It was a holiday snap shared on Insta. It was the body hair patterns in that picture that made me suspicious.

Now, it's a failed drug test that has proved me right. I didn't want to be right though.

Alycia Baumgardner was born genetically gifted, hat her confidence wasn't high enough to see that is the tragedy here. There is a chance she would have been good enough anyway.

Now, her career has a blemish on it, which we didn't need.

Country Grammar

BEYOND BOXING EP180 - ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER DROPS THE BALL

It is strange to say that, this was the most Eubank has looked like Roy Jones Jr, ever. 
In doing that, Jr was able to dominate Liam Smith. It is a journey of redemption that many did not expect, but one that boxing needed.  
You also have to feel for Liam Smith. 
It was a rough day at the office. we must ask how on earth he gained 42 pounds in any way shape or form.

THRILLER

BEYOND BOXING EP184 - THE EUBANK ERA IS BACK IN FULL EFFECT

This time they will blame the Saudis for the Anthony Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight falling through.
But, what about the last 7 years? What explains those.

It is convenient that the shifting political sands in the Saudi Royal Court have scuppered the fight, but it was a result of sitting on the egg long after the chick should have hatched. The real winners in all of this are the Furys, who have shown the Saudis that they are willing to support their ambition in any way they can.

BEYOND BOXING EP185 - WHY JOSHUA - WILDER DOESNT HAPPEN

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This week it’s all about the audience questions.
There are a few questions, but we’ll get through them in a couple of episodes this week.

LEMONADE

BEYOND BOXING EP186 - LISTENER'S QUESTIONS 1

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The public are upset with Conor Benn being able to fight on Saturday. I can see why they are, but the people that should have been able to stop him failed to do so. It’s also at a point where it’s better that he is banned or he boxes because we are tired of the soap opera now.

We have a major problem with governance in boxing.
The lack of clear governance and leadership is turning fans off the sport at a time when it needs all the support it can get.

BEYOND BOXING EP187 - CONOR BENN IS BACK?

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Boxing is cruel. One punch can undo a whole lifetime's worth of work. But, should we be so hard on Joe Joyce?

Here is a man that said yes to every challenge and was fine being an underdog - the kind of fighter we want. Yet, when he loses, we are so quick to turn.

Until boxing fans are more balanced in their views, we will struggle to build stars and get real 50/50 fights.

BEYOND BOXING EP188 - JUGGERNAUT JACKKNIFES SOUTH OF WATFORD

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk looks like it has been agreed, but we will believe it when we see it.

If it does happen, it will be the last chapter of an era that promised so much but delivered so little.

When that boxing recession does happen, do not be afraid to go out and do other things.
Enjoy your life.

BEYOND BOXING EP189 - FURY: USYK THE FINAL CHAPTER IN A TERRIBLE SAGA

Say what you want but KSI has built a boxing business without having to work with the boxing business.

He is proof that, in todays era, you need to be interesting more than you need to be talented.

Until boxing realises that, the sport will continue to decline as it is held prisoner by the type of people you’d never buy a used car off.

Thriller

BEYOND BOXING EP192 - KSI IS THE MONEY MAN IN UK BOXING

Tonight, we have two boxing shows that are a hard sell individually, and a hard sell collectively.

As much as we are happy the boxers are getting paid, the fans should see some value for their time and expenditure.
Until promoters, managers and boxers understand this, we are digging our own grave for boxing.

As fans we also need to do better and stop watching things we don't think are good enough. At a time when the cost of eating and living is going up, the sport we love is not delivering the feel-good moments we need.

BEYOND BOXING EP193 - BOXXER V DAZN - WHO WINS?

If anyone has had a harder 5 years in boxing than Isaac Chamberlain, please send them my way.
Watching him win the British and Commonwealth was the definition of a feel-good story and what we watch boxing for.
In contrast Jack Catterall is sill waiting for his fairytale moment and it is likely that wait will continue well past his retirement.
(0% of boxing is making the public care about you. You do that in the ring.

TAKE CARE

BEYOND BOXING EP194 - FROM CHAMBO SEASON TO RIYADH SEASON

What you do outside the ring will show in the ring as Andre Sterling once said.
What we saw from Fury was a man struggling to cope with the realities of his physical condition, and a man out of love with boxing.
When you love boxing you are faithful to it, loyal to it and the rhythms and routines it demands.
Fury faced a man in Francis Ngannou who had a real point to prove, and my goodness did he prove it.

Last night showed that Hard work is the match that lights up the talent.

BEYOND BOXING EP195 - THE DAY TYSON FURY BECAME A DOSSER

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BEYOND BOXING EP189 - FURY: USYK THE FINAL CHAPTER IN A TERRIBLE SAGA

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