Don King
Don King
Donald "Don" Kingis an American boxing promoter known for his involvement in historic boxing matchups. He has been a controversial figure, partly due to a manslaughter conviction, and civil cases against him...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth20 August 1931
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
cant career magic people
My career is one of people involvement. I'm a promoter of the people, by the people, for the people. My magic lies, my people ties, this is what I want to do. I'm in it to win, I cant give in, I can't give up and I cant quit. Victory is mine. Working together works.
love
You can't rule the world, but what you can do is win the world with love and understanding.
beat bob good likely love
I would never know how good I was if I didn't have Bob Arum. Bob Arum is white, Jewish; He was working for prosecutor's office. I'm black, an ex-convict, ex-number runner. Who would be most likely to succeed? It would be Bob 100-1. Yet I beat Bob on everything we ever done, with love.
fred great miracle pleasure unexpected worker
It's so great and an unexpected pleasure to see Fred after all of these years, ... He was a miracle worker in 1974 and he's still at it over 30 years later.
bring next top
I want to bring (all the top fighters) into the series, and by the end of next year, we'd have an undisputed heavyweight champion.
boxing colors driving fighters people realize sure
We're here to make sure people of all colors realize that boxing is in the ascendancy, and these two fighters are driving the rocket.
determination men thinking
If you envy me whatever modicom of success that I enjoy, you must also envy me my time, my labour, my finance, my anxiety, my frustration and my determination. Jose Sulaiman is the greatest boxing man that I have ever met. I think he is a knight in shining armour for the boxer, but I always insulate myself with the rules.
kings america boxing
If you are a blackman in America and get stopped by the police, make sure you have a vidio camera. Don't rely on some passerby to film the beating. Rodney King was just lucky.
boxing thanks fighter
Out of all the fighters that I have developed, clothed, financed, Gerrie Coetzee is the only one who had the decency to say 'thanks'.
fighting opportunity america
When I came into boxing, when it was more out of control, no fighters got an opportunity to fight. I came in: everybody got an opportunity to make a living in America.
boxing substance pizzazz
If he says he has the pizzazz and the sizzle, I have the steak, and substance. I've made more money than he's made. I've made bigger deals than he's made, when he's got the complexion to get the protection.
school iron boxing
I've whipped the Harvard graduate's ass. Nothing against Harvard - it's a hell of a school - but there I was, twenty five yards behind, wrapped in leg irons, and I beat him.
dream american-dream great-nations
I am the living attestation of the American dream. I am the extolment of this great nation.
boxing credibility
His credibility is zilch, virtually nil.