4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Veteran fight aficionado Steve Bunce is alongside Heavyweight Champion of the World Lennox Lewis to examine the early life and crimes of notorious Boxing promoter Don King.
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0:04.0 | Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport |
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0:11.1 | journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest |
0:13.3 | sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights |
0:17.4 | straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is |
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0:28.9 | dedicated sports fans across the UK. |
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0:37.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts. |
0:41.2 | Hi Bunce here you're about to listen to my new podcast well when I say my new |
0:45.0 | podcast Lennox Lewis joins me on my new podcast it's called powerplay the |
0:50.2 | house of Don King episodes will be released on Thursdays wherever you get your |
0:55.5 | podcast. But if you're in the UK you can listen to the full series right now, just head over to BBC |
1:02.3 | Sounds. A warning this episode of Power Play contains |
1:06.6 | language that some may find offensive. Don King, a survivor. This is the most amazing story. |
1:24.0 | It's Don King the wit, the grit, and the bullshit. |
1:29.0 | In the boxing world he ran for decades. |
1:33.0 | In Kings world, facts, fiction, fights, and fear all blend together. |
1:47.0 | I have no regrets. I only look forward to doing better and try to expiate for whatever I sense that I may have committed. |
1:53.7 | No one is perfect, you know what I mean? |
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