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
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There's nothing I love more in life than turning around a bigot.
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You can't rule the world, but what you can do is win the world with love and understanding.
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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.
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America is the greatest country in the world-I love America. What I've accomplished could not have been done anywhere else.
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I am proud to be an American, I love my country and I love my troops. I want to do everything I can to lift them up in their hour of need but I cannot do it without the blessing of our commander in chief.
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Prior to Mike Tyson, we were generating close to $100 million a year. Now, Mike Tyson generates $100 million a fight.
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Without a doubt there is a lot of pride for them at this golf course. This is their turf. They've got a great golf course, and it's a dark day when they don't win here.
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gained his fame not by winning, but by losing.
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Many people are criticizing the slowness of the process,
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Mayweather should have been disqualified. The fighter had a third man in the ring. That is unheard of. The third man was chasing my fighter around. No matter how you look at it the fighter is disqualified.
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When Roger Mayweather entered the ring, it disqualified the fight. The Nevada Commission has the discretionary power to do as they may. They had the power to disqualify the fight, but they decided not to exercise that power.
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We are coming to win and I think so much of Evans that I'm coming to Cardiff so we can go back with the belt to America.
All of my fighters should get down on their knees and thank me for what I've done for them.
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I will fight for America until the day I drop.