Don King, Notes from the Dark Ring Boxing and Prison

Don King - Who the hell are not familiar with Mr.. Don King, the boxing promoter known in all parts of the world? Who is not familiar with Mike Tyson, who is often referred to as world heavyweight boxing champion true? Yes, can not be denied that the world's Tyson boxing career soar thanks to this unique haired promoter. However, who would have thought that guy by the name of Don King's original has a dark reputation in some circles? In fact, he never harmed a person to lose and actions is to enter it into the prison for four years.

The Rumble In The Jungle

Don King was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 20 August 1931. As is generally the black children at the time, she has a pretty young dark time. She dropped out of the University of Kent State and honorable in the illegal gambling and some other cases.

In 1974, Don King is a great way to promote his first professional boxing bout and found it to be well-known for featuring Ali VS Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire. This mega event directly transform King into the main promoters in boxing for 30 years into the future. He went into the ranks of the world ring with his success in bringing Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield and champion.


However, a few years later it opened l ah glorious dark side of the promoter. This story tells the major players like to play dirty and underhanded. Many exploits of King, who was hidden. He was committing fraud after fraud in each competition and to almost all young boxer in his place promised to join him. In addition, Don King was at Indicate involved in murder, bribery, theft, betting, breach of contract, and that helped a mafia extortion.

Causes Debt

One day at a gambling house, someone named Hillary Brown tried to rob King. The house is one of the King of the gambling den. At the time, Don King realized actions of Brown and promptly shot him in the back and killed. At that time the court rules that it's fair to reasons of self-defense.

On January 20 April 1966 King involved with the murder. This time relating to the debt problem. At that time while walking in the area of ​​Manhattan, he saw Sam Garrett, former employees have ever owe 600 dollars while betting. Sam is alone poorman, sickly, and drug addiction. However, this time the King did not care. He forced Sam to immediately repay its debts. Argument for the sake of argument also continues on the action fights. King is not his match for Sam, it is natural to lose a large body crushed by a blow beset by King. Fight outside bar that was stopped after Garret lying with severe injuries and eventually died. King declared that it was self-defense. But some people in the testimonies of people denied this location. The beating lasted very brutal and King as a crazy person.

In an interview with a sports reporter, Jack Newfield, the officer who arrested King at the time said that he saw the head of Sam many - times kicked by the King keeping his gun. Although after Sam got it right - actually lying in the street, King still leaves one last kick is brutal. Don King was found guilty and sentenced on charges of second-degree murder. As a result of the offense, Don King had to be languishing in jail for four years.

Spent his time in prison by reading books of philosophy and history. He was just getting the education that he had before the time finish college. Once out of prison, he set a career as a world-class boxing promoter and managed to buy 40 hectares of farm land at a low price. The interesting thing is, he also married Hattie Renwick, a widow who had owned the land.

That Donking, the promoter who has unique character. Precisely unique and controversial. Base experience in the past produced a principle of life that is always in his hand.

Principle is it?
"I do not serve time. I am the one who mebuat serve my time. "