Last week, for about a day, boxing had what was sure to be a huge pay-per-view draw on the table when ESPN reported that the undisputed super middleweight champion, Canelo Alvarez, and Jake Paul were finalizing a deal for a fight in May 2025 in Las Vegas. to be streamed on Netflix.

Boxing has always been littered with brazen, loudmouth, over the top characters – Muhammad Ali, Bernard Hopkins, Tyson Fury and Carl Froch have never been afraid to shoot from the lip faster than they release a devastating blow but they all had immense ability packed into explosive fists.