CW by now.

none of it was startling to true boxing fans. i thought there was going to be new information here.