Even it is not a hoax in itself, i.e., it is a real burial shroud, it can never be proven to be Jesus'. And that is where it will always end.
I partly agree. I think the evidence makes a strong case that it was a genuine burial cloth of a Roman-style crucifixion victim. But I think the history of the cloth and many characteristics of the cloth let us reasonably infer that it was Jesus' shroud.
What we do know -- and this is where things become very mysterious in irresolute -- the cloth had to have been separated from the deceased within about 30 hours before bodily decomposition products would have ravaged the cloth. How so?
We are also faced with the questions posed by the Sudarium of Oviedo. See:
http://shroudstory.com/faq-sudarium.htm Shroudie