...Tyson hasn't fought since last February, when he stopped Clifford Etienne in 49 seconds. Showtime network executive Jay Larkin said he is in talks with Finkel for a Tyson fight on June 5. Tyson has fought mainly on Showtime in recent years. The...

...undercard, making her pro boxing debut, so anything could happen. "Mike is, above all else, theatrical," said Jay Larkin, an executive with Showtime, which is broadcasting the fight. "He drips with personality." And ink. The left side...

...that eludes Lewis will continue to grow. "Mike has made his mark in boxing for better or worse," Showtime executive Jay Larkin said. "But he never fails to stun the world and there's no better way to stun the world than winning this fight...

...in an order to be determined. Undercard bouts on any of the four shows could be included in the three CBS telecasts. Jay Larkin, executive producer and senior vice president of Showtime sports and event television, thinks the CBS telecasts will...

...and said an opponent would probably be selected sometime next week. "That's a lock," Showtime executive producer Jay Larkin said of the date for Tyson's next fight, which will be held at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas. Possible opponents...

...in prison and was released March 25, 1995. Key players in Tyson's career do not seem to think he will be jailed. Jay Larkin, in charge of boxing for Showtime, which has multiple-fight deals with Tyson, said he hopes Tyson can fight again...

...with Botha at a cost of about $45. "This is an individual who has surpassed his sport, for better or ill," said Jay Larkin, executive producer for Showtime, which will televise the fight. "He probably commands more focus and attention than...

...never done anything like this before so I have no idea how our audience will respond," Showtime executive producer Jay Larkin said. "If the public is as starved for basketball as we hope they are, maybe they will sign up for Showtime." Larkin...

...players. Games were held last weekend in Miami and Dallas, and another is scheduled for next Sunday in Los Angeles. Jay Larkin, executive producer of Showtime, would not reveal how much the cable network was paying for the broadcast rights...

...disappearing from the masses. "Basic cable is essential for the health of the sport," Showtime executive producer Jay Larkin said. "It is in position to fill the void left by network television. The loss of USA's fights was a major loss...