This wasn't a good idea to begin with, but now, thankfully, it's a done deal: a boxing promoter has called off the "celebrity" boxing match between Trayvon Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, and washed-up crack-addicted rapper DMX... because the promoter suddenly got some semblance of a conscience and realized he was "hurting people's feelings."  

According to The Miami Herald, Damon Feldman -- the promoter who thought it was a good idea to refer to a murderer as a "celebrity" -- canceled the fight between the killer and the rapper after receiving death threats. He claimed, however, that his desire to walk away from the "million dollar" payday was an altruistic move, and few promoters would have done what he did, regardless of the amount of threats received. "Done with George Zimmerman if you had a major payday sitting in front of you, I know no one else would walk away like I did ***Next!!," he said in a Tweet. 

The fight, which was announced on Trayvon Martin's birthday, was originally scheduled for Mar. 1, then it was moved to Mar. 15, before ultimately being canceled. Billionaire investor Alki David proposed that the fight be aired on the FilmOn.com online television site.

And, according to Reuters, it was possible that the fight would never take place at all: through his attorneys, rapper DMX (real name: Earl Simmons) never agreed to the fight, but if he were to agree to the fight, it wouldn't affect his touring schedule.

In addition, Zimmerman's lawyer encouraged the fight, because he argued that his client has been having a difficult time finding "normal" employment since his acquittal. Of course, it doesn't help his client's cause that he's been involved with several brushes with the law since his acquittal in the Trayvon Martin trial: in Texas and Florida, he was stopped for speeding; in September of last year, his estranged wife accused him of threatening her with a gun; and not long ago, his pregnant current girlfriend had him arrested for threatening HER with a gun.