In the fast and curious world of heavyweight boxing the main currency has long been lies, claims and excuses.
However, in 2016 nobody wants to hear lies, claims and excuses and that is because a desperate search is on right now to find the best heavyweight in the world. In the past we knew who the man was, now we are not so certain.
Last weekend six men entered the first round of fights -- it is an unofficial knockout tournament in my mind, I should add -- and the first three to be eliminated went out in style.
In London, Mark de Mori lasted just 131 seconds before he was left unconscious on the canvas by David Haye. In New York, Deontay Wilder sent Artur Szpilka to hospital after connecting cleanly in the ninth round. And in the second world title fight in NYC a man called Charles Martin broke Vyacheslav Glazkov's heart and knee inside three low-key rounds. Martin seems like a nice guy and he can fight a bit, but it was a poor fight for a world title.
During the next few months Wilder will have to agree to fight former champion Alexander Povetkin, Martin will quite rightly be told to get back in action soon and Haye is looking for a second fight before the end of April. Incidentally, Haye was watched by 14 percent of the British public on Dave, with the audience peaking at more than 3 million. He would get 10m on terrestrial TV for a half-decent fight and 15m if he fought Tyson Fury.
That is a fact, not a fantasy.
Fury will shortly announce his early summer date for a sensible rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, who is either delusional or holding secret information that explains his failure in the first fight. I hope he is not fighting for the money.
In March Ruslan Chagaev will defend his portion of the world title against unbeaten Aussie Lucas Browne in Chechnya. Chagaev is still a difficult fighter to beat. However, the division's real danger could be a Cuban called Luis Ortiz, known as the Real King Kong, who fights like an American brawler from the heavyweight division's golden days in the Seventies. Ortiz also has a part of a world title and he is, in my opinion, the last fighter that any of the other champions or leading contenders will fancy fighting. There is a genuine fear factor with Ortiz and no other heavyweight has the same danger attached.
In Britain there is, as I'm sure you are aware, big Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte. There is also Del Chisora and David Price is on the way back. They can fight each other and they probably will. It is a ripe scene.
So, less than three weeks in and the heavyweights are delivering in 2016. Three are out of my competition and about another dozen are lurking, waiting for the phone call and the deal that secures their place at the big boys table.
What a year it will be.