Donald Trump Shenanigans

Unforgiven · Dec 15, 2021

As a young boxer fan from England in the 1980s, I think my first awareness of Donald Trump was as a host for Tyson fights.
Later on, I remember seeing more of him and Ivana Trump in the news etc. but I think boxing was where I first encountered The Donald.

sauhund II · Dec 15, 2021

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Well, politics aside (he should be in prison for leading the U.S. Capitol insurrection, if not sentenced to death for Treason ... other than that), we could post about Donald Trump boxing shenanigans.

The Trump Hotels and Casinos were the host of a lot of boxing matches in the 1980s/1990s. When he was president, he also offically pardoned Jack Johnson.

* Trump was recognized as the reason Tyson and Spinks fought in 1988 to unify everything because he put up a biggest site fee in history to that point to host the event. The two fighters even did a promo where they both said "Thank you, Mr. Trump."

* He became such a player in the sport at one point, when Mike Tyson crashed his car after fighting with Robin Givens, the only people allowed to visit him in the hospital were his wife (Robin Givens), Tyson's mother-in-law, and Donald and Ivana Trump.

I was talking to Al Bernstein once, who notoriously despises Trump, and asked him about the days when ESPN's Top Rank Boxing used to have shows nearly every month in Atlantic City at a Trump property and what he was like for the ESPN guys to work with. And Bernstein said, when it came to boxing, Trump was always a wonderful host and gave ESPN anything they needed for their shows. He worked very hard to attract the top promoters and fighters to his properties.

From the boxing perspective, most people who worked with him had positives to say. Then again, his personality fits right in with the sport.
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I am actually surprised that you are a Bolshevik Lib, oh well.

janitor · Dec 15, 2021

He sued James Douglas!

That should turn any right minded boxing fan against him!

He pardoned Jack Johnson, which had been a fight for some of us, for a decade or so.

It kind of devalued the accomplishment, when Trump did it!

greynotsoold · Dec 15, 2021

Hopefully this thread will lead to name calling and threats and go on for 188 pages.
Just so long as nobody mentions Earnie Shavers, David Tua or Tommy Morrison.

SwarmingSlugger · Dec 15, 2021

Dubblechin said: ↑

Well, politics aside (he should be in prison for leading the U.S. Capitol insurrection, if not sentenced to death for Treason ... other than that), we could post about Donald Trump boxing shenanigans.

The Trump Hotels and Casinos were the host of a lot of boxing matches in the 1980s/1990s. When he was president, he also offically pardoned Jack Johnson.

* Trump was recognized as the reason Tyson and Spinks fought in 1988 to unify everything because he put up a biggest site fee in history to that point to host the event. The two fighters even did a promo where they both said "Thank you, Mr. Trump."

* He became such a player in the sport at one point, when Mike Tyson crashed his car after fighting with Robin Givens, the only people allowed to visit him in the hospital were his wife (Robin Givens), Tyson's mother-in-law, and Donald and Ivana Trump.

I was talking to Al Bernstein once, who notoriously despises Trump, and asked him about the days when ESPN's Top Rank Boxing used to have shows nearly every month in Atlantic City at a Trump property and what he was like for the ESPN guys to work with. And Bernstein said, when it came to boxing, Trump was always a wonderful host and gave ESPN anything they needed for their shows. He worked very hard to attract the top promoters and fighters to his properties.

From the boxing perspective, most people who worked with him had positives to say. Then again, his personality fits right in with the sport.
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What a joke.

Saintpat · Dec 15, 2021

So the mods banned me for wishing everyone a merry Christmas two years ago (I am not making this up) and they let this **** stay up here?

dannyboy147 · Dec 16, 2021

He looked great in the Clinton fight but his reign was short.

Robbed by an old shop worn Biden in the latter end of his career.

he’s certainly no ATG. Although his red hats were more popular than Haglers.

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