Startling facts about Don King

[ghost deini]

Everything you listed here is not accurate. However, in regards to what is accurate, my question is: what is so startling about these things? Anyone who is older than 30 and has followed boxing for a while knew these things already. King is scum, but everyone in boxing and out of boxing knows that.

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[ThunderWolf]

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Only *****s would want such, ashamed that their idol would associate with such people, yet choosing to be blind to the truth that hurts.

[Yessum]

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.

and thats only the times he got caught!

[Axl Rose]

Don King has to be the best sales man in the world! hes laughter is really one of the best.

[AddiX]

King is probably one of the greatest shiesters in the world.

I have a friend who sells him art and he says King is the biggest scumbag he's ever met. No matter what the deal is he will try to screw you out of anything he can.

He also said he ****s on his son all the time.