Ricardo Mayorga Says Don King Is Trying To Take Food Out His Family's Mouth

by Kelvin Hunt on May 13, 2010 3:00 PM EDT in North Carolina MMA

Ricardo Mayorga spoke out on Don King's attempt at stopping his MMA debut against Din Thomas this weekend at the Shine Fights 3 event in Fayetteville, NC:

Don King cannot stop this fight because I have only signed contracts with Don having to do with my boxing career," said Mayorga. "This is ridiculous, because Don knows he has not fought me in 18 months and a fighter makes his living and supports his family based on fighting.

I love MMA, and this is a wonderful opportunity for me and my family. He does not give me fights and now wants to try to stop me from fighting, that’s a shame. I have not had any other means to make a living other than fighting. No one can live on air alone. I have been fortunate to have enjoyed being a world champion in boxing, and now have a great opportunity in MMA. Aside from my passion for MMA, I support my family, my children, my mother."

As I mentioned on yesterday, MMA For Real was told that the fight was still a go for this weekend. There's a court hearing set for 1:30pm on tomorrow to make the final decision in regards to the injunction that Don King filed against the Shine promotion. Shine president Devin Price gave his take on the Don King situation:

"MMA fans are going to see an electrifying evening of fighting. I have faith in the American justice system, and I believe justice will prevail. When one operates within the rules and regulations, one has nothing to worry about. As far as King goes, it is just his usual smoke-and-mirrors. He shoots his mouth off about an injunction to try and sway the media's perception, and then waits until the last minute to file in hopes of affecting the success of the promotion,"

I guess we'll see the final outcome on tomorrow. I'll say it'll be a shame if this fight doesn't take place, simply because King has waited to the 11th hour to try and stop the fight. The fans in attendance would be the ultimate losers.

HT: MMAWeekly

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I patiently wait for someone to make the joke that, from the looks of things, nobody has taken any food away from Ricardo’s mouth in quite awhile…..I’m above such things…..and so I patiently wait.

by Rich Wyatt on May 13, 2010 3:07 PM EDT reply actions

if i had a dollar for everytime don king took money from one of his boxers i would

be in the forbes 400.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995.

by wolfmanshowlforever on May 13, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

haha

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by Kelvin Hunt on May 13, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Don King is a Doosh

I am amazed that anyone signs with Don King. He had a well documented track record of robbing his fighters and he has got to be one of the most shady dudes in pro fighting. I have met used car salesman that had more charisma than he appears to have. I guess it must be due to the fact that he holds the money and so many of these boxers/fighters are desperate to support their families. I think that Don King should be put into the octagon with the top 10 heavy weights in the world of mma. It could be like wrestle manie but it would ultimately end up looking like the national geographic footage of all those killer whales tossing around a baby seal in the ocean. He is the embodiment of what is wrong with professional boxing. When you couple the lack of excitement with the mis-trust that the public has in fight outcomes, it’s no wonder why mma draws such a huge fan base. It is also no wonder that Mr. King has his grimey hands all over the Mayorga fight.

by Cartermedic82 on May 13, 2010 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs