Don King
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Don King is an American boxing promoter famous for organizing some of the sport’s biggest championship fights and for his flamboyant, controversial public persona.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Don King Productions | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
boxing promoter
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1931-08-20 ⓘ |
| birthName | Donald King ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cleveland
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Don King
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surface form:
Don King Productions
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| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | boxing ⓘ |
| founded |
Don King
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Don King Productions
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| genre | professional boxing promotion ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
controversial business practices
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flamboyant hairstyle ⓘ highly theatrical speaking style ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
commercialization of professional boxing
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global promotion of heavyweight title fights ⓘ |
| industry | sports entertainment ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
convicted of manslaughter in the 1960s
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faced multiple civil lawsuits from boxers over contracts ⓘ |
| name | Don King self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial public persona
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flamboyant public persona ⓘ promoting major world heavyweight championship boxing matches ⓘ |
| notableWork |
promotion of the Rumble in the Jungle
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promotion of the Thrilla in Manila ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxing promoter
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businessman ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | supported Republican Party candidates in the United States ⓘ |
| promoted |
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman
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Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney ⓘ Mike Tyson vs. Trevor Berbick ⓘ Rumble in the Jungle ⓘ Thrilla in Manila ⓘ multiple Mike Tyson fights ⓘ multiple Muhammad Ali fights ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida
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surface form:
Florida, United States
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| supported |
George H. W. Bush
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George W. Bush ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bernard Hopkins
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Evander Holyfield ⓘ George Foreman ⓘ Julio César Chávez ⓘ Larry Holmes ⓘ Mike Tyson ⓘ Muhammad Ali ⓘ |
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Don King Productions
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Don King Productions
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Don King