That stole Millions from all their fighters. Can you thing of just five of these crooks. Add more if you care too. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
King is 6'5 280 in his prime Tex Rickard 6'0 220 Mike Jacobs 5'8. 175 Bob Arum 5'11 165 Barry Hearn 5'10. 162 Jim Norris 5'8 24 Mel Greb 5'7. 200 King is the biggest thieving promoter!
I have seen Don King listed as 6' 3" a brief search shows a consensus of 6'2", no way was he 6' 5". More importantly, many were corrupt, but no, not nearly all of them. And psychopath Don King was the worst.
Rickard and Jacobs delivered on their agreements. What evidence is there Barry Hearn cheated ,or robbed boxers?
Boxing is a known racket, and the biggest losers were fighters. Tell me, who was honest? I doubt very much that question can be answered, honestly.
Mickey Duff ripped off a Fighter I know for what was then a life changing amount of money. Virtually all of the big names Jack Solomons promoted wound up skint. There are some horrific stories about him. Paddy and Tommy Lynch never took a cut of a Boxer's purse. Fabulous guys both.
Mike Jacobs controlled every fight in NY, picking the opponents against his house Champions, and paying them whatever he wanted too. He controlled Louis, Armstrong, Ambers, and selected fighters of his choice, making sure that his champions stayed champions. I only mention these three, you can add on 100 more in every division from 1933 to when dropped dead, made millions. That includes NYSAC, judges, referees, Newspaper sportswriters. He had it all rapped up. He avoided any dangers fighters that can beat his champions.
