Former boxing star Clifford Etienne went from fighting between the ropes to being behind bars in 2006 after a crime spree that included robbery, carjacking and the attempted murder of a police ...

The atmosphere surrounding Tyson's fight with Clifford Etienne was already circuslike. The carnival officially opened for business Thursday at a news conference goofy even by Tyson's standards.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- On Mike Tyson's list of lessons learned from his 49-second destruction of Clifford Etienne, a few stand out: First, rhinos don't dance, but they sure hit the canvas with a thud.

Mike Tyson has a new tattoo ... and what seems like a familiar opponent to fight in Clifford Etienne. Tyson's handlers said that made little difference, considering he was fighting Clifford ...

LAS VEGAS -- Mike Tyson will likely make his return to the ring in December, with a fight against Clifford Etienne. Tyson's manager, Shelly Finkel, said Wednesday he hoped to have a deal worked ...

Clifford Etienne shot to notoriety for his KO defeat to Mike Tyson, but his life quickly became much different. Etienne rose through the heavyweight ranks as a hugely exciting operator in the 2000 ...

Following his shattering defeat by Lennox Lewis in 2002, Tyson returned to the ring the following year, knocking out Clifford Etienne inside a minute in Memphis. However, that wasn’t the most ...

Tyson suddenly announced on Tuesday he would fight Clifford Etienne, after his camp canceled the fight 24 hours earlier -- though Etienne now says he won't fight. Tyson hasn't done much training ...

In fighting Clifford Etienne, a man once floored seven times in a single fight, Tyson's camp have taken what is considered a very small risk. Even if Tyson is as badly underprepared as reports suggest ...

At his peak, Tyson was terrifying. In 2003, Buddy McGirt, a Hall of Fame trainer, worked Clifford Etienne’s corner for his fight against Tyson. In the hours leading into the match, Etienne was ...

Clifford ‘The Black Rhino’ Etienne was the opponent and, like 'Iron Mike', was viewed as a dangerous puncher. Having learned to box while in prison for attempted armed robbery, Etienne had ...

Mike Tyson secured his last win as a professional boxer on February 23, 2003, about two years before he finally decided to hang up his boxing gloves. ‘Iron Mike’ defeated Clifford Etienne in ...