Steve Bunce
The Independent
United Kingdom
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Steve Bunce: Heavyweight boxing is decaying before our eyes – no other sport would survive this idiocy
Comment: Steve Bunce explains how fighters, promoters, sanctioning bodies and TV companies are all to blame for a state of crisis → Read More
Don’t be fooled by Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte’s calm reunion – this is a fight built on spite
Whyte beat ‘AJ’ in the amateurs, before Joshua avenged that loss with a KO in 2015. This summer, the heavyweights will complete their trilogy → Read More
Fury vs Usyk: Behind the scenes, laughter is turning to anger
The ranting and raving was funny last year, but now the men in power are frustrated and angry that the fight has not been made → Read More
Frankie Lucas, the best boxer you’ve never heard of, now has his own play
Going For Gold is a south-London fairytale about a Commonwealth champion who was long denied his shot → Read More
How a unique night of action could lay groundwork for future super-fight
Leigh Wood and Chris Billam-Smith emerged victorious from massive battles in the north and south of England this weekend → Read More
Katie Taylor’s long reign as boxing queen over despite heroic last stand
The Irish star has been at the top of the sport for years but a 17th consecutive world title fight proved a step too far → Read More
Why Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron could be won and lost before the first bell
The anticipation will be incredible in the minutes before the ring empties and the fighters are left to fight → Read More
Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron are shaming their male counterparts
Comment: Fury vs Usyk and Spence Jr vs Crawford continue to elude fans, who will be treated to a huge title fight in Ireland this week → Read More
John Ryder took on the full power of Canelo Alvarez and emerged an unlikely hero
Ryder lived up to his word and forced Alvarez until the end on a brutal and bloody night in Mexico → Read More
If John Ryder is to beat Canelo, he will have to do it the hard way
Comment: Ryder will not fight on the outside, trying to pick off Alvarez this weekend. Expect a bold strategy from the Briton → Read More
Blood, beers and tears: What to expect from Canelo’s homecoming, 12 years in the making
The undisputed super-middleweight champion defends his belts against John Ryder in Guadalajara – 12 years after last fighting in Mexico → Read More
Joe Cordina wins savage struggle with Shavkat Rakhimov to reclaim stolen belt
The Welshman regained the IBF super-featherweight title, which was stripped from him last year, with a split-decision win in Cardiff → Read More
Joe Joyce is the juggernaut who lost his way – an inquest is needed
It was supposed to be an audition to face Tyson Fury for a title shot – instead, the big Brit must begin over again → Read More
Is Joe Joyce the most avoided heavyweight of the last decade?
The Briton takes on Zhilei Zhang in London on Saturday – the next step on a ridiculously long path to a world-title fight → Read More
Call off the search for the old Anthony Joshua
‘AJ’ won a unanimous decision against Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena, where the Briton used to knock out boxers for fun → Read More
Anthony Joshua makes secret sacrifices in bid to rediscover nasty edge
Since his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, ‘AJ’ has ventured to Dallas to train. The ideal end result? A vicious knockout of Jermaine Franklin on Saturday → Read More
The new Anthony Joshua and the extreme moments that will define comeback
‘AJ’ is back and must beat Jermaine Franklin to secure another massive fight as talks break down between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk → Read More
Lyndon Arthur moves from depths of despair to the brink of Britain’s best
An all-British boxing bout is a tantalising prospect but first Arthur faces Argentina’s Braian Nahuel Suarez → Read More
Inside Dan Azeez’s journey from outsider to overnight success
With his win over Thomas Faure in Paris, Azeez made his mark among Britain’s greatest ever group of light-heavyweights → Read More
Boxing can learn from Misfits as crossover competition provides glimpse of future
A new generation of boxing competition and quality; the same sport, but not as we knew it → Read More