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ONE can generally judge boxing’s overall health by the fights that are being made and the public’s interest in them.

So as we enter 2021 with the irresistible Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury showdown on track for deliverance, a new and exciting lightweight pack falling over themselves to fight each other and Canelo Alvarez seemingly intent on showcasing his skills at least three times this year, it would ordinarily be presumed that the sport is flying high.

On the one hand, that is true. The top of the sport is laden with talent and there appears to be a genuine desire to make the most of it. But there are heightened levels of expectation on that talent as boxing enters a

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