Don King

Donald "Don" King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter. He has promoted many famous boxers including Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, and Evander Holyfield.

King was born on August 20, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] He dropped out from Kent State University. King was married to Henrietta King from 1959 until her death in 2010. They had three children.

King has been charged with killing two people in incidents 13 years apart. In 1954, King shot a man in the back after seeing him trying to rob one of his gambling houses.[2][3] In 1967, King was convicted of second-degree murder for stomping one of his employees to death because he owed him $600.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Don King - A Prison Education
  2. ↑ "From Hair To Eternity", December 10, 1990 - Franz Lidz, Sports Illustrated
  3. ↑ Norris, Luke (2020-12-31). "Never Forget Don King Killed 2 People (and Spent Less Than 4 Years in Prison) Before Becoming the Biggest Boxing Promoter in the World". Sportscasting | Pure Sports. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ↑ Bonesteel, Matt. "Only in America! A Cleveland street where Don King killed someone might get renamed after him". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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