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And fighting out of the red corner - Hugo Chavez
Venezuela’s combative president, facing a possible battle at the ballot box this year, got a fiery pep talk on Sunday from US boxing promoter Don King.
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King, famous for his flamboyant showmanship, praised Chavez’s social policies for the poor and even promised to help smooth over Venezuela’s often rocky relations with US President George W Bush’s government. "Your magic lies in your people ties, you are one that is concerned with the poor, the underprivileged, the downtrodden and denied," King said on Chavez’s regular live television program Hello President. "I am going to talk to President Bush and make sure that he knows my relationship with you so we can straighten out a lot of things," the outspoken ring promoter said, hugging his host before shouting out "Viva Chavez." King was visiting Venezuela for an anti-drug boxing event in Caracas. |