Was Don King Good for Boxing?

Teddy Atlas stops by the studio to talk the world of boxing with Patrick Bet-David and in this clip discusses whether or not Don Kind was good for the sport.

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Teddy Atlas: Theodore A. "Teddy" Atlas Jr. is an American boxing trainer and fight commentator.

Don King: Donald King is an American boxing promoter known for his involvement in historic boxing matchups. He has been a controversial figure, partly due to a manslaughter conviction, and civil cases against him.

[mooseknuckle]

The delay in his response says it all. Don is a terrible person.

[AntonSlizzardhands]

When We Were Kings was the greatest documentary ever and it was all about the Rumble in the Jungle.

[hittz]

Best promotor ever..Don could've sold fire in hell!!!

[GenExDividendInvestor]

I love his answer... He doesn't like Don but gives an honest answer.

[big_mike_nyc]

Maybe it’s just me, but I find Teddy fascinating every time he talks I listen to everything he’s saying I hang on his every word! He’s an awesome guy!

[mlopez]

You kidding me who's the better promoter Don or Dana🤦‍♂️ 🥊it's gonna be hard for anyone to accomplish what Don King accomplished. Promoted legendary fighters and promoted historical events!

[littleteethkeith]

Here’s an unmentioned truth about Don King in this interview. He has a delightful hair.

[Lexman]

I would have answered right away, "Don King was great for boxing 100%". Yes, he wasn't great for the boxers, but he was great for the sport and the fans. Moreover, Don King is a big part of why boxers today can get paid so much, all the while not giving fans the fights they want to see.

[DiddyKatt]

Don King was the Game and the Player !!

[iOWNyouFOOLaskYOmama]

Don King ripped off just about every boxer he worked with. Don got sued by plenty. Don King and Birdman might be related. 😂

[eleutheraheliogabalus]

Dana White and the UFC make Don King look like Mother Theresa. No one has ripped off fighters like the UFC.

[Moneyball]

No white promoters liked Don King back in the day and now. Don king not only was the best promoter back then, but he also controlled the heavyweight division. Every fight had to come through him. He outsmarted the white promoters. He also had access to capital that other promoters couldn’t get to. He paid boxers the most out of any promoters. He paid fighters the biggest amount than anyone in the history of boxing during his run. He made Mike Tyson over 300 million and Tyson still ended up broke. A lot of the black fighters would go to Don ahead of fights and ask to borrow money and they thought that Don wouldn’t deduct from their purse after there upcoming fight was over. The black fighters thought they didn’t have to pay back that advance that Don cut them for the material things that they wanted. So that results in the fighters saying “Don robbed me” . A lot of those black guys who didn’t have any financial literacy all ended up broke. However, the black and Mexican guys who did understand business all made it out wealthy. Roberto Duran refers to Don King as his Father because all of the good he did for him and the amount of money he made for him. The white promoters will always hate Don because he understood how Boxing was conducted and most importantly understood America “Only in America” as he always says. You think the white promoters weren’t robbing the black fighters? Haha! Don’t be crazy. You notice how Teddy Atlas doesn’t even mention Al Haymon when they talk about current promoters? It’s clear as day that Al Haymon is the best promoter in boxing today and he’s making people like Mayweather, Berto, etc. the most money ever. But Al Haymon isn’t flashy and doesn’t do interviews so the people will never know. He likes to call the shots without attention. But Al Haymon is black and the white promoters and white media don’t like that for some reason.

[topnorthtv]

Look I'm not a fan of Don King but why not get Don King on here and let him explain himself

[NomadicNesters]

So we not gonna talk about AL Haymon and how his fighters are making millions on free TV.

[JetLifer]

I like how he left the black man who’s in fact the best promoter in boxing hands down right now! It’s cool they hate to see us winning 😆✊🏾💪🏾

[mikhelBrown]

I don't really think Don King "robbed" fighters... He did what every other promoter at the time did... He just did it better.

[FettiMagazine]

Don King is King 🤴🏾❗️I love what he did for boxing! And he’s a self made man from the streets. Salute to Don King

[Beautybizz]

Don King the LEGEND and tenacious business man. Most business men have mob ties and are ruthless. He's still the 🐐

[RabbiTosmiser]

I respect the man hustle its a dog eat dog world the strong will survive and prosper and the weak will perish it's been like this since the beginning of time don't hate the player hate the game mad kudos to Don King

[rodneycaupp]

Don King, and a half dozen heavyweight fighters, took Boxing to a level it has never been before and will likely never be again. DON KING WAS GOOD FOR BOXING. RIP Ali....