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Yeah I forgot where I first read about King and the numbers raquet lol. I think I stumbled on to it trying to look something else up....Originally posted by poet682006 View Post
It impressed me because as a kid I had an interesting relationship with the numbers kingpin in East Harlem....As a wee lad of about 10-12 I got up at 3 am every day before school and looked after a paper stand....wouldn't you know it? the other store open at that ungodly hour was an Optima stationary place run as a front, by the "old man" running numbers in the entire East harlem community. He took a shining to me, seeing how I was an enterpising hustling young man lol. I actually heard more quite a bit from the old man who among other things made sure I was never bothered in the morning. I still have a piece he gave me.
Anyhow....He told me all about the numbers racquet I even ran a few haha. The thing is you have to have a great memory because you never write down a number. You had illiterate ricans with photographic memories! And to run the raquet? Well lets just say it is not easy.
So when Don King was able to run that raquet, he got my respect. and when he could survive the onslaught of a real dandy....well king is smart if nothing else lol.Comment
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When and how did you get out of the numbers racket?Comment
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J Prince also.Comment
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Elvis Parker deserves mention!
//krikya360.com/forums/sh...light=AndersonTim Anderson was a journeyman fighter who lost to the likes of Jimmy Young, George Foreman, Larry Holmes and Pierre Coetzer. But he got involved with the wrong Promoter along the way.
Tim "Doc" Anderson was a journeyman boxer who fought under promoter Elvis Parker, a shady character who allegedly was involved in fixing fights, among other things.
Parker planned to move Mark Gastineau, a former NFL player, up the ranks to a big payday against George Foreman. (Several of Gastineau's opponents later came forward to admit they took dives.) Anderson was to be the tenth "opponent" Gastineau would fight. Anderson refused to take the dive and issued a severe beating to Gastineau instead. Gastineau took two standing 8-counts and was dropped for a nine-count in the fourth round. "He had nothing," said Anderson. "He is a football player. Another one bites the dust."
In the December 1992 rematch, in the middle of an investigation about the supposed fight fixing that Parker was staging, Anderson became very ill. His corner men did not show for the fight, and instead he had men work his corner he did not know. He also did not drink the bottled water he asked for, but rather water given to him in paper cups byt these strange cornermen. By the second round he had become extremely sick, and was KO'ed in in the sixth round. Anderson was found in his hotel room later that night lying on the floor. Doctors said he was poisoned but could not treat him unless they knew what the poison was. Anderson was sick for some time.
Anderson confronted Elvis Parker with the the intent to either get the answers he needed or he would kill him. The latter scenario played out. Anderson unloaded his six-shooter in Parker, then reloaded two more bullets, and popped them in Parker, too. Parker died.
Tim Anderson was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Comment
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all are shady... k2, don king, sauerland, the Russians, arum, GBP... the list goes on. which boxing promoter is actually not a crook?Comment
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If we're giving shout outs to scumbag promoters. Murad Muhammad has to be included in this thread.Comment
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Bob Arum is no saintComment
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Damn, hell of a story. I guess if he went to prison, he was treated for whatever poison was in his system.Originally posted by TBear View PostComment
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