L'Uomo Vogue November 2010 : Don King by Francesco Carrozzini

[IAmLordZen]

The chance to see so many sports legends of this caliber all together in a single publication is a rare occasion indeed. With exclusive interviews and photographs, the event is even more exciting. With the cover portrait of Don King, "Mr.Box" with a capital B, the man responsible for discovering boxing legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, as well as Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Julio César Chávez, Félix Trinidad and Marco Antonio Barrera. A media phenomenon, King's been a the top of his game since the early '80s and shows no sign of slowing down.

On the cover: Don King. Vest Moncler; vintage tailcoat and crown Palace Costume Museum, L.A.; necklaces Erickson Beamon; vintage boxing gloves, Muhammad Ali. Photo by Francesco Carrozzini. Fashion editor Rushka Bergman.

vogue.it

 

[jeremydante]

are they for real?

 

[MON]

Why do I ever open this magazine's thread?

 

[versustito]

wtf !!!

 

[Fontastic]

Ahaahhahahahahahahahahhaha

 

[Pedro]

I'm glad that after almost 20 years collecting, finally I give up buying this magazine last month. What a relief! This cover/content like the others post-AnnadelloRusso, is a joke!!! ahhaha

 

[WilliamsLe010919]

dear god, this is just so wrong!!!

 

[blueorchid]

I thought he was dead.

 

[Urban Stylin]

i actually like it

 

[ZFashionBlog]

unfortunately L'Uomo Vogue is more boring with each new issue..
Total waste of money and time.

Finding an interesting men's fashion magazine is becoming almost impossible :-(

 

[lovesick]

Ugh! What is this?
Horrible!

 

[Rigida]

weird cover.. i don't get the point

 

[Rosa Cr]

Ugly cover.

 

[jon945]

Does the cover has anything to do with fashion?

 

[IAmLordZen]

At almost eighty years of age, Don King, the most celebrated promoter in thousands of years of boxing, organizer of the historic matches of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and many others, has no intention of abdicating. He has given up nothing: neither his role as a manager, which has made him rich and influential over the last thirty years, nor his garish hairdos, his unmistakable head of hair and his improbable performances as a would be baptist preacher.

"The rise of Barack Obama has been the greatest miracle since the resurrection of Lazarus", he proclaims from his pulpit at the Don King Promotion, a building on the Florida coast, north of Miami, where a staff of about forty help him to manage his rich portfolio of boxers.


His career began when he organized "The Rumble in the jungle", an epic fight on October 30 1974, between the then world heavyweight champion George Foreman, and the previous holder of the title, Muhammad Ali, alias Cassius Clay. After three years in prison for his refusal to enlist in the army for Vietnam and his defeat to Joe Frazier in 1971 at Madison Square Garden, Ali dreamed of returning to the top.

Don King, who was then starting out in the world of boxing, managed to convince the two champions by promising millions of dollars: he did not have the money but he got it from Mobutu, the newly-elected president of Zaire. Consequently, the match took place at 5 in the morning (to allow for a live broadcast) in Kinshasa, today the capital of Congo.

vogue.it

 

[montrealm]

Major no to this cover

 

[justaguy]

bad cover

 

[masquerade]

from the people-you-didn't-know-were-still-alive file...