Michael Hirsley

Chicago heavyweight Andrew Golota and light heavyweight Montell Griffin have faced the best in their divisions, come up short, and gone back to the gym to try again. Former champion...

In the end, maybe Roy Jones Jr. had endured too many boring matchups against the likes of Rick Frazier, Glenn Kelly and Clinton Woods, and gone too long without a...

It may be short notice, but Chicago boxers get a chance this weekend to land a spot on "The Next Great Champ" reality show. Those interested in the Fox network...

If representatives of all the sports were put in a reality TV competition a la "Survivor," "American Idol" or "Fear Factor," boxing always would be on the verge of getting...

Roy Jones Jr. still views Antonio Tarver as more of an annoyance than a threat even though Tarver made him look anything but dominant in their bout last fall, a...

Newly crowned heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko knows there are at least two, and arguably three, other boxers who lay claim to the same title. But Klitschko sees only one man...

Corrie Sanders is a professional fighter and an amateur golfer. Not that long ago, his chances of winning a pro boxing title looked about as slim as winning a pro...

Saturday's title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Corrie Sanders offers two of the more intriguing potential scenarios in a heavyweight division that has slid gradually into mediocrity. Klitschko gets an...

Fres Oquendo has taken the long way from Chicago to Madison Square Garden, from discouraged Olympic hopeful in 1996 to heavyweight title contender. "It's been a hard road for me;...

Polish-born Chicago heavyweight Andrew Golota, who gets a title shot against International Boxing Federation champion Chris Byrd on April 17, showed reporters his lighter side Tuesday, even joking about his...