The Rise and Fall of Don King

Don King promoted Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson—he made himself richer than all three, every single one of them eventually sued him, and every single one kept coming back. Don King promoted Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson—the three biggest names in boxing history. He made himself richer than all of them. Every single one eventually sued him for fraud. Every single one kept coming back. King rose from Cleveland's numbers racket to control heavyweight boxing for thirty years, staging The Rumble in the Jungle and The Thrilla in Manila. He built an empire on contracts fighters didn't read and money they never saw. When the lawsuits came—and they always came—King outlasted them all. By the 2000s, the sport had evolved past him. But for three decades, King proved that charisma without conscience is unstoppable, and in America, the story you tell matters more than the truth. Chapters: 00:00 Hook 01:05 The Cleveland Streets 03:23 The Comeback 06:00 The Machine 08:35 The Tyson Era 11:23 The Lawsuits 14:13 The Reckoning 17:07 Legacy & Lessons Part of Rise & Fall Of… New documentary every Mon, Wed & Fri. Subscribe to @RiseAndFallFilms so you never miss one. #RiseAndFall #Documentary #DonKing #Boxing Image credits (free-licensed via Wikimedia Commons): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Shawn Lea from Jackson, MS, US / CC BY 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Unknown author Unknown author / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Unknown author Unknown author / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bernard Gotfryd / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bernard Gotfryd / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bernard Gotfryd / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... GCSC / CC BY 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Бучач-Львів / CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Бучач-Львів / CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of the Chief Human Capital Office. Office of Broadcasting Operations / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of the Chief Human Capital Office. Office of Broadcasting Operations / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... unknown, U.S. Army Photo / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Fjohnsonphoto / CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Rditucci / CC BY 3.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Greg Henshall / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Douglas C. Pizac / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Fred Levin / CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ROBERT GRANT, JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY, J. S. OF DALE AND JOHN T. WHEELWRIGHT / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Unknown author Unknown author / Public domain — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera / Public domain — htt