Here we are, then. At the one-yard line, apparently. And borrowing a sports Americanism to discuss a British super-fight? It’s more fitting than you’d think.
After all, there was talk that Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury would take place in the US, in what would have been an audacious affront to British boxing fans. Instead, Joshua vs Fury is now likely to take place at Wembley Stadium, as it should… but potentially at 2am in November, to attract a greater American viewership, according to Saudi matchmaker Turki Alalshikh.