Michael Hirsley

The good news for Mike Tyson's boxing future is that he beat Clifford Etienne convincingly. The bad news is that he beat him convincingly in only 49 seconds. Saturday night...

Questions about what Mike Tyson will do when he steps into the ring for the first time since a devastating knockout loss last June have been pushed aside by new...

Kid Gavilan's flashy style in the ring, highlighted by his signature "bolo punch," was matched by his gregarious nature in public, punctuated by an infectious smile. "He was a people...

The biggest flaw in Showtime's contract with Mike Tyson is that he's marketed as a boxer and makes only an appearance or two a year. Clearly, the cable network could...

Vernon Forrest has learned one of boxing's harsh lessons: The distance from top of the heap to landing in a heap is about arm's length. On Saturday night, wild-swinging Nicaraguan...

Gerald McClellan still calls himself "G-Man," a name that retains the powers he has lost, from his ability to box to his ability to see. His conversation in a phone...

Las Vegas has staged a number of boxing events and the bizarre side shows that come with them. From the "fanman" whose motorized parachute was caught in the ring ropes...

Anaheim vs. San Francisco was not the dream World Series of every California baseball fan, let alone the fans' favorite nationwide. But at least the Angels and Giants had to...

Boxing's alphabet soup of sanctioning organizations--WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO, to mention the biggest in the broth--can be arbitrary in the way they rank contenders for titles and exorbitant in...

William Ligue Jr. may well have gone to the ballgame to try to get away from his troubles, which his sister says have become abundant. But by the time he...