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With Joseph Parker in talks for an October showdown with Fabio Wardley, we wonder if he could be about to fall at the last hurdle in his long quest for a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.

We pay tribute to the memory of Joe Bugner, the great British heavyweight who fought some of the best heavyweights in history.

There’s the Canelo-Crawford undercard to discuss, too. No bogus titles, no elongated fights - but will there be value for money for the punter?

Also, in a special This Week, we head back to a pivotal period in heavyweight history to focus on Michael Spinks taking on Steffan Tangstad in 1986.

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