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Memories of 2022 • Like a bad relationship, boxing left me saying ‘never again’ as I walked out the door. Yet I’m back for more…

ARISE, KING BILLAM-SMITH

HEAVY WORK • The 10 fights to make at heavyweight in 2023…

THE LAST FIGHTS • From a south coast superstar and a Marvin Hagler tribute act to the darkness of lonely cameos

JOSHUA’S EARNED THE RIGHT • ‘AJ’ finds himself under fire for a throwaway comment to GQ at a stage of his career when caution and care are surely necessities, writes George Gigney

Greene, Greene grass… • Resurgent Louis reaping the rewards for believing in himself on away soil, writes Matt Bozeat

TRIBUTES TO MORRIS • The ex-General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, John Morris, passes away

STEVE SMOGER, 1943-2022 • Another Hall of Fame referee passes away

‘Basic safety measures neglected’ • Team Avanesyan raise questions about Terence Crawford’s damaged gloves following recent bout, writes Terry Dooley

“DON’T FORGET ALL THE GOOD THINGS” • Robert Smith, the General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, reflects on a difficult year that included controversial decisions, failed drug tests, mismatches and the spectre of Daniel Kinahan. He speaks to Matt Christie

The Rage of ‘Innocence’ • Conor Benn will likely need more than Instagram statements to win his battle in the court of public opinion

The Bromance • Once the bitterest of enemies, 2022 was the year when Carl Froch and George Groves let bygones be bygones to become close friends

“I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER” • Carl Froch revisits one of British boxing’s most compelling rivalries, writes Declan Warrington

“FROCH NAILED IT” • Away from the crowd, and therefore the temptation to entertain, George Groves revisits his rivalry, and friendship, with Carl Froch, writes Declan Warrington

Greatest heavyweight fights • The most dramatic tussles in history

T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS • As imagined by Thomas Hauser

OLD HEAD • Ivan Robinson is far removed from those two brawls with Arturo Gatti, but training up-and-coming boxers always gives him the itch to return

THE GREATEST IN DUBLIN • Fifty years after Muhammad Ali was charmed by Ireland as much as Ireland was charmed by Ali, Declan Warrington recounts the week of ‘The Greatest’s’ transformative fight with Alvin ‘Blue’ Lewis at Dublin’s Croke Park

HOLIDAY READING 2022 • The greatest boxing books

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“ALL IT WILL TAKE IS A FEW TWEAKS” • Savannah Marshall has activated her rematch clause with Claressa Shields and fully expects things to be different next time. She tells Roy Kelly about the first fight, her relationship with Peter Fury and her thoughts on three-minute...