Startling facts about Don King

[Gino Ros]

Is that you in the avatar?

ahh man.. change it

That is me.

Why change?

[ThunderWolf]

That is me.

Why change?

...maybe because your face is startlingly ugly...

[jri9d0]

It's funny, the other day I was looking at this book titled "The Life and Crimes of Don King."

I can only imagine how much more in-depth this book goes regarding Don King, though none of this is new info.

[Sam Donald]

...maybe because your face is startlingly ugly...

this........

[GeorgiaRED]

Don King is a real gangster.

[Rosseboi]

The whole reason Floyd is signing this contract with Don King is because of this 'Black solidarity' bull****. Ali did it at one time because he GENUINELY was persecuted but later regretted it. Floyd is just racially paranoid and has insecurities and for that reason I say....

Go Floyd!!! Sign sign sign!!!!!

(Because nothing would make me happier than to see a black man **** the financial shyt out of Floyd ha ha ha ha ha!!)

[davidoff]

An odd step to take from someone who says he wants to clean up the sport. That can only happen without the shady side that Don King personifies.

[-PANDA-]

remember how tyson said in that recent movie how king would tell him about how the white man would take advantage of black men and cant ever be trusted

that plays right into floyds inferiority complex, king is a weird individual but a mastermind of manipulation

[The Comedian]

What boxing fan on this site didnt know this? Don King is a piece of ****, but most pieces of **** make great business men and politicians. Gotta be cold and emotionless to get the job done.

[WladIsTheChamp]

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.

First time you hear of this huh? It's been common knowledge that he is a scum bag for many many years. Everyone knew he killed two people, from what I remeber reading, the first one was self-defense, the second not (although the first one could have been bull**** as well).

That's why no self-respecting boxer should do business him. That's why the Klitschkos have never allowed him to get options on them, which pisses him off to no end.

There hasn't been a big-name boxer who hasn't had a contract dispute that worked with him to my knowledge. If you all can think of one, name one.