Audley Harrison to find out today if the BBBofC will withhold his purse from Haye bout

By Boxing News - 01/11/2011 - Comments

By Sean McDaniel: 39-year-old former 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison (27-5, 20 KO’s) is expected to get the good or bad news about the fate of his £1.5million purse from the November 13th fiasco with World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye.

Harrison, for whatever reason, decided not to throw any punches for the three rounds of the fight other than one jab. Why Harrison failed to throw one meaningful punch is the big mystery.

The British Boxing Board of Control will be meeting on today to determine wither to withhold all or a portion of Harrison’s winnings for the fight based on his non-effort, according to fight news. Harrison will be at the meeting to answer questions that the BBBofC might have for him about the fight.

It was one of the oddest heavyweight title fights in memory, as not only did Harrison not throw punches, but Haye did little as well until the 3rd. Both fighters looked petrified for the most part and it was absolutely painful to watch. Finally, Haye landed a right hand that stunned Harrison in the 3rd. Haye then let loose with a stream of shots that had Harrison staggering around. The fight was then quickly stopped before Harrison could get really hurt.

It’s hard to imagine that the British Board of Controls will withhold Harrison’s purse, because the whole tempo of the fight was basically two guys petrified by fear and unable to pull the trigger. If they take Harrison’s purse, they might as well withhold Haye’s as well, because he didn’t do anything either until the 3rd round. And after the fight, Haye bragged about having bet on taking Harrison out in the 3rd.



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