Boxing Promoter Don King Wants To Challenge The UFC

by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 30, 2009 6:00 PM EDT in News Comment 10 comments

Don King

"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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too old

he’s not really even relevant in boxing anymore.

by bdw on Oct 30, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by SlickRick00 on Oct 31, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

rnp you have good posts and comments

no, don king is irrelevant

by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 31, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks!

its a good site so i just share in the mma love…

i’d agree with you wholeheartedly too, he is very irrelevant. i saw an interesting post on another site that made a good shout about, how come Don hasn’t entered in already?! its a good bet its because he wont front up the money himself in its entirety but rather is looking for someone else to foot the majority of the cost. he’s a snakey man!

if he does enter in to the market, it will be endlessly amusing to see him fail

"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 31, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs