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Don King and Internet Jurisdiction
Despite the temptation, there's no need to put on a Don King wig when reading this story (notice I avoided saying “don” a Don King wig ' I just couldn't do it). In The Supreme Court of Judicature Court of Appeal sitting in London, the court upheld the ruling of a lower court that a libel suit against world-renowned boxing promoter Don King based on statements published on several Web sites remain to be heard in England, rather than be moved to the U.S. Lennox Lewis & Ors v. Don King, EWCA Civ1329 (July 27, 2004) (available at www.courtservice.gov.uk/judgmentsfiles/j2844/lewis-v-king.htm.)
The underlying case is unimportant, especially since all of the substantive issues have been settled, but it had to do with a claim of contractual interference on the part of King brought by World Heavyweight Champion boxer Lennox Lewis, a British citizen, and his promotion company, Lion Promotions LLC, based in Nevada. Apparently, Lewis and Lion, former Heavyweight champ Mike Tyson and Mike Tyson Enterprises were negotiating a deal in which Lewis would fight Tyson ' something boxing fans around the world had been hoping for ' when King stepped in. He was against the bout and allegedly threatened Tyson's friend if the fight went on.
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