Don King (boxing Promoter)
Donald "Don" King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, whose career highlights include promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". He also had a long association with Mike Tyson. King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones, Jr. Marco Antonio Barrera, Nikolai Valuev and Joey Hernandez.
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