Don King

Let's Rumble! Don King Is Back

Posted 01.16.2012

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Don King is a man and a legend. His promotion of "Rumble in the Jungle," the heavyweight fight in Mobutu Sese Seko's Congo (then Zaire) that pitted Mu...

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Who Stole Don King's Christmas Turkey Truck?

Posted 12.16.2011

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For the past 50 years, boxing promoter and Delray Beach resident Don King has been donating thousands of turkeys to needy families each year for Chris...

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Don King Argues With Protester at Occupy Wall Street

Jeffrey Campagna | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Greed, Debt, Don King, Poverty, Occupy Wall Street, Racism, Zuccotti Park, Barack Obama, Video, Politics News

Last night, Wall Street's occupiers received one of their more eccentric celebrity visitors, flamboyant boxing promoter Don King. King meandered thro...

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Bernard Hopkins on 5 Years in Prison, Drug Addict Father and Being Oldest Champion in Boxing History at 46-Years-Old

Graham Bensinger | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Bob Arum, Don King, Chad Dawson, Manny Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr, Felix Trinidad, Boxing, Ufc, Diet, Bernard Hopkins, Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, Sports News

I recently sat down with boxer Bernard Hopkins for an episode of "In Depth." The 46-year-old recently surpassed George Foreman as the oldest boxer to win a championship.

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PHOTOS: Celebrities Who Have Killed People

BuzzFeed | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Don King, Jayson Williams, Sid Vicious, Robert Blake, Ted Kennedy, Laura Bush, Hit and Run, Brandy, Celebrity Crime, William S. Burroughs, Adlai Stevenson, Keith Moon, Celebtriy Criminals, Celebrities Who Killed People, Celebrities, Matthew Broderick, Celebrity News

It turns out some very famous people have done some bad things. ...

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America's New Fighting Hero: Bones Jones

Elliot Worsell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Devon-Alexander, Don King, Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Detriot, Wladimir Klitschko, Ufc, Boxing, Jon Jones, Dana White, Ryan Bader, Joe Louis, Timothy Bradley, Sports News

The anonymity of Bradley and Alexander has less to do with Detroit and more to do with inadequate promotion and the growing sense that America has given up on its homegrown boxing heroes.

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Boxing Promoter Stopped In Airport For Having Ammunition

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — Boxing promoter Don King was stopped by security at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport for having ammunition in his carry-on ...

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I Want Bill Donohue in a Steel Cage

Scott Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Don King, Wisconsin, Catholic League, Hbo, Cnn, Plagiarism, New York Times, Sexual Abuse, Bill Donohue, Pedophilia, Pope Benedict XVI, Comedy News

Bill Donohue, leader of The Catholic League -- an excuse agency and PR wing of the Catholic Church -- is a walking punchline to the joke that has become the Catholic Church,

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Book Publishing: Death or Rebirth?

Tom Matlack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Of all these industries facing revolution, the book folks are the most arrogant. They just don't get it. It's time for the old book food chain to develop a holistic approach to something new.

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Documentary Features Mike Tyson with His Gloves Off

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

On Thursday night I attended a screening of the documentary Tyson, set to be released later this spring. The film is an intimate look at famed boxer M...

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Toasts from Chris Matthews, John Cusack, Michael J. Fox, and More at the Huffington Post Inaugural Ball

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hollywood and D.C.'s brightest stars partied at Huffington Post's Pre-Inaugural Ball Monday night, and were eager to share their thoughts on HuffPost ...

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Only in America!: An Interview with Don King

Greg Hanlon | Posted 05.25.2011

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I spoke with Don King on the election, the rise and fall of Mike Tyson, how his famous hairstyle came to be, and who really is the greatest fighter of all time.

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Oscar de la Hoya on Fight, Retirement, Boxing Corruption, and Floyd Mayweater

Graham Bensinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Golden Boy, Don King, Fight, Bout, Retirement, Hbo, Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Michael J Fox, Oscar De La Hoya, Boxing, Pay-Per-View, Video, Entertainment News

Recently, Oscar de la Hoya sat down with me to discuss Manny Pacquiao, retirement, why his rematch against Floyd Mayweather was canceled, the state of boxing, his tanning bed nightmare, and a crippling ingrown hair.

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