LOOKING BACK ON the year 2022, one man stands head and shoulders above everyone in more ways than one and that is our heavyweight King of the Ring, Tyson Fury.

It was the year where Tyson parked up his roadshow firmly back here in the UK and proved himself as the genuine star of British and world boxing. He savoured the support and adulation of the home fans across two major promotions where his WBC World Heavyweight title was on the line.

I am personally delighted that Tyson is getting the plaudits he deserves from his home nation and he admitted himself that the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month he found overwhelming.

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Some 154,000 fans bought tickets to watch Tyson in his domestic battles against Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora, which is an incredible number that reflects the place in the heart he holds with the British public.

The good news, following his short ‘retirement’, is that Tyson wants more of the same on a regular basis and wishes to be something of a fixture on the home front. Because his next fight is intended to be an undisputed unification against Oleksandr Usyk, it potentially has to land where the most money is, but there are plenty of other fights in the offing for Tyson that he will insist on delivering for the home fans.

One such fight will hopefully be against our Big Juggernaut, Joe Joyce, who really established himself as a force to be reckoned with at the highest level with his win over Joseph Parker in Manchester.

It was a real breakthrough night for Joe in September. Some 16,000 fans packed into the AO Arena for a BT Box Office event and Joe did the business in a big way in what was a thrilling fight and one of the best of the year.

Joe is now right up there with the top dogs of the division, he is the WBO Interim world champion and he will get his full world title shot in 2023. He is more than ready for it.

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