Don King Statement on Earnie Shavers Death
If there was ever a fighter that was meant to be with me, it was Earnie Shavers. Earnie Shavers was the pure embodiment of the rage, heart, courage and desire that was required of a great in the sport of boxing. I gave Earnie the only two shots at the heavyweight title he got, first with Muhammad Ali and then with Larry Holmes. He lost both of them, but won the praise and adulation of boxing fans who clamored to see more of him. He was born in Alabama, but he belonged to Ohio
Don King Congratulates Serena Williams
It was roughly 28-years ago when I first met you and your sister Venus as we sat down for a soul food lunch at the now closed Mae’s restaurant on Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles. You were just a little girl then and the thought of becoming the greatest tennis player of all time or the GOAT as we refer was probably not on your mind. During that time, it was your sister Venus who captured the attention of the tennis world as she was on the cusp of turning professional. I sat ther
