Boxing: Tszyu wants Mitchell, not tuneup

By Steve Kim
MaxBoxing.com


It's been 22 months since we last saw Kostya Tszyu, who faces Sharmba Mitchell on Showtime this Saturday night in Phoenix, Ariz.

A lot has happened since Tszyu stopped Jesse James Leija in six rounds in January of 2003. Britney Spears has gone through another marriage or two, Jessica Simpson was considered the more foolish of the two Simpson sisters, we all believed that weapons of mass destruction were hidden somewhere in Iraq and "The Curse of the Bambino" was still alive and kicking in Beantown.

Yeah, it's been awhile since Tszyu has gotten into a real fight.