Canelo would be insane to take on Crawford

CANELO ALVAREZ doesn’t seem keen on a clash with Terence Crawford and who can blame him. Though this would be a ginormous event, it might also be the worst idea in the world for the Mexican superstar.

This was supposed to be the year of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder. But instead it’s the year of Fury vs Francis Ngannou. We examine the reasons why the heavyweight division is eating itself and consider the chances of a brighter 2024. 

Women’s boxing is also discussed, or rather the changing face of it, as several leading stars signal their intention to join MMA league and a world title fight is set for 12-three-minute rounds.

And, in This Week, we go back to 1975 and a bruising humdinger between Ron Lyle and Earnie Shavers.