The greater evil - Don King, Bob Arum or Panama Lewis?

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  1. Unforgiven

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    Yeah, difference is King grew up in the ghetto and his first entreprenauerial career was in the numbers game racket, where violence was large part of the game.
    Arum is from a privileged background.
    He probably has exactly the same socio-pathic murderous character traits as King has, he known to be a shamelessly deceitful and unscrupulous man, a ruthless predator. But he was never in the environment where killing someone was part of business.
     
  2. Rui

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    In a pound-for-pound sense, Panama Lewis is the biggest scumbag out of the three, and I don't think it's even close.

    But King and Arum have both screwed over hundreds of fighters in the past 30-40 years, so if you want to compare that to the type of **** Lewis pulled in the public's eyes or within the private confines of the gym, it's up for debate.
     
  3. Rebel-INS

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    He also killed someone by shooting them in the back, but I assume this question is on a boxing level.

    to be honest, Don King has made a lot of fighters who they are, and they can complain about not getting all the money they deserve, but without him they would only be getting a fraction anyway.
    No one can sell a fight like Don King.
     
  4. fists of fury

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    Ironically, it was Arum Cus warned Tyson about.
     
  5. Sardu

    Sardu RIP Mr. Bun: 2007-2012 Full Member

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    King killed two men in his life so he's #1 on this list. Lewis effectively killed Collins by loading Resto's gloves so he's #2. Alexis Arguello said Lewis belongs in the trash can. Arum is a conniving, money hungry, ex-attorney who loved to screw people in business deals according to an ex-fighter of note who's name escapes me at this time. He's #3 on this list.
     
  6. Thread Stealer

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    He warned Tyson about both of them.

    Cus was a paranoid guy, I'm sure he warned Tyson about a lot of things in boxing (with little success apparently).
     
  7. Thread Stealer

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    An FBI agent once asked Cus who was worse, Arum or King.

    Cus's response was "How could God make the same mistake twice?"
     
  8. shavers

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    Don King by a landslide....
     
  9. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Panama Lewis is a waste of life.
    His Mom should have swallowed him, or he should have got busted in a sock
     
  10. Thread Stealer

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    I'm usually not the type to wish evil on anyone, but if a fighter pulled a Terry Marsh on Don King, I don't think he should be charged. I think he should given a medal.

    And as for Panama Lewis. I hope he gets beaten up, loses part of his vision, gets depressed and drunk, and drives his car into a ditch.
     
  11. ripcity

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    Lewis hands down
     
  12. Lobotomy

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  13. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably Don King, he's been around longer.
     
  14. anut

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    DON KING IS THE MOST EVIL.....BOB ARUM/PANAMA LEWIS NEVER KILLWD A MAN.....DON KING DID.:smoke:smoke:smoke:smoke
     
  15. ThinBlack

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    King, Lewis, then Arum, in that order.