Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King

by Jack Newfield

Book Overview

A new, updated edition of Jack Newfield's hard-hitting unauthorized biography of boxing kingpin Don King, source of the Emmy-winning film starring Ving Rhames. With a new epilogue. Working his way out... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688101232
• ISBN13: 9780688101237
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Buy the New Edition

Jack revised the book and updated it. You want to get "The Life and Crimes of Don King: The Shame of Boxing in America." It's a great story so get the updated edition instead of this out-of-print item.

Only in America

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"

Great Man Adequate Book

You just can't ruin a book written about a man as inspiring as Don King. White America likes a succsessful blackman only if he succeeded its way. By this I mean the classic way through a college education and a white liberal view on greed. The conclusion one must draw from the life story of Don King (this version or any other) is that Don King is a thinker not a follower an euntreprenuer not a wage-earner and a succsessful man despite overwhelming odds.

A must read especially in view of the recent Holyfield/Lewis

Don King is a bad, bad man. He controls boxing because he plays the race card better than OJ Simpson's defence team. Newfield exposes King for what he is. That such a man as King should be inducted into the Boxing Hall Of Fame makes a joke of the sport. And did anyone notice who the comments man on the recent Lewis/Holyfield telecast was, and was suggesting the fight could be very close? Non other than Carl King - Don's step-son.

can you believe this man?

I couldn't put this book down. It covers the pathetic life of Don King very well. I sure feel sorry for the boxers whom he made "rich." I will surely view any and all boxing matches promoted by DKP in a very different light.