Sonny Bill Williams will emerge victorious from tonight's stoush with the White Buffalo, writes Steve Deane. He can't lose.

Boxing can be a chaotic affair and so it proved once again at the Brisbane Events Centre, the venue for tonight's fight between Sonny Bill Williams and Francois Botha.

Rival homes in on Wallaby's uncertainty as pair prepare for boxing clash in Brisbane

The vogue for top sportsmen taking up boxing despite, in many cases, their physical unsuitability is a modern oddity, writes Bob Jones.

Sonny Bill Williams faces the possibility of legal action after he called judges in a recent boxing match "corrupt'' on Twitter, according to Australian reports.

Sonny Bill Williams has accused judges in Anthony Mundine's middleweight defeat to Daniel Geale as being corrupt following his close friend's unanimous points loss.

He has left for Sydney and the NRL but rugby remains firmly in the thoughts of Sonny Bill Williams.

David Tua's comeback is coming back - and he is being lined up to fight a world-ranked heavyweight boxer in New Zealand next year.

Joseph Parker's impressive demolition of Richard Tutaki on Saturday night suggested there might be some substance behind the growing hype.

Keven Mealamu, Piri Weepu, Todd Carney and Sam Burgess are some of the star rugby and league names who could step into the ring when Fight For Life returns next year.

Rowing star Eric Murray will be heading back to his day job a little the worse for wear today after his fight with Manu the Beast Vatuvei.

Should Parker follow the script tonight and dispense with Richard Tutaki in the six-round main event of the Fight for Life at Trusts Stadium, his handlers Duco plan to set the 20-year-old fledgling pro on a collision course with New Zealand Professional

Manu Vatuvei's head is about twice the size of Eric Murray's. That's the first thing you notice when the league player and the champion rower square off at a promotional appearance ahead of Saturday night's charity boxing match.