The Russia - West Stand-off from Chess to Boxing

The West does not need to switch to military options to win the race with Putin's Russia. In the chess game it has a winning position and a certain win is just a matter of time. Russia will collapse under the load of escalting sanctions and its own homegrown political, economic and financial deficits.
Against this backdrop -Putin has offered to change the game from chess and engage is a boxing match over Syria.