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Boxing promoter discussed as emblematic of the sport's shift from performance to personality-driven marketing.

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"Don King's rise wasn't an aberration but an inevitable result of this new incentive structure. When personality exceeds performance, the promoter becomes more important than the boxer. King understood that manufacturing controversy generated more revenue than developing talent."
The real end of boxing, happened years ago · u/parsi_county · ↑403 · 2024-11-16
"One night in 2014, driving through LA, Dylan spotted someone dressed as Mr Spock walking along Hollywood Blvd with someone else dressed as boxing promoter Don King. He jumped out of his car to take selfies with them"
10 Bob dylan stories · u/peasarelegumes · ↑68 · 2024-02-12
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