18 episodes
Powerplay: The House of Don King BBC Podcasts
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Don King killed two men. The first case was ruled justifiable homicide. In 1967 he was found guilty of stomping to death an employee, Sam Garrett, on the street. Garret owed him $600. Released just five years later and later pardoned, King entered the world of boxing, promoting some of the biggest fights in sports history, including The Rumble in the Jungle, and managing the most famous names in the fight game, including Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and boxing writer Steve Bunce tell the story of the controversial life of Don King.
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Episode 6: Breaking Hearts and Minds, How King Got Tyson
With contributions from Boxing insiders and former fighters, we hear about King’s relentless pursuit of power and money, with Mike Tyson at the helm of his stable of boxers.
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Episode 5: The End of Muhammad Ali and The Birth of The Lost Generation
Featuring Heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon, Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis on the so-called ‘Lost Generation’ as Don King was attracting the attention of the FBI.
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Episode 4: The Full King Takeover
Don King was at the very top of Boxing, and he meant to stay there. Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis with the story.
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Episode 3: King Makes The Rumble Happen
In October 1974 Muhammad Ali and George Foreman had a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, a fight that has become one of the most famous events in sports history, and Don King made it happen
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Episode 2: Free at Last
Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis and Steve Bunce examine the early days of Don King, Boxing Promoter, as he prepares to take on the fight game
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Episode 1: The Death of Sam Garrett, The Birth of Don King
Veteran fight aficionado Steve Bunce is alongside Heavyweight Champion of the World, Lennox Lewis, to examine the early life and crimes of notorious Boxing promoter Don King
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