This column is not a declaration of war, nor a sign or submission, but a lamentable indictment of the shift in journalism away from a traditional version that has long been established and respected – even if sometimes grudgingly. This isn’t only in boxing, either. It is rapidly spreading across the sporting landscape. It is unfashionable for journalists to ask hard questions. It is far more fashionable to want to be friends with the figures who are meant to be covered with a discerning eye.
I do wonder whether there is any reflection that maybe they're not trying to crush you, but that they just think you've become less relevant in the last couple of years.
Personally, I think the standard has dropped. I also suspect Eddie Hearn would have his greatest enemy or most vocal critic at one of his fights if he thought they would reach enough eyes.
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