Selected into Hall of Fame, Tyson leaves mark

Mike Tyson, whose meteoric rise to the pinnacle of boxing and stunning fall from grace was legendary, was selected Tuesday for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum at Canastota, N.Y. “If I wasn’t in boxing, I’d be breaking the law,” Tyson once said. “That’s my nature.” Three-division champion Julio Cesar Chavez of Mexico and Russian-born Kostya Tszyu, a junior welterweight champion, also were selected along with Mexican trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain, referee Joe Cortez, and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone. Posthumous honorees to be enshrined June 12 include: bantamweight Memphis Pal Moore, light heavyweight champion Jack Root and middleweight Dave Shade in the old-timer category. Inductees were voted on by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a panel of international boxing historians.

– Associated Press