Don King
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Manny Pacquiao puts boxing back on the front foot against UFC Kevin MitchellBoxing needs more than just Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr propping it up, though. David Haye has a platform now (as long as Don King stays out of his hair), and Showtime's Super Six has got off to a great start. In the UK, Prizefighter... In this article: Kirkland Laing, Manny Pacquiao, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Roberto Duran, and Colin Jones |
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Yahoo! News | 3 days ago
De la Hoya - King cannot diminish Haye's title (AFP)
...crown diminished by the sanctioning of an interim title fight, Haye promoter Oscar de la Hoya said. In response to rival promoter Don King's claim that the WBA had agreed to an interim title bout, de la Hoya said in a statement released...
In this article: David Haye, World Boxing Association, Oscar De La Hoya, John Ruiz, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, and Ruslan Chagaev
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Guardian | 3 days ago
King tries to halt Haye's Klitschko chase
Don King tries to check David Haye's pursuit of the Klitschko brothers • Promotor tells Brit he may have to face little-known Australian • Kali 'Checkmate' Meehan stopped by Danny Williams in 2001 David Haye holds up his WBA...
In this article: David Haye, WBA, Danny Williams, John Ruiz, Nikolai Valuev, and Ruslan Chagaev
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Boston Herald | 5 days ago
Pac-Man gobblin' 'em up
...convention in Colombia last week, entertaining offers from promoters. While he and Ruiz carefully avoided casting aspersions at Don King, it seemed clear enough that his future plans do not include the World's Greatest Promoter. "It...
In this article: Manny Pacquiao, WBA, John Ruiz, Jermain Taylor, New York, Miguel Cotto, and Yuri Foreman
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sportinglife | November 17, 2009
VALUEV REVEALS HAYE FIGHT SPLIT
...like to note that my American promoter Don King was opposed to me fighting David Haye," Valuev wrote. "In fact, Don King was upset when he learned that I had agreed to fight Haye." "My German co-promoters [Sauerland Event] did not inform...
In this article: Nikolai Valuev, David Haye, Allegation, WBO, WBA, Sultan Ibragimov, Vitali Klitschko, and Germany
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Sunday Mirror | November 14, 2009
David Haye reveals the mind tactics he used to beat Nikolai Valuev
...his title at the O2 Arena, which is just a few miles away from the streets where Haye grew up. It looks like John Ruiz - Don King's veteran former champion - will be in the opposite corner for Haye's first defence. and that, according to...
In this article: David Haye, Nikolai Valuev, Business partner, WBA, John Ruiz, Oscar De La Hoya, Lennox Lewis, and O2 Arena
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Guardian | November 08, 2009
David Haye has bargaining power but big money is still another fight away
...simultaneously in the United States, could earn the new champion upwards of GBP5m. The tough but dull American, part-managed by Don King, who was at ringside in Nuremberg on Saturday night, is a mandatory challenger, having stepped aside...
In this article: David Haye, John Ruiz, WBA, Vitali Klitschko, Derek Chisora, David Price, and Tyson Fury
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BBC News | November 06, 2009
Haye needs staying power
Haye can win but needs staying power Don King in a duffle coat in a provincial German shopping mall. You could almost see it in his hair: "Where in the name of Muhammad Ali did it all go wrong?" In common with television chef Gary...
In this article: David Haye, Nikolay Valuev, WBA, Carl Thompson, John Ruiz, Evander Holyfield, Henry Cooper, and Monte Barrett
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 04, 2009
Nikolai Valuev the poet leaves trash-talking to mouthy David Haye
...me 'Please ask Nikolai to take care of David Haye's dirty mouth'. " So blurted one Pavel Govzman, an associate of Valuev's co-promoter Don King here. Clearly, he's learnt the art of hype from his electric-haired pal but you knew what he was...
In this article: Nikolai Valuev, David Haye, Brothers Grimm, Sky Box Office, and Reuters
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Valuev dismisses threat from Haye
The retaliation against Haye's previous barbs against Valuev came from Pavel Govzman, a consultant to promoter Don King, who claimed he had found support for the Russian to be extremely strong in America. "There is a huge interest in...
In this article: David Haye, Nikolay Valuev, Sky Box Office, WBA, and Twitter
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Las Vegas Sun | October 27, 2009
Don King says bantam bout to bring 'glory' back to Vegas
It stands to reason Don King would invoke the memory of the "Rumble in the Jungle," another late-October boxing match, in hyping Saturday's show at Treasure Island on the Strip. The "Rumble," which matched George Foreman against Muhammad...
In this article: Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey, Treasure Island, Las Vegas, WBA, and Jose Alfaro
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Donald "Don" King (born August 20 1931), is an American boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality. His career has been highlighted by experience promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle," the "Thrilla in Manila," and the ascent and fall of Mike Tyson. King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Evander Holyfield.
- Birth Date:
- August 20, 1931
- Birthplace:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Boxing promoter
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