Powerplay: The House of Don King

A podcast by BBC Radio 5 Live

Categories:

Society & Culture

17 Episodes

  1. Episode 5: The End of Muhammad Ali and The Birth of The Lost Generation

    Published: 6/6/2024

  2. Episode 4: The Full King Takeover

    Published: 5/30/2024

  3. Episode 3: King Makes The Rumble Happen

    Published: 5/23/2024

  4. Episode 2: Free at Last

    Published: 5/16/2024

  5. Episode 1: The Death of Sam Garrett, The Birth of Don King

    Published: 5/9/2024

  6. Introducing... Powerplay: The House of Don King

    Published: 5/6/2024

  7. Sepp Blatter: 10. Plus CAF Change

    Published: 12/13/2022

  8. Sepp Blatter: 9. Hello Sepp, Goodbye Sepp

    Published: 12/13/2022

  9. Sepp Blatter: 8. The Bad Idea

    Published: 12/6/2022

  10. Sepp Blatter: 7. The Raid

    Published: 12/6/2022

  11. Sepp Blatter: 6. The Americans

    Published: 11/29/2022

  12. Sepp Blatter: 5. The Brown Envelopes

    Published: 11/29/2022

  13. Sepp Blatter: 4. The Underdog

    Published: 11/22/2022

  14. Sepp Blatter: 3. The FIFA Lie

    Published: 11/22/2022

  15. Sepp Blatter: 2. The Trade Off

    Published: 11/19/2022

  16. Sepp Blatter: 1. Power and Money and Power

    Published: 11/15/2022

  17. Introducing… Powerplay: The House of Sepp Blatter

    Published: 11/14/2022

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Don King killed two men. The first case was ruled justifiable homicide. In 1967 he was found guilty of stomping to death an employee, Sam Garrett, on the street. Garret owed him $600. Released just five years later and later pardoned, King entered the world of boxing, promoting some of the biggest fights in sports history, including The Rumble in the Jungle, and managing the most famous names in the fight game, including Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and boxing writer Steve Bunce tell the story of the controversial life of Don King.