A tonsorially tamed Don King took the stage Wednesday in front of an atypical audience–the Pope. The legendary boxing promoter, who spent four years in jail for manslaughter, was denied a personal audience with his Holiness, but did manage to hand the pontiff a handwritten set of prayer requests–and a green-and-gold boxing belt.
Promotion, apparently, works both ways: King's pilgrimage was arranged by boxer (and client) Luca Messi, whose brother is a Catholic priest. (More Don King stories.)