Don King was fighting for his position as the top of boxing. He went to court for Mike Tyson’s next fight and their very own ‘Watergate’. And, what of King now?
Jun 27, 2024•30 min•Season 2Ep. 9
A harrowing defeat for Mike Tyson in Tokyo. King, was sitting at ringside next to Donald Trump, his guest in Japan. His fighter lost, but King always had a plan.
Jun 20, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 8
With contributions from boxing insiders and former fighters, we hear about King’s relentless pursuit of power and money, with Mike Tyson at the helm of his stable of boxers.
Jun 13, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Featuring Heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon, Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis on the so-called ‘Lost Generation’ as Don King was attracting the attention of the FBI.
Jun 06, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Don King was at the very top of Boxing, and he meant to stay there. Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis with the story.
May 30, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In October 1974 Muhammad Ali and George Foreman had a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, a fight that has become one of the most famous events in sports history, and Don King made it happen.
May 23, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis and Steve Bunce examine the early days of Don King, Boxing Promoter, as he prepares to take on the fight game.
May 16, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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.
May 09, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis take a dive into one of the most recognisable and enduring figures in boxing, promoter Don King, with contributions from rivals, partners, law enforcers and fighters.
May 06, 2024•2 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In the aftermath of Sepp Blatter’s downfall, what is his legacy at FIFA and in Qatar?
Dec 13, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Sepp Blatter resigns dramatically, ending a 17 year run as FIFA President. And we hear from the man himself as he sits down with us for a defiant interview.
Dec 13, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
While police raids hit the headlines, an ill fated film, paid for by FIFA, reveals the truth of FIFA’s hubris as Sepp Blatter faces his downfall.
Dec 06, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
FBI and IRS agents co-ordinate a raid that shocks FIFA, with senior executives suddenly in handcuffs. Sepp Blatter is clinging to power by a thread.
Dec 06, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 8
An internal FIFA report generates controversy, and a dangerous investigation is brewing in New York.
Nov 29, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
After an embarrassing scandal, new investigators are allowed into the house of FIFA.
Nov 29, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
When two World Cups come up for grabs in 2010, the bidding contest reveals questionable practices and a power struggle that threatens to bring Sepp Blatter down.
Nov 22, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sepp feels untouchable, but journalists begin to ratchet up the pressure after a key company affiliated to FIFA goes bankrupt, and its secrets spill out.
Nov 22, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
With Sepp Blatter newly installed as FIFA President, he builds links with Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, important executives with reputations for corruption.
Nov 19, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Fifa President João Havelange transforms the organisation into a money machine, while his protégé Sepp Blatter plots to take over the throne.
Nov 15, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Over ten thrilling episodes, David Morrissey tells the story of the man who ran world football, and led FIFA in an era of endemic corruption and controversy, from cash in brown envelopes at a Caribbean hotel to the awarding of the Qatar World Cup, mired in allegations of impropriety and vote buying. From his meteoric rise to his stunning and sudden downfall after an FBI and IRS investigation of senior FIFA figures, insiders and whistleblowers tell the story of the world's most popular sport beco...
Nov 14, 2022•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1