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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. Show more
Powerplay: The House of Don King
The House of Don King
Introducing... Powerplay: The House of Don King
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Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis take a dive into one of the most recognisable and enduring figures in boxing, promoter Don King. Show more
Powerplay: The House of Don King
The House of Don King
Episode 1: The Death of Sam Garrett, The Birth of Don King
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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
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Fifa President Joao Havelange transforms the organisation into a money machine, while his protégé Sepp Blatter plots to take over the throne.
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With Sepp Blatter newly installed as FIFA President, he builds links with Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, important executives with reputations for corruption.
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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.
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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.
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After an embarrassing scandal, new investigators are allowed into the house of FIFA.
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An internal FIFA report generates controversy, and a dangerous investigation is brewing in New York.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In the aftermath of Sepp Blatter’s downfall, what is his legacy at FIFA and in Qatar?
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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
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João Havelange transforms Fifa into a money machine, and Sepp Blatter plots a takeover. Show more
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Don King was at the very top of Boxing, and he meant to stay there. Steve Bunce and Lennox Lewis with the story.
Powerplay: The House of Don King
The House of Sepp Blatter
Introducing… Powerplay: The House of Sepp Blatter
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David Morrissey introduces a new series from 5 Live, telling the true story behind the man who ran FIFA and the corruption scandals that surrounded him. Show more
Powerplay: The House of Don King
The House of Don King
Episode 5: The End of Muhammad Ali and The Birth of The Lost Generation
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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.
Powerplay: The House of Don King
The House of Don King
Episode 6: Breaking Hearts and Minds, How King Got Tyson
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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.