iWon.com to Host Chat with Legendary Fight Promoter Don King
King Will Field Questions on Holyfield vs. Ruiz 2 Set for March 3 in Las Vegas
(Irvington, N.Y., February 22, 2001) – iWon.com (www.iwon.com), the leading loyalty-based portal, will be hosting a chat session with famous boxing promoter Don King on Thursday, March 1, 2001, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET.
The chat comes just before the March 3 rematch of Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield and John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz. Holyfield will put his World Boxing Association heavyweight title on the line against Ruiz.
The WBA title was on the line in their first meeting on Aug. 12 when Holyfield prevailed in a 12-round decision, but many ringside observers and television viewers were convinced that Ruiz had scored an upset win. The WBA then mandated a direct rematch in an attempt to answer any lingering questions.
Don King Productions holds the distinction of having promoted seven of the 10 largest pay-per-view events in history, as gauged by total buys, including the top four; the highest live-gate gross in history; the largest attendance for a boxing match in history; and promoting or co-promoting 12 of the top-20 live-gate grosses in Nevada history.
Don King Productions has also promoted over 500 world-championship fights. Nearly 100 individual boxers have earned $1 million or more in Don King Productions-promoted matches.
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