By Sean McDaniel: Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) sees himself knocking out WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) on November 13th at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England. So confident is the 38-year-old Harrison that he already is thinking rematch with the 29-year-old Haye, saying in an article at Eastside Boxing’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio “We got to do it again. When I knock him [Haye] out, I’m going to do it again. After that, we;ll sit down and if his ego will allow him to get back in the ring and train, because like I said, he will be coming down to Earth. Earth to David, he’ll be coming down with a big bump on November 13th. We’ll see what he wants to do after that.”

If Harrison is correct about his prediction, it’s very likely that Harrison will have no problems whatsoever getting Haye back in the ring for a rematch. Because unlike the Klitschko bout, which Haye doesn’t really have to take if he doesn’t want to, he’d be losing a lot of clout in the boxing community if he didn’t immediately try and avenge a knockout loss to the 38-year-old Harrison. After all, Haye has been saying repeatedly that Harrison doesn’t deserve to share the same ring with him because he sees him as a class below him in talent.

But a knockout loss to Harrison, would put Haye in a must win situation for a rematch. Haye couldn’t just turn around and fight the Klitschkos at that point, because the money wouldn’t be huge like it was before. Haye’s negotiating power would be almost nil. He could forget about a 50-50 deal with the Klitschko brothers if Harrison knocks him out. This is why Haye would have little choice but to take on Harrison in a rematch, unless he decides to move back down to the cruiserweight division or retire in shame. Either one of those options would make Haye look bad.

Haye is heavily favored to beat Harrison, though, because he’s seen as faster, stronger and a better fighter. However, Harrison is a southpaw, and has a huge height and reach advantage over the 6’3″ Haye. You have to wonder whether Harrison is really 6’4 1/2″, which is his listed height or if Haye is closer to 6’2″ than 6’3″, because Harrison looks at least three inches, possibly four inches taller than Haye. This is going to be like a second fight between Haye and Nikolay Valuev. The difference here is that Harrison punches a lot harder than Valuev, is much better at cutting off the ring, is faster and has knockout power in both hands. I can see Haye getting knocked out in this fight.