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The Video You Didn’t Know You Wanted to See of Rep. Peter King in the Boxing Ring

Mar. 10, 2013 2:44pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) stepped into the boxing ring Saturday to raise money for a friend’s business. (Image source: Newsday)

Rep. Peter King dropped the verbal sparring for the actual physical kind Saturday night, stepping into the boxing ring to raise money for a friend’s business.

The New York Republican squared off in a two-round bout against former kickboxing champion “Irish” Josh Foley, according to the Associated Press.

“Come on, Pete! Go get him! Knock him down!” spectators in the 400-person crowd cheered, Newsday reported.

No winner was declared in the fight between the 68-year-old congressman and his 31-year-old opponent.

According to the AP, a watchdog group said the fight constituted an ethics violation for having King favor a particular business. The congressman said the fundraiser was appropriate.

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RedeemedWench
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 7:46am
This whole story is a waste of time. If you come across a story where one of these dirty politicians is actually getting what they deserve, I will pay attention. NEXT!

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Allseasonangler
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 3:35am
Peter King is worse than John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Obama put together.

King is a neocon fascist that believes America is the battleground and believes there’s a terrorist at every street corner.

Yet he nor Beck acknowledge our very own United States military is working with the Taliban overseas. We are sending tanks, arms, and ammo to Syrian Al Qaeda linked rebels and saying nothing.

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- Red Meat
  Posted on March 11, 2013 at 7:14am
  This.
  King is a carbon tax loving, gun grabbing commie. He is the epitome of a progressive RINO.
  
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:54am
I say next election we vote for whoever we think we can get to kick their guys asses and settle all this once and for all. The left would need to win 4/5 seats just so their candy assesz would have a fair shot.

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GONE_SOVEREIGN
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 11:02pm
I love seeing King kick the dung out of a democrap!

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lassiegirldawn
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 6:59pm
Thank you Mr. King. I have been telling people for a long time that politics is nothing more than WWE under the disguise of We The People and a show for the public.

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- 226crimsontrace
  Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:29am
  Perfect description, when the cameras are off, you can bet they are buddy, buddy. Plus King is one of the worst. Remember after the Tuscon shooting it was King who wanted a 1000 foot no gun zone around themselves. I like the Idea of no congressman allowed within a mile of a gun
  
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ARIZONA VETERAN
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 6:23pm
i would pay big money charity donation to see queen nancy peelousi get her face pounded to mush by a MMA fighter!!

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- Charleyhorse
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 10:06pm
  Um, isn’t her face already pounded to mush?
  
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- OniKaze
  Posted on March 11, 2013 at 4:01pm
  Would you be able to tell the difference?? Seriously, there is more ugly on that woman, than there is Manliness on Michelle Obama (which IS impressive, considering I thought Michelle was Barack for the first few weeks I had known about them…).
  
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- yiddishlion
  Posted on March 11, 2013 at 5:34pm
  Yeah, Pelosi’s face is already mush, but I would pay good money to watch Rhonda Rousey dislocate her elbow with an arm bar.
  
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sportsmanbryan
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 5:36pm
You think. Its to raise money. A 25 year old pro, up against a 80 year old.

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AtomSmashers
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 4:56pm
ok fake

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Skee
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 4:00pm
According to the AP, a watchdog group said the fight constituted an ethics violation for having King favor a particular business.
How is this different from congress passing laws everyday that favor certain groups or industries.

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- welovetheUSA
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 4:22pm
  Hardley the same thing…. this is like the kids selling cup cakes for a dieing fellow student. Its personal, not stealing tax dollars to cover a friends business that is a failure like Obama paying billions of tax dollars to cover his supporters business. Do you understand the difference?
  
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straitshot
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:49pm
One of the best TV commercials I saw as a kid had the leaders of two opposing countries step into a ring and bear knuckle each other, as an option to having a full scale war. Maybe Congress can settle their differences the same way?

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- ARIZONA VETERAN
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 6:19pm
  i would most certainly give a big $$$$ donation to see queen nancy pelosi get her face pounded to mush by a MMA fighter, where do i send a check to?
  
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Chunkyrhyno
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:29pm
this is a staged fight for a fundraising,,,the opponent was “ordered” ( and I mean ordered) not to hurt Peter!! and yup that is the truth!!!! I know the guy and I was there!!!!!!

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 4:02pm
  lol.. pretty sure everybody understands that the fix was in.
  Did anyone really expect a legit fight?
  
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artimusprim
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:28pm
I’m telling you we need to bring back dueling on capital hill.

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- OlefromMN
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 4:21pm
  I’ll second that.
  
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RIGHTHOOK
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:22pm
Entertaining promo for King. He looked like one more “playful round” would have pushed him into a potential cardiac arrest. Maybe he will start doing light workouts to get in better shape. Never to late to get started.

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OlefromMN
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:20pm
Darn, I was hoping to see Pete King squaring off against Harry Reid.

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zgomer
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:19pm
Well he can’t fight a lick but it was for a good cause…

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- jungle J
  Posted on March 10, 2013 at 5:05pm
  why would you have to say that about a 68 year old man. That was a mean spirited comment.
  
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Capt. Ron
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:14pm
Another anti gun Rino

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drattastic
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:07pm
King doesn’t look to be in great shape physically but that’s not bad for a 68 yr old to go 2 rounds ,if you’ve ever been in the ring you know how taxing it is on the cardio.

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Rock_Moninoff
Posted on March 10, 2013 at 3:06pm
Maybe Congressman King would consider wearing that outfit to the next State of the Union speech, just to show Obozo the Conservatives mean business. Obama would shat in his mom jeans if he saw King in his ring attire.

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