Harrison vacates EBU title, in discussions with Haye for fight – News
June 8th, 2010
Photo credit: Lawrence Lustig – By William Mackay: European Boxing Union and former Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison, 38, has opted to vacate his EBU title and says his management team are in discussions with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye for a bout, according to the BBC Harrison stopped Michael Sprott in the 12th in April in a sensational come from behind fight which saw Harrison, well behind on the cards, come back in the last round to knock Sprott out with a huge left hand to the head.
Harrison tore his right pectoral muscle in the Sprott win, which was the second time that Harrison has suffered this injury. Harrison had the torn pectoral muscle surgically repaired and he says he’ll be ready to fight again in October.
The Klitschko brothers are reportedly interested in fighting Harrison as well. Harrison could find himself having to decide which is the better paying fight – Haye or one of the Klitschko brothers.
Harrison had this to say about Haye: “David Haye is a false prophet. One punch and that chin will shatter like glass. If I was him, I’d keep running from the Klitschkos and keep beating up on shop-worn American heavyweights. I’m told by my promoters that both David Haye and the Klitschko brothers have expressed interest in fighting facing me when I return from rehab.”
The 6’4 1/2” Harrison would likely have very little chance of beating the gargantuan Klitschko brothers because of their superior size and power. However, Harrison would match up well against the 6’2” Haye, who has a weak chin. Harrison can pop a little with his left hand and with his huge reach advantage of eight inches, Harrison could bomb Haye at long range with straight left hands and jabs without getting hit.
Harrison is correct about Haye having fought mostly older heavyweights since moving up in weight from the cruiserweight division in 2008. Since moving up to the heavyweight level, Haye has fought the 38-year-old Monte Barrett, 36-year-old Nikolay Valuev and the 38-year-old John Ruiz in his last three fights. If Haye winds up fighting the 38-year-old Harrison, Haye would be staying in line with his trend for selecting competition at the heavyweight level.
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@ Big G … well if we are basing this glass chin on haye being knocked down against jean marc mormeck who was the number 1 rated cruiserweight in the world … but yeah he did get knocked down once by sum fighter from the congo … he never got knocked down by carl thompson
so he got knocked down twice in 25 fights … not a bad return
plus at heavyweight he hasn’t been hurt and ruiz was a big puncher .. an lets be honest a punch from Valuev could kill a normal person
Harrison would be a good fight for B Hop, or Roy Jones.
mark glass jaw dosnt neceserily mean he gets kod all the time but it can mean he gets put on his arse alot during a fight which he did at crusierweight so im sure i stronger quicker heavyweight wud put him on his bumcheeks aswell…i wud love to see a british undisputed hw champ but cant see haye doing it and the fact hes been shoutin his mouth off since hes moved up and hasnt actually fought any1 feckin sickins me big time…
still all this talk about a glass jaw !! haye has never been KO’d ( his corner threw the towel in when he could have continued ) … call me crazy but maybe when haye had to burn through muscle he became weaker, so moving to heavyweight would make him stronger
also i would love to see Haye Vs Harrison it has everything it needs for a super fight
- world champion Vs gold medalist
- biggest british fight since Lewis Vs Bruno
- 100000 people at Wembley statium
- Live BBC coverage or PPV = huge money
i would pay to see this just for comic value of watching Harrison get KO’d
Harrison should not start fights he can not finish after the prize fighter victory he now thinks he is unstoppable. Haye changed the heavyweight game.
Talk about the glass jaw is over rated.
if harrison beats haye ill donate 5 grand to a charity of this writers choice….
this fight is a joke haye is a sellout fight the k bros its the only fight we wanna see
I don’t know alot about Audley Harrison except that he is 6’5′ is under 50 years old and has all of his limbs, That gives him a very good chance against Haye that is 6’1″, slow, no defense and no heavyweight power…..I hope Harrison does boxing a favor and gets rid of Haye.
On the BBC Sports website: “David Haye camp confirms Audley Harrison talks underway”.
Harrison is a tune up for Wlad end of.
Harrison: Height – 6ft 4 1/2 (194cm) – Reach 86″ (218cm)
Wlad: Height – 6ft 6 1/2 (199cm) –
Reach 81″ (206cm)
Both like to keep their opponents at range obviously there is a big difference in talent but rather than hating, some people on here need to think a little logically. Harrison makes perfect sense as a tune up and it will also p*ss Wlad off. Haye wants Wlad angry for obvious reasons! and snubbing him for Harrison is a way to achieve it!
@Ade and Number One Haye Fan (how’s that for an unbiased name?)
I never said “I know for a fact”. Pretty sure that’s why I said “I believe”. But hell, we’ll wait and see. Honestly, what do you think will happen?
Watching Haye v Ruiz replay on Eurosport as I type. I would feel pretty good about clearing out my bank account and putting it on Klitschko if Haye ever decides to take a break from the red carpet circuit to step in the ring with either of the two greatest Heavyweights of this decade.
Haye is 6’3. He will KO Audley reach advantage will mean nothing.
If Haye fights Harrison he is a disgrace to boxing, why fight harrison when the K brothers are calling out for him! Why on earth would either K brother want to fight harrison, he doesn’t deserve a shot at any title!The only reason haye v harrison will take place is… harrison for one last pay day and for haye just picking another old journey man to bang out and cling onto his title for a little longer!
i gaurantee haye fights a klitschko with in 3 fights,i know haye looking for an easy fight at the moments as his wife is due to give birt soon,so he doesnt want to dedacate to training,after that fight probs agains valuev or harrison that he will win eaither by ko,he ll probs have to fight his mandatory with is chagev witch he ll also win bye ko then after that it will be a klitschko next.i hope its wlad as i think he ll have a great chance of winning but i think vitali is a match made in hell for haye.
Gnome – are you being a little bias to your beloved K bro’s??? I find it amazing how you know for a fact that the K bros havnt approached Harrison and you also know for a fact Haye has!! Are you Adam Booths half brother or something?? Stop making a fool outa yourself with such stupid comments.
David Hayes exact words last month when asked about fighting Audley Harrison were- “the guy is a joke, before he considers fighting me he should seek revenge on all the bums he has lost to in the past, there would be a rather large que so that would keep him busy for a while yet”
He will not fight him.
Sharp: yes but they’re champions.
GNOME, get a f ing grip you idiot. So u know haye wants to fight harrison but the klitchkos definetely dont? how exactly? are u god?
I don’t for a second believe the Klitschkos have approached Audley for a fight. I would put money down that Haye has, though. If Haye doesn’t stop it before the seventh, I think Harrison would wear him out – that’s a big “if” though. Haye would finish him off in five. Either brother in three.
And for the record, either brother would wipe the ring with Haye’s silly dreads.
this wont happen so dont worry !
i will loose alot of respect for haye if he takes this fight. all you have to do is take a look at audleys last fight agaisnt sprott. he was outboxed for the whole 12 rounds where he got a lucky flash knockout right at the end of the 12th.
He is a disgrace to boxing haye would ko him pretty fast its just a complete missmatch
fraudley harrison, like your man said hes a joke end of story!
Its a disgrace if this fight happens and im a Haye fan, i was 1 of the 20,000 cheering him on vs Ruiz at the M.E.N in Manchester… ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
audley is 38!
you seem to be having a go at david haye for fighting old heavyweights, audley is 38!
hang on vitali is 38 and vlad is 34 are these not older heavyweights.
audley is a joke end of story