For what it's worth regarding Audley Harrison...

You can't deny the guy has given us viewers some absolutely fantastic knockouts in the past. I was just sat thinking about them after hearing he has signed to fight Wilder. (i.e his first bout in the recent prizefighter tourney, Coleman Barret, Danny Williams rematch, Sprott rematch) and part of me actually hopes he pulls off the unimaginable and gets the win against Deontay.
But the realist in me reckons he'll go on the retreat after the first jab/cross tags him and will eventually fold when Wilder gets busy enough.

How do you think this fight will go? Cheers.

Audley will get Ko'd but good luck to him. Let's hope it actually knocks sense into him this time and he retires.

Audley has a dream, who are we to thread on his dream.

War Harrison!

He is following and chasing his elusive "destiny" whatever it may be!

Audley will freeze again, I'm sure of that. It never fails to amaze me how he can still get people believing in him, and I don't even mean people backing him to win - I'm actually amazed that anyone can think he's even going to make the fight remotely competitive and give Wilder anything to think about.

Audley can look good against the Prizefighter entrants, or the likes of Ali Adams, all he wants. Get hung up on his record all you like, but Wilder is a huge improvement on those kind of fighters. Audley is roundly expected to be put away in quick time here, just as he was against Haye and Price - and he knew that on both occasions, hence his rabbit in the headlights routine. It'll be exactly the same this time out, I think. Audley against a confident, hard-hitting and athletic fighter is just never going to end well.

Audley to throw virtually nothing and be stopped inside two rounds would be my take.

Its hard to buy that Audley really believes he can beat a Klitschko for the world title. I can understand wanting to go out on a high or something like that. Which winning prizefighter might have done to a small degree. But looks like he wont stop until hes blasted out again.

Good morning guys. Just to introduce myself properly, I live in the west country ( someone has to ), I follow 606 but rarely post due to time constraints. It seems really good - a lot of banter, but clever dudes who know their stuff!

Audley is uniquely bizarre. He has real technical skill but hardly ever uses it, he has dogged determination, but rarely in the actual fight, he shows glimpses of what he could be....but never is.

I though initially he was like Eddie the Eagle in ski jumping, but Audley in boxing does fundamentally have more talent then Eddie did in his.

I think his whole issue is a ill suited temperament to actually fighting and/or possibly a personality disorder of some kind.

He is certainly one of those people who could be quoted in motivational books!

I really liked him at the start, got disillusioned, slated him, believed again, got disillusioned, got fed up, believed again....etc.....etc...etc...

I now have a king of head shaking admiration for his unbelievable, unequaled unique persistence!....and yes as some people are saying, the weird thing is he might beat Wilder, but whatever, loads will tune in to watch.....and although it probably won't happen, I for one would actually be delighted if he poleaxed Wilder with a shot that we know he is capable of.

Like others have said is impossible to see anything other than Audley freezing, getting knocked out within a couple and saying he was just getting into his rhythm. Can only believe if there was some magic formula to unlock the puzzle and stop this happening he would have found it by now.

Would dearly like to say that would finally draw the curtain on his career, but recall we were saying the same prior to Haye and prior to Price and if those were not clear enough signs that it, whatever it is, was not there then you have to assume another crushing defeat would not do it.

Am sure Union still has the faith though.

he is quite queer, as chris mentioned he freezes at the important points in his career, that said his attitude has never changed and i hate to admit i am starting to warm to him. when he was younger it really annoyed me he couldnt make the most of his talents, but now the dream has well and truely gone somethings changed and i'd actually like to see him floor wilder, and get a shot at another contender.

I find it amusing how Strongback sticks the boot into Haye and yet is getting behind Harrison..........

A guy that basically ripped everybody off against Haye and has always been overpaid and under performed..........and who shoots his mouth of just as bad..

Haye fight included.. it's stinker after stinker.. (Doesn't think a Boxer should get hit) loses meekly and then wins a tournament full of never-done-wells and never-do-wells....

He was gut-wrenchingly humiliated against Haye but it never registered with him...Ego is that large!!

The guy is a joke.................If he hadn't won an Olympic title against slobs he'd be nothing...and he's traded on that title ever since...........

F**k him off and don't give him any more publicity..

Doesn't deserve it..

Tend to agree Truss, remember on the back of the Haye fight Jamie Moore was interviewed about his performance and he said it was embarrassing that someone like Audley who has constantly failed to deliver is given a shot at a world title, which he never received and he goes out so timidly. Moore said the least you could expect is he should go down with some sort of fight, and you can be damned sure had Moore had the opportunity he would have done just that.

Hi Trussman, I like your posts mate - down to earth and no prisoners....

I think the failing lies as much with the sport as Audley for allowing Audley to carry on - the "looking for the angle" promoter who can use him and cash in on the negativity!

Extremes attract attention - v good and v bad.

Indifference is the killer.

You are right. If no-one spoke about him, he would be nothing!

My "failing" is that I might still watch......

He is a bit like passing a car crash. We all complain about the ghouls who are rubber necking, but our speed slows a fraction to much as we also sneak a look going past. No way he gets past round 2; unlikely to survive round 1. I will be both pleased and dismayed he actually pulled off a win!! Audley has that polarising affect.

As George dubya once said. 'Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice..... Er.... .......
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You ain't ever going to fool me again'

Knew his boxing did George.

Hussein never fooled him twice..

As the 27th April draws nearer I expect the demons to start gnawing away at Audley's psyche and turn him into the disappointing fighter who tends to show up for the big occasions. However, when you consider that Audley's not in the main event (I can't think they'd grant him co-headliner status) the pressure to perform may no longer be on him and he may just throw the ol' A Force double triple bluff.

Whatever, good luck to the fella and I hope that no-one gets badly hurt

Audley has a major problem when it comes to boxing. He can't cope with being punched in the face. Wilder is too strong, aggressive, and hard punching. Audley is likely going to be KO'd. I would love to see him win though.

I don't think he will freeze again, he has come in great shape in his last two apperences and against price was not freezing just let price drop his big bomb.. It's hard to predict as wilder could go on to be a genuine champ.. But if Audley comes in fit and ready I give him a chance as wilder is on proven yet. My fear is Audley punch resistance does not look great at his ageiit's to be expected. Genuine interesting fight though..

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:I find it amusing how Strongback sticks the boot into Haye and yet is getting behind Harrison..........

A guy that basically ripped everybody off against Haye and has always been overpaid and under performed..........and who shoots his mouth of just as bad..

Haye fight included.. it's stinker after stinker.. (Doesn't think a Boxer should get hit) loses meekly and then wins a tournament full of never-done-wells and never-do-wells....

He was gut-wrenchingly humiliated against Haye but it never registered with him...Ego is that large!!

The guy is a joke.................If he hadn't won an Olympic title against slobs he'd be nothing...and he's traded on that title ever since...........

F**k him off and don't give him any more publicity..

Doesn't deserve it..

I suppose we can never expect 'the American' to be able to interpret sarcasm.


Why is Truss allowed to blatantly bypass the bad language filter? One of the reasons I come to this site is because foul language in not permitted.

I'm telling the teacher of you...

Why is Truss allowed to blatantly bypass the bad language filter?

When you say bad language, do you mean profanity or just the fact that TRUSSMAN's grasp of the English language borders on the criminal?

Never went to finishing school. .........

Just a Country boy looking for some tourism..........

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:I'm telling the teacher of you...

No poster I know has reported more posts than your good self. You were always trying to cozy up to that female mod on the old board.

How would you know If I reported anybody????

Not making things up like Yates never did Smith Machine squats are you??

Your word...............is pretty cheap..

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:How would you know If I reported anybody????

Not making things up like Yates never did Smith Machine squats are you??

Your word...............is pretty cheap..

You must think I have a short memory.

If only you still had the option to delete posts like you used to.

No substance...............

haye was ringside at prizefighter 2 and full of praise for audley. he said if audley turned up looking as good as he did for prizefighter for the haye fight it would have gone on a bit longer and been more competitive.

the 2 of them being enemies for their fight made them both a lot of money without being true.

sure they werent best buds but by no means were they enemies.

OasisBFC wrote:haye was ringside at prizefighter 2 and full of praise for audley. he said if audley turned up looking as good as he did for prizefighter for the haye fight it would have gone on a bit longer and been more competitive.the 2 of them being enemies for their fight made them both a lot of money without being true.

sure they werent best buds but by no means were they enemies.

However, he stopped short of saying that if he ever fought Audley again, he still smash him to pieces...but you know he wanted to.

You mean if Audley threw a punch he might have done better!?

He could hardly have done worse

boxingscene have reported a "source" stating he was present during a sparring session between wilder and harrison, during which wilder was dropped twice.

thats only in sparring though.

Well apparently Froch was KO'd in sparring >.<

I recall Audley being on Ringside talking about sparring Wilder and he appeared to be pleased with how it went without giving away too much.
I hope he did and it gives him confidence going in. Also hope he takes a leaf from Tony Thompson and looks to counter when backed up rather than freeze and look for the exit.

RanjitPatel wrote:I recall Audley being on Ringside talking about sparring Wilder and he appeared to be pleased with how it went without giving away too much.
I hope he did and it gives him confidence going in. Also hope he takes a leaf from Tony Thompson and looks to counter when backed up rather than freeze and look for the exit.

It's Harrison mate, it literally is a roll of the dice.

I should have added I meant genuine confidence too and not the usual deluded hype that he normally spouts.
Always liked Audley going back to the 1st Williams fight. Remember feeling sorry for him when the knockdown came. Couldn't believe how poor he was in that fight at the time.

Dislocate his shoulders and someone replay that malcolm x speech, we are powerful beynd measure. I bet you he will give a lacyesque beating to wilder. Sadly, he likes Rocky but can't identify with him, because he throws many punches and takes many too.

Audley Harrison is a gold medal Olympian. He can be extremelly proud of his career. I think the level of abuse directed at he who won a gold medal in the Olympics for this country is disgraceful.

His pro career has been a disgrace.

winchester wrote:Audley Harrison is a gold medal Olympian. He can be extremelly proud of his career. I think the level of abuse directed at he who won a gold medal in the Olympics for this country is disgraceful.

With all due respect this is the pro game and he should not really count the gold as an achievement when talking about his pro career. He was a great amateur boxer in the days where it had less financial support and should get credit for that, but he is now in the pro game.

That being said, While he has clearly fell short at world level. He has still proven to have talent and compete with Domestic and Euro level fighters and on his day is a handful for most. But most people give up and do not pursue dreams or do the things they love, and for me that's why Audley irritates many as he does what he wants and not what others expect or ask of him.

If he had quit when others told him too (as they would have) he would have not won two prize fighter competitions, a Euro title and had a crack at a world title. All possess a level of success as a pro and those are the facts.

Will he be a world champ?, highly unlikely but who is to tell him he cant try?, even if he wants to seek that lucky knock out blow, then he has a right to do so, as we have a right to pay to see it or not.