Guy who kicked a man to death gets front row seat for audience with pope

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Don King in front row for pope

Associated Press
Posted: 2 hours ago

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Don King got a front row seat at Pope Benedict XVI's general audience Wednesday.

The usually flamboyant boxing promoter, wearing a blue suit with his preferred high hair style primly flattened for the papal event, gave the pope a green-and-gold boxing belt and a handwritten letter asking for prayers for people ranging from President Bush to the world's sick and aged.

"I was thrilled to be there. It was a deep spiritual experience," King told The Associated Press after the two-hour open-air audience in St. Peter's Square.

In Rome to discuss possible boxing matches in Italy, King had expressed his wish to meet with the pope.

"Faith is the thing that carries us through," the 75-year-old King said as he walked through St. Peter's Square, waving American and Vatican flags and signing autographs.

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1. My husband loathes Don King with a passion, and my hubby is

a huge boxing fan (I personally don't get the draw of watching someone beat the heck out of someone else). Everytime Don King is shown on the teevee, my guy changes the channel and launches on his standard rant about what Don King. I could recite it by heart but I wouldn't subject y'all to that either.

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2. He's a gangster

I wouldn't give him the time of day. I wonder how much he paid for that.

[Vidar]

3. Don King & Biggie Ratz are made for each other.

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4. Here's a piccy:

God I can't stand that man. :eyes:

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5. Pope L. Ron Benedict and Don King, two peas in a pod.

Why am I not surprised?