William Guthrie said something that i had never heard in that way. If you visit a man's home and you never see his family smiling and happy, you never trust that man. That makes so much sense to me.

Chocolate imitation of Don King had me laughing tears out😂😂. Because he's so soft spoken, it made the impersonation funnier.

I'm a real boxing fan from the 80s till now and this documentary has given me a timely reminder of why so many obvious boxing matches take so long to be made or are never made. Also, it explains why I have seen some 'name' boxers lose a fight to a lesser-known boxer but win according to the judges. An investigation needs to be done into boxing and UFC judges in my humble opinion.

Jokes on all of us. Don King was an informant for the FBI from the 60s forward.

Here's proven again that professional boxing is the red-light district of sports, and that it's a chess game between managers and promoters, and that boxers are the pawns.

Don King has exploited so many boxers it's obscene.

Don king is the biggest crook in the history of boxing

This is the first time that I have seen this documentary at this level of quality. Bob Sheridan, Arthur Curry, and I'm sure many other people involved in the business of the sport of boxing are prominently featured. Thank you.

Keith Davis is a good narrator for films

Wow...that Kushner Guy sure breaks into a sweat eating breakfast .

I'm stunned Don king is still alive, like no one has killed him yet..it's crazy the way he's ripped everyone off and still breathing .lol..

I love how the reporter stumped Rachman when she said “just months ago you were fighting for $18,000 and now your quibbling over millions”.. he couldn’t even conjure up the right words to justify his actions 😂

I get heart pains just looking at Kushner,he has that look of someone who could have a heart attack at any moment

Pay the trainer 10%, the manager 10%+ (conservative) , the promoter 30%+, sanction fee 3% plus other fees etc plus uncle sam! Boxers are getting truly shafted!!!!

Well recommended boxing documentary narrated by Keith David who later narrated some WWE documentaries like The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship; The True Story Of WrestleMania; The History Of WWE: 50 Years Of Sports Entertainment and also WWE Network docuseries The Monday Night War

The irony of Cedric drinking a diet coke

Amazing documentary 👏 so glad i came across this channel, subscribed.

Boxing has always been a dirty business.

Boxing died when pay per view was born. Gone are the days of international greats like Duran, Azumah Nelson, Arguello, Lennox Lewis, Pacquiao, Hamed, Gomez, Kostya Tszyu among many others. It became a monopolized pay per view business for American and Mexican fighters. It’s never going back to what it was until they do away with pay per view at least outside of the heavyweight division.

I remember watching this Doc many years ago. It’s evident that Floyd is to be admired for his business acumen. He did all of this in house and became the fighter and manager with Al Hayman.

The heavy guy with the mustache looks like the guy in Monte Python Meaning of Life..... "Better get a bucket. Im gonna throw up"

this is a good doc. had to subscribe !!!

😂.....He got horns under his hair !!!!!

For all of you saying the quality of this documentary is superior, have you thought about how much it costs to hire Keith David as a narrator? It's well done because they put good money and effort into it.

now we have Eddie Hearn and Al Haymon and a fading Oscar De La Hoya

This is an awesome doc. Right up my alley. Thank you. Gold entertainment ✔️

I gave up watching boxing forty years ago for the same reason I gave up watching Pro wrestling. I wouldn't gamble on either one for the same reason.

Great documentary! Thank you!

My grandfather was a professional boxer from 1957-73 bantam weight they took everything from him

We have turned into savage beasts. I was gonna say animals, but I respect animals. Please LORD, save us from ourselves.

one of the best i have seen

Very well done documentary so I am thankful. That said, interstingly, sadly or comedically, none of this is surprising.

UFC's Dana White is the modern day MMA iteration of these ruthless greedy promoters ripping off fighters and making himself filthy rich

I wish there was a part 2

The South African promoter took it well. Thought he would be devastated

Great Doc🎉🎉

Superb Documentary…Great Job!

Once the consumer sees how the sausage is actually made, personally, I no longer have a taste for pork, period.

This channel is so gooood

The narrators voice brought me here KEITH DAVID son

Kushner's daily walk? This guy does not look like he walks daily. He's huge!

Saat itu rahman the rock Tumbangkan lewis the lion dengan mengejutkan..koran2..tv..menyiarkannya benar2 Nostalgia..22 tahun lalu..

This was a very well-done documentary from start to finish. It sheds light on the "behind-the-scenes" machinations of prize fighting. My heart is always with those who muster the fortitude to step into the ring to risk their lives for our entertainment, a questionable yet admirable endeavour. Regardless of how we interpret them, Promoters - possibly the human equivalent of vultures waiting for prey - play an enormous role in making fights happen at each and every level of the fight game. Still, Promoters seem to prey on the emotional yet lucrative aspect of boxing to make millions for boxers and themselves. One thing I protest against is having Don King's sole image on the face of this documentary. If we are to believe the details of this documentary, Bob Arum and Cedric Kushner are as equally culpable. The Face of this documentary - along with Don King - should include the images of Bob Arum and Cedric Kushner.

Boxing needs to be regulated

Regarding Joe Louis, that was not a matter of greedy promoters. That was the IRS that ultimately screwed him over.

Panama Lewis and Pryor as well

Boxing is a great sport, the business side of it is red 🚨 district

Is that Keith David narrating?

As far as I'm concerned, boxing is about as exciting as watching paint dry in slow motion, but man was this documentary enjoyable

This is like the Roman empire when they have the coliseum that put people to fight for death and animals.

Chocolate dose a fuckin spot on King impression 😂😂😂

Job well done this is thruth!

Love how they play the clip of don king laughing throughout the doc.

This is exactly, what happened to Francis Nganou with Tyson fury’s fight. Francis watch this documentary.

Amazed at DK cheerleaders accepting dis-loyalty as if it were business as usual.

Floyd Mayweather said nope not me 🖤💪🏿

One big racket

Cedric Died at age 66 of a heart attack in 2015. RIP. And the devil do go that easy Don King is 92 yrs old.

we can only imagine the dark side of pro boxing from its inception to now... would we really wanna know... 😒🤔

That's why I lost interest in Boxing in the end.

Nice piece of boxing 🥊 history.. 👍

Brilliant 🥊🥊🥊

Rahman was disloyal. He couldn't even look straight. That's why he got knocked t.f. out in the rematch.

Excellent documentary! Made some very eye opening points. I Also disagree with the gentleman that stated boxing didn’t need the government involved “ but In my humble opinion it’s necessary ,because these guys had no protection they got robbed while everyone else but the boxer got paid I mean down to the hotels and casinos! Travesty!!smh

Dana White is so underrated because he can't even openly talk about the world he came up thru. His quote about boxing. It a going out of business sales every time

The problems are many in professional boxing, but these 8 points here are some of them: 1. Rival networks (HBO, Showtime, PBC, Sky Sports, ESPN, DAZN etc.) not able to co-op with each-other better brings signed boxers down from best possible matches. Also the viwers lose out as they are forced to pay for additional broadcast services... 2. The insane PPV costs! ex. Tyson Fury vs. Francis Nganno in a non-title bout to add demanded $80 per viewing (!) you can't demand such outreagus prices and still expect people to support it. 3. To many boxing organisations rule with the WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO and it gets boxing not only more complicated for the audience to determ who is THE champion but also difficult to the best boxers to prove that as well as they all have there own ratings/rankings that can both include and exclude certain boxers in each division from entering there ranks. Ex. take Mike Tyson as shown before. He could be WBC 1# = next in line for a title shot, but being ranked 5# by the WBA, 7# by the IBF and non-ranked by WBO (?) how is that dependble rating system for the casual boxing fans to understand as even invested fans have a hard time getting it. Paying for the rankings is BS as such recognition should always be EARNED by winning fights and more so to important fights. 4. It should never be allowed to have promotors and managers interfere with the ratings in any weight class of boxing. They should follow them as all else and accept what they can get. 5. A promotor should not be allowed to have several listed boxers of same weight division die to the risk of having fixed matches and corruption involved + risks of favouritism contra neglecting others among the most important problems 6. To difficult with unifying champions to become UNDISPUTED champion. That should always be the 1# importance and bu that allowing all champions to do that with-out any rejections. 7. The organisations must Put on more pressure of recognised champions to make 2-3 fights a year in order to remain champions (excluding well documented injuries from doctors) where 1 mandatory is fought, one top 5# is fought and then one 10-15# ranked is fought evrey year. Having fighters like Tyson Fury lump around holding his WBC title, but never fighting any top rated opposition since 1.5 year back and still be allowed to be champion is plain out wrong. 8. Pay the trainer 10% + the manager 10%+ (conservative) + the promoter 30% + sanction fee 3% plus and other fees etc plus uncle sam taxes! Boxers are getting truly shafted and there must be regulations done here. Ex why should the promotir earn 30% when that person is doing the least work for the boxer involved?

can someone tell me where the rest of the full footage is? because there was a splice at 43:12 what happened there?

"Hey Ross how're you doing? He walked in into Stan's room 17 secs ago, left leg first " 😂😂😂 1:09:52 - 1:09:59

Chocolates impression of Don King is spot on!!!

How do you call someone Colonel who was never in the Military. As a vet you earn that Title.

When was this made also Shout to Keith David

"a game without rules" 😂 we are talking boxing. There's a billion rules

With all the money that can be made today, and I can’t blame them boxers want to keep their marketability going as long as possible therefore, it is in their best interest to not meet the guy who has the best chance of winning. Eventually, if he is champion, long enough, they might meet however, it is usually past the point of when it would have been the best fight for the public.

damn it. why are the Schulz-Foreman parts cut out? Wtf?

They need too do another investigation and clean up all this mess in boxing..it a waste of money supporting boxing

The definition of counting your Chickens before they hatch. Cedric Kushner was rubbing his grubby greasy hands at the 000000's he was going to make off Rahman. And made none. LMAO. That was quite legendary to see his face whilst the rug was pulled from under him. Which must of been bit of a feat to do that. I wonder where he is now ? EDIT: Yeeeeeeah he's Dead.

Its about 40 years past due. Mr kings circus from the 1980s has destroyed boxing in america, health concerns are the least of american boxings problems wait tell they get into fixed fights and money trails. Tyson fury being banned from the usa is revenge for not being vegas "DO BOY". Oh mike would not fight holy field or lennox in his prime because Don knew lennox would not be controlled as mike was. The kingdom runs the show now-good.

Keith david walkin me down to sum quality 💤 rn

For Mayweather to du wat he did is even more amazing now!!! Wow! Boxing is the kraziest sport entertainment business

Kushner, Greenberg etc. People just don't know.

If professional Boxing were organized more like Amateur Boxing, you wonder if there would be even half of the shady characters hanging around.

Thank you for not calling me a liar , Ali , floydzm Mayweather are part of this , Rest in Eternal peace Salvador Sanchez .

It could of being fair documentary if the other characters were equally asked, and followed as to who and why they did what they did, and thierJourneys as M.R kushner.

Tyson vs holyfield killed the sport never been the same to me

In the end this documentary ends like a comic movie to me. Poor Kushner and Co worked all those days and months for nothing 0$. Like seriously? then lost the law suit too? Thats the best comedy movie i have ever watched

Keith David!! He's a great voice. First heard him voice spawn in the spawn animated series

40 years served and FINALLY free

He says "the sport of boxing is what I love" but then "the business of boxing is what I hate"....truer words were never spoken! Promoters are like Mob bosses...one step from jail or an indictment.

This explains why come 2005 you heard nothing about boxing and it was all about the MMA.

How did u get the Gangland narrator to do this n where can i hire him?

The dude at 13:55 looks like a bad guy from a movie lol

So what… what isn’t corrupt in our world

Typical that alllll the corruption in boxing beaver agreed to take down Lee which is nothing new of the black man taking the fall. Still going on this day in boxing smh

In the days of Dempsey, 8 million dollars+ I gate receipts alone is like a billion dollars today …😮

Don king Fuzzy wuzzy!! 😂😂😂😂😂

This documentary is relevant to this day, now I think I get why boxing is in the state that it is in.

Anthony The Champ De Jesus

6:35 😂😂

"FBI Sting On Pro Boxing?" Ya, that's about five minutes of this 1 1/2-hour "documentary." May as well have called it "Fat Guys Talking" because it would have been more accurate.

What's not corrupted now a days.