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Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King Hardcover – January 1, 1995

by Jack Newfield (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
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Chronicles the flamboyant boxing promoter's rise from street crime and numbers running to his current role as a larger-than-life and tremendously wealthy force in the boxing world
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    368 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    William Morrow & Co
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0688101232
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0688101237
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In 1966, when King was the biggest numbers banker in Cleveland, he beat to death a man who owed him money. After serving fewer than four years of a second-degree murder conviction, he was paroled and immediately got into the boxing promoting business, helped by, among others, rock and roll songwriter/ performer Lloyd Price and Muhammad Ali. Soon, King was arranging the "Rumble in the Jungle," the Ali-Foreman fight in Zaire in 1974, which was followed by the "Thriller in Manilla," the Ali-Frazier fight in 1975. Newfield, in meticulous detail, shows how King promoted white racism and black racism with equal enthusiasm; his ties to the Cleveland mob; how he "stole" Larry Holmes; his betrayal of both Price and Ali; his relationship with Mike Tyson; and his very creative bookkeeping, which led to a 1994 indictment for wire fraud. Newfield, a syndicated columnist with the New York Post, has written a scathing portrait of America's #1 boxing promoter. Photos not seen by PW.
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Newfield, a syndicated columnist for the New York Post and a veteran of 30 years on the sports scene, documents boxing promoter Don King's successful and reprehensible career from his early days as a street hustler. In 1966, King was convicted of manslaughter when he kicked Sam Garrett to death in a gambling beef. Later he parlayed his friendship with singer Lloyd Price into an introduction to Muhammad Ali. The man who had listened to the first Frazier-Ali fight in prison promoted the second one. It was only the beginning. Soon a fighter couldn't get a chance at a title held by a King fighter unless he abandoned his current management and signed with King. Newfield documents it all, with especially damaging evidence provided regarding King's financial relationship with Mike Tyson. Somehow, though, King always slips the noose by knowing who will accept bribes, who will buckle under a threat, and who wants a big-money opportunity. The sheer volume of evidence here is overwhelming; we always thought King was a creep, now we know it for certain. Sports fans in general and boxing fans specifically should tip their hats to Newfield. Wes Lukowsky

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow & Co; First Edition (January 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0688101232
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688101237
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 40 ratings

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Gary J. Chenett
5.0 out of 5 stars Proof that America is on it's way to a trainwreck
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2013
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Jack Newfield has written this fantastic book about one of America's citizens and exposed him for the piece of slim he and people like him are like.
Americans needs to know the truths in this book..

It is a must read if you enjoy boxing. I am a old guy now but I grew up from the old days of the Gillette Calvacade of Sports that was on my Dad's 8" TV every Friday night with the entire neighborhood in our house hooting, hollaring, drinking E&B beer and having a great time with no women allowed. lol

These were the times when a mans word was all that was needed to complete a deal. Thieves and liars and killers like King and his friends were never thought to exist in the open so boldly. Not in a hick town like Flint, MI

How a man like King can be allowed to currently appear on HBO and Show Time sports while we all know he should be locked up so far back in the Prison that we have to pump air to him to keep him alive is a testoment to the lack of morals of our leaders and to many men in America carry on like now,

A admitted killer, liar. thief, fraud and there is no stopping what he should be called. He is not what I want in America and especially on National TV.

His sorry ass should be in some of the homeless shelters serving food and helping the hundreds and more men he helped put there.

The book opened my mind and I have read many on boxing, I love the book and believe all boxing fans need to read it.

Unfortunately to many of our leaders in Sports are now being exposed as Felons and not respectable businessmen as King can only hope he will be considered as,
he stand 2 chances of that happening slim and none
He would have to pay someone off to get that compliment.
Buy the book, It will never get to far away from my library.

Great Job Jack , !!! Thanks for taking the time to do the detailed research you did on this creep.

This creep destroyed destroyed and killed some mighty fine men while he also destroyed their families over his greed, Starting with Ali who I think we all know is the greatest and will be forever.

Let's hope that maybe boxing can get cleaned up again and our Heroes will be protected in their senior years and not left to die penniless as the Great Men of the Past were in most cases.
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Peter D. Bellone
5.0 out of 5 stars I just finished reading this one
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2014
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I couldn't put this book down and had to read it in two sessions on vacation. at times I found myself laughing at parts I shouldn't have because Don King audacity is such that you can't help it. Whether he's crashing a funeral to jock a grieving Mike Tyson or supplying first class trips to London for the entire jury who acquitted him of tax evasion- he made sure to pin it on his secretary and have her do the time- I found myself eyes wide, or jaw open or laughing out loud the entire book. King's life was truly that eventful. If reincarnation exists, than King must have been a conquistador in a previous life and not just any conquistador, he was Cortez or Pizarro. He was just as greedy and just as bold. Reading about his relationships with Holmes, Tyson and Witherspoon reminded me of Cortez/Montezuma and Pizarro/Ahltuapa. All these guys had the upper hand like the Indian Kings but were talked into giving up their advantage again and again. Don King was able to screw them over and over even when they knew better, especially Tyson. At least they didn't lose their lives. You really need to read this book. It gives you a whole new understanding of chutzpah.
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Steven Kosmider
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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Gisela Hausmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Not only for boxing fans
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
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Don King is an American icon, in every possible way. While his critics are fast to point how many of the boxers he has promoted have had serious complaints, Don King has also arranged some of the greatest fights of the last century. Much can be learned from the thinking of a man who power-started his career as a boxing promoter with "The Rumble in the Jungle" as one of first ventures.

A highly interesting, well-written read for lovers of the sport of boxing and those who want to learn more about it.
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Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read...
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015
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Jack Newfield outdid himself in this all inclusive masterpiece/expose' on Don King. He starts with King's origin in the Cleveland numbers racket, all the way to his theft of Mike Tyson and countless court battles. This book delves deep into the mindset of Don King. A man who is no doubt corrupt in his business dealings....but must be commended for his brilliance and strong work ethic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Journalism
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019
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This book is extremely insightful for anyone who is interested in the inner workings of the clandestine boxing world! I highly recommend it.
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Kenneth E. Bridgham
5.0 out of 5 stars A Jaw-Dropping Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
From King's beginnings as a street thug and his prison time as a convicted killer to his resurrection as a gregarious backstabber, Newfield pulls out all the shady business practices, FBI investigations, ruined fighters, and literal dead bodies buried in King's closet.
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Todd Archacki
5.0 out of 5 stars Only in America
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2003
Don King took on the FBI, IRS, Mob, and judges. He thinks of him self in high quality saying "I am the american dream, America is my country, My people built this country and i know my way around." People say Don King does black on black crime when he steals all their money from loosing in boxing matches. Don King is smart clever and deceiving. He has commited two murders one being a homicide in his favor and the other being man slaughter in the first dergree. Ever since then Don King hasnt been able to stay out of trouble comitting speeding violations numerous times, stealing, and scheme of chance. He just cant stay out of the news and thats the way he likes it.
I give the book 5 stars do to the authors great detail and the excitment in Don Kings life time. "I do truley beleive he is the American Dream"
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