SUNSET SIDESHOWS
Ageing boxers returning in new fight sports will never end well. And will never stop happening
Steve Bunce @BigDaddyBunce Voice of boxing
CAGED: Toney is humbled by Randy Couture in his ill-advised entry to the Octagon
Photo: JOSH HEDGES/ZUFFA
IT WILL never end. There will always be a kangaroo, a bear, crocodile or an octopus for a legitimate boxer to fight as a publicity stunt.
There will also, sadly, always be somebody from the sprawling and increasingly lawless world of martial arts ready and willing to fight a boxer.
It often feels like there is some type of mythical chalice on the line each time a great boxer walks away from the ring and blurs reality. It is invariably ugly.