Legendary boxing promoter Don King was hospitalized with well being points just lately … spending greater than per week receiving therapy a neighborhood facility, TMZ Sports activities has confirmed.
Mike Tyson — who labored with King for practically twenty years — first revealed the event throughout an interview with Cam’ron and Mase on the “It Is What It Is” podcast this week … when he was requested about his present relationship together with his former promoter.
“You know, Don is not doing well right now,” the 58-year-old boxer mentioned on Friday. “He’s probably close to 100 years old, he’s not doing well.”
We reached out to our DK sources to get extra info … and we have been informed he is not in the most effective of form health-wise — he had a 10-day stint within the hospital and obtained a blood transfusion.
He’s now at dwelling recovering.
Tyson and King, 93, had a falling out again within the day — he sued King for $100 million in 1998, claiming he was cheated out of tens of millions of {dollars}. The lawsuit was settled out of court docket for $14 million … and Mike then reduce ties with Don within the early 2000s.
However on Friday, when reflecting on every little thing they went by … Tyson mentioned it was a priceless lesson.
“I believe Don King pretty much educated me,” Tyson mentioned of the cash state of affairs. “That will never happen again.”
“It’s an experience — so that won’t happen again. Now you go in life with an experience so that’s not gonna happen again. Maybe something else but that’s not gonna happen again.”
King has labored with a ton of legends within the sport — together with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Roberto Duran, Bernard Hopkins and extra.
He is additionally well-known for establishing “The Rumble in the Jungle” and “Thrilla in Manila” fights between Ali and Foreman — a number of the largest matches in boxing historical past.
Really feel higher, Don!
