Don King, demon or angel?

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  1. steve w

    steve w Active Member Full Member

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    Has he been good for boxing?
     
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  2. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    a ****ing demon
     
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  3. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Even if you didn't think he was a total *******, who the hell would call him an angel? This question is fixed! :patsch
     
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  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Neither.
     
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  5. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shark, cold and callous!
     
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  6. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol: @ angel but he has put on some great match ups back in the day
     
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  7. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To quote Sir Michael Tyson "he was just a wretched, slimey, reptilian mother ****er"
     
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  8. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    He also stopped some great superfights happening with his greedy contract options putting off potential opponents.
     
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  9. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    King and Arum are scumbags.However,I might be wrong but Butch Lewis seemed like a decent fellow.
     
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  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So what is your take on The Dynamic Duo King/Lewis Promotional partnership of the 80s?

    King rightly gets grief, but some of his bills in the early 90s, were arguably the finest boxing has ever seen. And on top of it, it made Duva and Arum up their games too.
     
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  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Some people think that Don King was good for the sport of boxing.

    That just proves that you realy can fool some people all the time.
     
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  12. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Obviously a demon. Has been good AND bad for boxing.
     
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  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    King was a demon regarding his ethics, but he was a great promoter who gave us some ATG fights.
     
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  14. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He made more boxers $Millionaires than any other promoter.
     
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  15. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Human, and a low one at that.
     
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