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6/23/2025, 1:39:32 AM
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He's also the one who brought the sport back into the mainstream though with mega fights like Rumble in the Jungle. Yes he drove the fighters into the ground with malicious contracts and seedy management, but Don Kino was a double edged sword. Without him, the sport wouldn't have reached the highs it did in the 70s with Ali, Frazier, and Foreman. Also promoted Roberto Duran, and kept the sport thriving in the 90s with Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Don King was the one who set up those mega fights. Love him or hate him he brought the sport to new highs and there hasn't been a promoter since who could fill his shoes.
He's also the one who brought the sport back into the mainstream though with mega fights like Rumble in the Jungle. Yes he drove the fighters into the ground with malicious contracts and seedy management, but Don Kino was a double edged sword. Without him, the sport wouldn't have reached the highs it did in the 70s with Ali, Frazier, and Foreman. Also promoted Roberto Duran, and kept the sport thriving in the 90s with Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Don King was the one who set up those mega fights. Love him or hate him he brought the sport to new highs and there hasn't been a promoter since who could fill his shoes.
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