By Tony Crooks: Sometimes in life we all have to take a step back and take a glimpse at our own opinions and accept that we all make mistakes. We all do, we are human after all. I would like to take an unbiased look at the forth coming Deontay Wilder vs. Audley Harrison bout this coming weekend at the Motorpoint Arena, in Sheffield, UK.
I would like to start with Deontay Wilder. By all accounts and speaking with other boxing journalists, Wilder is a really nice guy. He fights to support his daughter. Please remember this before you make any comments. Yes, he has not fought anybody of note, but he has done what has been asked of him. The hype that surrounds Wilder is his so called super human punching power.
My first question is this: If David Haye, Bryant Jennings, Tyson Fury or David Price had fought the same opponents as Wilder, would they have the same boxing record? The thing that I really like about Wilder is the fact that he wants to fight the best. Having said that, Golden Boy probably hold him back to make as much money as possible which in my opinion is detrimental to his career.
I for one will not under any circumstances ever say a bad word about Wilder and that is because until he proves otherwise ,he is still a live contender. Wilder has some flaws in his boxing ability but if that punch power is true, he will always have a chance.
Audley Harrison, what can I say. I watched this guy live at the Olympics and when he turned professional. I thought here is the next Lennox Lewis. I couldn’t have been more mistaken. The problem with Audley is that he is great amateur boxer, but not a great professional; Sometimes being good at one thing does not always equate to another.
Audley was pushed through media pressure to be the next big hope for England. Please don’t get me wrong, Harrison can fight, but not a world level. This just seems to me as a fight between two medalists from two different eras.
The money is on Wilder to win only upon judging Harrison’s past record in big fights and the fact that he has lost every time. My last question is this: is this a big fight for Harrison. It’s not for a world title. Does Harrison see this as another prizefighter? If he does, he wins. If he looks at it as anything else he loses. Simple as that
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