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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’...
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.
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...
Mar 29, 2017 · Fun facts about Don King: He's from Cleveland, and he's a murderer! Okay, he technically hasn't been convicted of murder, but he has killed two men. King shot a man who was trying to rob one of his gambling houses. This was ruled a "justifiable homicide," so King never served jail time.
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...
