Audley Harrison Could Fight for a World title in 2010
October 7th, 2009
By Sean McDaniel: Heavyweight Audley Harrison could have greatness ahead of him in 2010 or 2011 at the latest if he can keep looking sensational like he did in capturing the Prizefighter tourney. Harrison, 37, knocked down all three of his Prizefighter opponents – Scott Belshaw, Danny Hughes and Coleman Barrett – stopping two of the three fighters. Harrison showed that he’s finally arrived as a top fighter after having toiled fruitlessly for the past eight years as a pro.
Harrison reminded me of a mature version of Lennox Lewis the way that he tore through the Prizefighter competition. And, yes, I know that Harrison isn’t being given much credit for beating the fighters that were put in front of him, but those fighters would have given any heavyweight in the division problems with the way they attacked Harrison.
But Harrison showed great poise and an even better left hand as he tore into the Prizefighter compeition. Harrison put Hughes down in the 2nd round of their bout with a straight left hand. That knockdown effectively sealed the win for Harrison. In Harrison’s quarter final fight against Belshaw, Harrison dropped him twice with big left hands.
The bout was stopped in the 2nd after Harrison crushed Belshaw with a tremendous left hand. What may have been a prelude to what will be coming in the future, Harrison handled the 6’7” Belshaw with ease, keeping him at a distance with by holding a right arm outstretched and tagging him with straight lefts.
This could be an early look of how Harrison will do when he eventually sets foot in the ring against either Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko. It was like watching an tape of Lennox Lewis in his fight against Vitali Klitschko. Harrison looked incredible the way he made Belshaw look small and helpless. Harrison seems to fight really well against tall heavyweights and I would give him a better than even chance to beat either of the Klitschko brothers if he were to fight tomorrow.
Harrison needs to be put in with a top contender immediately. He can’t be wasted in fighting for a regional title. He needs to think big and knock off a top contender and then go after one of the champions. I’d like to see Harrison fight David Haye, if David is able to pick up the World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a win over Nikolay Valuev next month on November 7th. Haye would be a good warm up for one of the Klitschko brothers.
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Come off it!! I guy who throws an average of 18 punches a round,,, Is scared to hell of being hit,,,is almost 40. He strikes me as a man who does not put the work in, in the gym hence his extreamly low punch rate. Hes a big lad with a big punch and good skills but with a zero fighting Hart and lousy work ethic not exactly world champion material.
if he thinks he’s thatgood put him up againts Tyson fury and lets see how he gets on?
The guy has let everyone down, British fight fans have all given Harrison support but he has chose to fight without any heart he is a bit like the lion in the wizard of oz. He kidded the public and is now playing the race card what a txsser
Fraudley a world champ, lol this site just gets better. Sean Mcdaniel your not Scott Giodford by any chance?
the prizefighter tounrament! big wow, those fighters wer novices. Just imagine, audley harrison v one of the klitschko’s hahaha the thought is funny
Audley’s only chance to be world champ is in the Conker world championships but he better be quick conker season is nearly over
Have to disagree, if you think how Harrision fought against Coleman Barratt would provide an insight to how he would get on against the Klitschko brothers, that is just plain stupid.
wtf? haye would be a good warm up? dont ever say something so dumb again. and what the hell could this bum do againts the klitschkos man. u must be high. dont get me wrong im a brit and i love british boxing but wtf man. wtf?????????/
Audley can pack a punch but iv seen him to afraid to fight his opponents too many times to be convinced.
I wish Audley the best of luck. He may be very ambitious, but at least he doesn’t keep trash talking and insulting his opponents. If Audley is focused, he can become a major player in the H/W division. If Audley caught Haye with his big punches, Haye would be counted out also. Can anyone who knows about boxing deny this? Audley is a big H/W who can pack a punch.
fraudley reminds you of lennox wash your mouth out
Fraudley world champion? NEVER! he says he will be world champion every year.
fraudley has no bottle, no heart, no chance! He has wasted more than enough second chances and i thought he would have buried his head and disapeared into obscurity after his pathetic first fight with danny williams. I agree he should fight a big name and if he wants to really state his intention then should maybe fight david Tua and we can see how serious he really is!
im sorry sean but im english and i think this article is as delusional as audley. when he won his gold medal he was outstanding and looked every bit the replacement for the retired lennox lewis but he started believing his own hype which is always a boxers downfall, especially if they believe it before theyve even had a professional fight, his next mistake was greed and promoted and managed himself so he could keep all the cash, he then got the cash up front bbc fight contract which was another mistake as he was an instant millionaire before even having a pro fight. then he fought a string of nobody’s which taught him absolutely nothing and didn’t improve him as a fighter. so basically he had everything that makes a boxer hungry without doing a thing and that made him lazy and he probably just thought he had to turn up to win. then reality came crashing down on him and now its too late. beating those nobody’s in the prize fighter tourney proves nothing and haye would smash him into oblivion where he belongs!