Remember the Good Ol Days.....

when Don King practically owned entire divisions and made bad ass match ups!!!!????!!!!

and if he didnt own a fighter he had no problem making the biggest fights possible I.E. White vs Black I mean Holmes vs Cooney

How2's THIS for a card. 3/16/96

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Bernard Hopkins W Joe Lipsey KO 4 12
Mike Tyson W Frank Bruno TKO 3 12
Keith Holmes W Quincy Taylor TKO 9 12
Ricardo Lopez W Ala Villamor KO 8 12
Michael Carbajal W Melchor Cob Castro UD 12 12
Miguel Angel Gonzalez W Ramon Marchena UD 8 8
Deirdre Gogarty L Christy Martin

Or this one 9/17/94

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Ricardo Lopez W Surachai Saengmorakot TKO 1 12
Vincent Pettway W Gianfranco Rosi KO 4 12
Gabriel Ruelas W Jesse James Leija UD 12 12
Meldrick Taylor L Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 8 12
Frankie Randall W Juan Martin Coggi UD 12 12
Felix Trinidad W Luis Ramon Campas TKO 4 12
Giovanni Parisi W Freddie Pendleton PTS 10 10
Kim Jackson L Michael Carruth TKO 4 6

Or this one three months before

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Gerald McClellan W Julian Jackson KO 1 12
Ricardo Lopez W Kermin Guardia UD 12 12
Simon Brown L Terry Norris UD 12 12
Julio Cesar Chavez W Frankie Randall TD 8 12
Azumah Nelson L Jesse James Leija UD 12 12
Giovanni Parisi W Richie Hess KO 2 10
Meldrick Taylor W Chad Broussard KO 2 10
James Stanton W Anthony Willis UD 8 8
Calvin Grove W Angel Aldama UD 8 8
Christy Martin D Laura Serrano

GahdDAMN Satan could put together a card couldn't he?

its friekin unbelievable how great he would stack cards love him or hate him the man delivered us great cards, knew how to promote the sport, and knew how to put together great fights

wish he could make a come back and everyone could somehow get their money for it

I'd buy PPV's again if the cards were stacked like that.Damn!

agree randy its sad what PPV has become

Birdofthad wrote:

agree randy its sad what PPV has become

That's what attracted me to MMA.Even if I pay nearly fifty bucks,the undercard is usually solid.

agree winston

they do stack their ppvs for the most part, from head to toe

marbleheadmaui wrote:

How2's THIS for a card. 3/16/96

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Bernard Hopkins W Joe Lipsey KO 4 12
Mike Tyson W Frank Bruno TKO 3 12
Keith Holmes W Quincy Taylor TKO 9 12
Ricardo Lopez W Ala Villamor KO 8 12
Michael Carbajal W Melchor Cob Castro UD 12 12
Miguel Angel Gonzalez W Ramon Marchena UD 8 8
Deirdre Gogarty L Christy Martin

Or this one 9/17/94

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Ricardo Lopez W Surachai Saengmorakot TKO 1 12
Vincent Pettway W Gianfranco Rosi KO 4 12
Gabriel Ruelas W Jesse James Leija UD 12 12
Meldrick Taylor L Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 8 12
Frankie Randall W Juan Martin Coggi UD 12 12
Felix Trinidad W Luis Ramon Campas TKO 4 12
Giovanni Parisi W Freddie Pendleton PTS 10 10
Kim Jackson L Michael Carruth TKO 4 6

Or this one three months before

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Gerald McClellan W Julian Jackson KO 1 12
Ricardo Lopez W Kermin Guardia UD 12 12
Simon Brown L Terry Norris UD 12 12
Julio Cesar Chavez W Frankie Randall TD 8 12
Azumah Nelson L Jesse James Leija UD 12 12
Giovanni Parisi W Richie Hess KO 2 10
Meldrick Taylor W Chad Broussard KO 2 10
James Stanton W Anthony Willis UD 8 8
Calvin Grove W Angel Aldama UD 8 8
Christy Martin D Laura Serrano

GahdDAMN Satan could put together a card couldn't he?

I was just going to do this.

Don put on some seriously badass shows back in the day. As much as I'll enjoy him rotting in hell, I'll miss the shows he could put on. Nobody else is doing it, or did it, like that.

Marble, where di you find those listings? I was getting mine at boxrec but they were a mess when I tried to copy and paste them.

KrazyHorseBennett wrote:

Marble, where di you find those listings? I was getting mine at boxrec but they were a mess when I tried to copy and paste them.

Those were straight copy and paste Boxrec thingies.

marbleheadmaui wrote:

KrazyHorseBennett wrote:

Marble, where di you find those listings? I was getting mine at boxrec but they were a mess when I tried to copy and paste them.

Those were straight copy and paste Boxrec thingies.

Dag nabbit. What the heck was I doing there to fuss it all up.