Michael Hirsley

If Lucia Rijker and Christy Martin are vying for the title Million Dollar Lady, Sumya Anani is a leading candidate for Bargain Basement Baby. Now that Million Dollar Lady, the...

Bernard Hopkins thought he did what a veteran champion should do, that he took his younger challenger to school, took him into deep water. But when his 12-round title fight...

Turns out Harry Caray isn't just remembered by every comic who can bluster the English language. And it turns out that imitation, no matter how crude, was seen by a...

Saturday's showdown between 140-pound champion Arturo Gatti and challenger Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not need trash-talking to hype ticket sales, but Mayweather cannot resist and Gatti cannot stand to be...

Kendall Gill is taking the roadwork less traveled in preparing for what he expects to be his 16th and final season in the National Basketball Association. He will fight as...

Laila Ali didn't need the added incentive of the World Boxing Council sanctioning her super middleweight bout against Erin Toughill Saturday as a title fight. After Toughill told a Wednesday...

1. Good Mike - On Nov. 26, 1986, 20-year-old Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in history, knocking out Trevor Berbick in the second round. - On June 27, 1988,...

After 14 NBA seasons, former University of Illinois standout Kendall Gill wants to launch a new career--as a prizefighter. Gill, who turned 37 on May 25, has been training for...

All of a sudden, Chicago is emerging as a fight town. If all goes according to promoters' plans in the coming months, fans here could see Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah,...

Israel Vazquez retained his 122-pound super bantamweight title by unanimous, albeit less than dominant decision, over challenger Armando Guerrero on Tuesday night at the Ho-Chunk Sports & Expo Center in...