As I originally advocated in April, the decision to carefully return to competitive sport has been the right one. The impact of COVID-19 has been undeniably devastating. Yet although the circumstances remain far from ideal, the resumption of sporting fixtures has been a welcome distraction for many. It has allowed Liverpool to claim the Premier League […]
Boxing
Sport must do more to combat drug cheats
The handling of doping irregularities by athletes was put into sharp contrast today. Chinese swimming star Sun Yang received an eight-year ban for a missed test, having previously served a three-month suspension in 2014 for taking a prohibited stimulant. Hours later, the head of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), Brett Clothier, warned that the high-profile […]
Dubois v Joyce can reignite interest in British heavyweights
Just when it appeared that heavyweight boxing was about to go mainstream again, with intriguing fights between Tyson Fury, Detonay Wilder and Anthony Joshua all in prospect, the sport’s torturous internal politics have put on hold plans for fights between any of the three heavyweight champions of the world. Instead, Fury is set to fight […]
Froch should be careful what he wishes for
Carl Froch’s willingness to fight the toughest opponents has been evident throughout his career and his desire to fight Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin should be admired. If other boxers adopted a similar high risk, high reward strategy, the sport would be the better for it. However, Froch is also failing to adhere to one of […]
Patience is a virtue for Joshua
After Olympic gold medallist Anthony Joshua knocked out another opponent inside three rounds, it would be easy for him to look ahead to the challenges that await him. The world appears to be his oyster and he could be the first man to unify the heavyweight division since Lennox Lewis. Floyd Mayweather would be the […]