Don King (boxing promoter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Don King (boxing promoter)

American boxing promoter

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Profession: actor, entrepreneur, record producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Donald King (born August 20, 1931) 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 (later pardoned), and civil cases against him. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila".
King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard Hopkins, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr., Azumah Nelson, and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Some of these boxers sued him for allegedly defrauding them.
Most of the lawsuits were settled out of court. King has been charged with killing two people in incidents 13 years apart.
In 1954, King shot a man in the back after spotting him trying to rob one of his gambling houses; this incident was ruled a justifiable homicide.
In 1967, King was convicted of nonnegligent manslaughter for stomping one of his employees to death.
For this, he served three years and eleven months in prison.
In 1983 he was pardoned by Ohio Governor James A.
Rhodes.