Don King, the colorful promoter and Boxing Hall of Fame member, is battling unspecified health issues, Mike Tyson told rappers Cam’ron and Mase on Friday.
Speaking on the podcast, ‘It Is What It Is,’ Tyson revealed: ‘Don is not doing well right now.’
‘He’s probably close to 100 years old, he’s not doing well,’ the 58-year-old Tyson added.
DailyMail.com has since confirmed that King has battled health issues, but is now back home resting. Further details remain unclear at this time.
Despite his advanced age, the controversial King still promotes fighters, including troubled former champion Adrien Broner, and he remains a vocal supporter of Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign.
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Don King, seen here promoting a fight in 2018, is battling unspecified health issues
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Speaking on the podcast, ‘It Is What It Is,’ Tyson revealed: ‘Don is not doing well right now’
King settled a legal dispute with heavyweight Daniel Dubois in 2022 after allegedly failing to pay the Englishman for his win over Trevor Bryan months earlier.
Dubois is now poised to fight former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in front of a record crowd at Wembley on Saturday night.
Tyson was being asked about his relationship with King – a personal and professional arrangement that resulted in some of the biggest fights in boxing history.
But Tyson ultimately sued King for $100 million in 1998, claiming the promoter had cheated him out of money he was owed. The two ultimately settled for $14 million.
King was also sued by other boxing legends such as Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Terry Norris and even Muhammad Ali.
‘He did more bad to black fighters than any white promoter ever in the history of boxing,’ Tyson once said of King.
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