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Is Don King the devil of boxing?
For years the boxing community has witnessed Don King’s stealing from boxers. Countless lawsuit settlements against King and hundreds more accusations have proven the case. Yet even at age 81, the controversial promoter appears up to his old tricks hustling boxers and causing trouble.
King has spent the past week threatening promoters, Showtime and the WBO, trying to stop his former fighter Ryan Coyne from fighting for the WBO World Light Heavyweight title on November 10th against Nathan Cleverly. King hasn’t paid a single penny in income to Coyne in 16-months and their three-year contract expired September 17th.
King claims the contract was automatically extended for one-year, while Coyne citing numerous breaches and promotional incompetence says three-years lost in the Don King prison is enough.
“I signed a deal with the devil with Don but even bad contracts have limits. Three-years in hell is up. He hasn’t performed even to the most pathetic standards. It’s like I sold him my car, then he thinks that gives him claim to my house and my first born kid,” Coyne said. “He’s put nothing into my career, no money, no effort, not a single example of getting me a quality fight." [Click Here To Read More]
For years the boxing community has witnessed Don King’s stealing from boxers. Countless lawsuit settlements against King and hundreds more accusations have proven the case. Yet even at age 81, the controversial promoter appears up to his old tricks hustling boxers and causing trouble.
King has spent the past week threatening promoters, Showtime and the WBO, trying to stop his former fighter Ryan Coyne from fighting for the WBO World Light Heavyweight title on November 10th against Nathan Cleverly. King hasn’t paid a single penny in income to Coyne in 16-months and their three-year contract expired September 17th.
King claims the contract was automatically extended for one-year, while Coyne citing numerous breaches and promotional incompetence says three-years lost in the Don King prison is enough.
“I signed a deal with the devil with Don but even bad contracts have limits. Three-years in hell is up. He hasn’t performed even to the most pathetic standards. It’s like I sold him my car, then he thinks that gives him claim to my house and my first born kid,” Coyne said. “He’s put nothing into my career, no money, no effort, not a single example of getting me a quality fight." [Click Here To Read More]
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