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Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila".
Feb 10, 2022 · He was convicted of second-degree murder in 1967. On April 20, 1966, Don King, still in the numbers game, got into an altercation with one of his employees, a 34-year-old man named Sam Garrett, near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and East 100th Street in Cleveland.
May 6, 2024 · King, 92, was the man behind some of the most famous fights in history, including the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in 1974 and the 1975 ‘Thrilla in Manila’...
Aug 24, 2023 · Don King, the rambunctious, garrulous, uniquely-coiffed, malapropism-spewing, money-making machine, controversy magnet and boxing promoter, turned 92 last weekend. Here we look back on some of the key moments in a unique life lived largely in the public eye.
Aug 18, 2011 · Don King, who turns 80 on Saturday, is no longer the towering figure he once was. While he has a decent stable of fighters, the most charitable view would see him as the fourth most powerful...
Oct 4, 2017 · Two years later, King founded Don King Productions and arranged for George Foreman to defend his heavyweight title against Ali in Zaire, guaranteeing the fighters an unprecedented $5 million apiece. "The Rumble in the Jungle," as it became known, started King's financial empire.
Oct 22, 2020 · King shot and killed the man, named Hillary Brown. A court ruled that King’s shooting was a justifiable homicide since he was the victim of a theft. While in college, King ran a sports...
