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Donald King, dit Don King, est un promoteur de boxe professionnelle né le 20 août 1931 à Cleveland . Biographie. Un début de vie difficile. À 18 ans, il s’inscrit à l’université Case Western Reserve de Cleveland 1 dans l’ Ohio mais dans le même temps, il se lance dans le bookmaking et il est renvoyé.
Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila".
Don King (born August 20, 1931, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is an American boxing promoter known for his flamboyant manner and outrageous hair styled to stand straight up.
28 nov. 2019 · Déformais incontournable sur et en dehors des rings, Don King se voit officiellement pardonné pour son crime par le gouverneur de l’Ohio Jim Rhodes, apparaît dans la série Miami Vice, bosse ...
6 mai 2024 · A new podcast series delves deep into the life and times of one of sport’s most charismatic and controversial figures – boxing promoter Don King.
24 août 2023 · Don King, the rambunctious, garrulous, uniquely-coiffed, malapropism-spewing, money-making machine, controversy magnet and boxing promoter, turned 92 last weekend. Here we look back on some of the key moments in a unique life lived largely in the public eye.
29 janv. 2021 · As the COVID-19 vaccination shot pierced his upper arm earlier this month, Don King breathed in what felt like a new lease on life, another boost to carry on with his life’s work. At 89, the...
Some years ago, when he was still at or near his harrumphing, bombastic best, legendary promoter Don King chastised a fellow promoter (no, not Bob Arum) for failing to fully recognize who and what was really important in the sometimes shadowy world of professional boxing.
17 mai 2018 · As Muhammad Ali entered his declining years, especially after losing his title to Larry Holmes, Don King emerged more and more as the face of modern boxing. In fact, for a time in the 1980s, everyone who contended for the heavyweight championship was promoted or managed by Don King.
4 oct. 2017 · Biography. His electric hair and fast-talk have made him one of the world's most recognizable figures. Yet Don King is more than merely a circus clown for boxing. His promotional skills are largely responsible for having made the sport a financial giant, for better or worse.
