The Life and Crimes of Don King
The Shame of Boxing in America
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Word Count
86,000 words, Guess
Page Count
344 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-100974020109
- ISBN-139780974020105
- LibraryThing62247
- Goodreads1675753
- OCLC Control Number54685134
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL8580961M
Description
A new, updated edition of Jack Newfield's hard-hitting unauthorized biography of boxing kingpin Don King, source of the Emmy-winning film starring Ving Rhames. With a new epilogue. Working his way out of a life of street crime and numbers running - and jail time for manslaughter - King rose to become a powerhouse in the fight game, outnegotiated corporate giants, fleeced the treasuries of entire countries, and amassed a vast personal fortune while ruining the lives and careers of some of boxing's greatest champions. The dying words of the man King stomped to death on the streets of Cleveland in 1966 - "Don, I'll pay you the money!" - became the motif for Don King's ascendancy.
First Sentence
A loaded, unregistered .357 Magnum in his belt, $2,000 as usual in his pocket, Don King sauntered into the Manhattan Tap Room at 100th and Cedar in the Cleveland ghetto.
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