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Boxing Promoter Don King Wants To Challenge The UFC

Don King

From USA Today:

"UFC is a great contribution. It’s a return to glory for people who like sophisticated barbarism. Dana White and (co-founder) Lorenzo Fertitta have done a phenomenal job. I’m the people’s promoter. Whatever the people want, I’m going to promote. Whatever the public wants, that’s what I want to give them. I want to give it to them with candor so they can quantify, qualify and identify with whoever the athlete is. Who am I to say that something is wrong with them when I’m always crying about, ‘Why you’re treating me this way?’ They bring competition. They bring people. Let’s enrich it and monetize it. Let’s bring the people something. When I bring my guys in we’ll be getting prepared to take on Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta in their league vs. our league. The same thing I want to do with the sport of boxing I want to do with MMA. Make it competitive, man. Make it a comparison. Even though they’ve put on good fights, let’s see what they do with someone totally independent."

 

At 78 years old, just how much does King have left in the tank?  With his resources and knowledge of the boxing game, do you think he could somewhat challenge Dana White and the UFC in some capacity? 

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he’s not really even relevant in boxing anymore.

by bdw on Oct 30, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions  

^True. And once Don passes I don’t see Carl contiuing to make many moves in boxing, much less any other sport.

by Rich Wyatt on Oct 31, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

the people want this Don, but the people didn't get it...

"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb

by RearNakedPoke on Oct 30, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Nah I think he has been exposed as too much of a conman in the eyes of the people to ever be relevant like he once was again…

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Oct 30, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions  

lol

one of my fav. rap lines from Joe Budden….“I’m Don King….just a con with a mic(mike)”

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 30, 2009 6:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

king is only in it for himself, I do not want him anywhere near this sport so he can keep waveing all his flags for boxing

by Erich Vowell on Oct 31, 2009 2:23 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

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