Shystiest Don King stories - Page 4

Stonehands89 · 07-10-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by META5

Always heard that the guy was a shiesty bastard and have heard it confirmed by many within the boxing circles ...

One thing that always caused me to wonder though was the Rumble In The Jungle fight ... when King goes up to Ali to congratulate him, Ali says something to King with a look of hostility on his face ... Don's face drops as if he's walked into the house, laughing and joking, to see his family held hostage or something ... what exactly did Ali say and why the hell do people still do business with the shiesty bastard?

I have heard it said that it was Ali himself who brought King into the bigtime.

Raggamuffin · 07-10-2007, 09:59 AM

Nope.
DK surfaced as the one who could give Ali his match with Foreman.

Stonehands89 · 07-10-2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Raggamuffin

Nope.
DK surfaced as the one who could give Ali his match with Foreman.

Elaborate please.

TBooze · 07-10-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Stonehands89

Elaborate please.

Well he got Mobutu to put up $10Million to make the fight.

He was a smart man, I always like the Jamaica story, where you see him pre Frazier/ForemanI with smokin' Joe; pretty much one of his team, always on Joe's side for press conferences.

Then post fight, arm around Big George and now Foreman's mouth piece...

Raggamuffin · 07-10-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TBooze

Well he got Mobutu to put up $10Million to make the fight.

He was a smart man, I always like the Jamaica story, where you see him pre Frazier/ForemanI with smokin' Joe; pretty much one of his team, always on Joe's side for press conferences.

Then post fight, arm around Big George and now Foreman's mouth piece...

Correct. He is the one who also got George to sign the contract for the fight. Off course he pulled the "we are all proud black men, fighting in a black country" type of shit. But Big Ol'George had $ signs in his eyes and DK made him believe it would be a walkover against an old Ali

Switching camps comes as naturally to DK as scratching our balls is to us other men

Stonehands89 · 07-10-2007, 11:21 AM

Understood. Although I think that Ali -for whatever reason- held the door open for him. King got him to participate in a charity event in CLeveland with Lloyd Price (remember him? Price had big hits in the 50s with "Stagger Lee" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy")... he then promoted Zaire AND Ali-Frazier III.... after that, he was in for good.

Vantage_West · 07-10-2007, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sandwichsurgeon

"He quit like a dog" - Don King on Gerald McLellan

i remember that

what a fucking gob shite

Vantage_West · 07-10-2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mochabuzz

We all know DK is a dishonest bitch... but how does his dishonesty and disloyalty compare with the likes of other promoters? With Frank ******, Bob Arum & Golden Boy? Aren't all promotors pretty greedy?

but golden boy is run by boxers....there is a big difference oscar made it to break the tie on belts.

Vantage_West · 07-10-2007, 11:42 AM

don king
"looks black, speaks white, thinks green"

TBooze · 07-10-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Vantage_West

i remember that

what a fucking gob shite

He was not alone in sugesting McClellan quit; The ITV commentary team said the same thing, and I was call him every name under the sun, for losing me money by seemingly giving up.

Titan1 · 07-10-2007, 03:42 PM

I heard about the time that Don tried to get involved in the Ali-Berbick promotion and got his ass kicked;Dokes had to pick him up from a Florida airport and take him to a hospital.

Duodenum · 07-10-2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bummy Davis

he got caught bribing Ring Magazine's John Ort for fighters like Larry Holmes and others for T.V. fights

Hence, Malcolm "Flash" Gordon's nickname for him; "Johnny 'Bought, Caught' Ort!" (Man, what an entertainingly outspoken and wonderfully cynical curmudgeon "Flash" was. I hope he hasn't mellowed in his "old" age!)

Duodenum · 07-10-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Vantage_West

don king
"looks black, speaks white, thinks green"

"Looks like shit, speaks shit, thinks shit." That's DK. (We should be using the "DK" acronym. His full name is language far too filthy to use in a "family oriented" forum like this! Why, there might be kids under 55 lurking in here who are way too young to be exposed to such disgusting obscenities. Where are the censors when we need them?)

Duodenum · 07-10-2007, 05:16 PM

To paraphrase Jimmy Cannon:

DK is a credit to his race......the rat race.

justaboxingfan · 07-10-2007, 11:19 PM

Did anyone watch Don King:Only in America(1997) It was a good movie but I won't forget the part when he's in the washroom with Holmes(I believe) and after taking a piss hands him a blank contract to sign

Holmes says something like "aren't you going to wash your hands first?"
King goes "I wash my hans before I touch my dick" I thought that was hilarious

07-10-2007, 09:59 AM	#47
Raggamuffin You dipstick ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,222 vCash: 766	Re: Shystiest Don King stories Nope. DK surfaced as the one who could give Ali his match with Foreman.
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07-10-2007, 11:21 AM	#51
Stonehands89 Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,193 vCash: 1000	Re: Shystiest Don King stories Understood. Although I think that Ali -for whatever reason- held the door open for him. King got him to participate in a charity event in CLeveland with Lloyd Price (remember him? Price had big hits in the 50s with "Stagger Lee" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy")... he then promoted Zaire AND Ali-Frazier III.... after that, he was in for good.
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07-10-2007, 03:42 PM	#56
Titan1 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,423 vCash: 1000	Re: Shystiest Don King stories I heard about the time that Don tried to get involved in the Ali-Berbick promotion and got his ass kicked;Dokes had to pick him up from a Florida airport and take him to a hospital.
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07-10-2007, 05:16 PM	#59
Duodenum Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,700 vCash: 1000	Re: Shystiest Don King stories To paraphrase Jimmy Cannon: DK is a credit to his race......the rat race.
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07-10-2007, 11:19 PM	#60
justaboxingfan Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 198 vCash: 1000	Re: Shystiest Don King stories Did anyone watch Don King:Only in America(1997) It was a good movie but I won't forget the part when he's in the washroom with Holmes(I believe) and after taking a piss hands him a blank contract to sign Holmes says something like "aren't you going to wash your hands first?" King goes "I wash my hans before I touch my dick" I thought that was hilarious
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