Deontay Wilder vs. Audley Harrison: Now or never!

harrison445By Ycarratala: This Saturday a very interesting Heavyweight match-up takes place in Sheffield, England featuring two former Olympic Medalists; a Bronze Medalist and a Gold Medalist. The top American heavyweight prospect, Deontay Wilder; the 2008 Beijing Olympics Bronze Medalist who is undefeated as a pro with a 27-0 record and all wins by KO faces 41 year old Audley Harrison of Great Britain who was the 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medalist and has a record of 31-6 with 23 KO’s.

Harrison is coming off a high note, having won the February installment of the Prize Fighter Heavyweight Tournament for a second time, the first being back in 2009. Harrison has faced some top contenders, although has failed do beat them. He has loses to Dominick Guinn, Danny Williams, Michael Sprott, and Martin Rogan; he avenged the latter three. The other two loses were at the hands of David Haye for the WBA World Heavyweight Championship and David Price.

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Deontay Wilder vs. Audley Harrison, 27th of April at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

wilder51By Daniel Mcglinchey: On the undercard of the April 27th fight between Amir Khan and Julio Diaz is the perhaps more intriguing 10 rounder between veteran Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) and undefeated American Deontay Wilder (27-0 27 KO’s).

Statistically this fight looks like a mismatch. First glimpse at Deontay’s record, unbeaten and knocking out every opponent he has faced certainly looks impressive, but if we delve a little deeper into that record it becomes apparent that Deontay has not once fought a live opponent. His most notable win was an outing against Kelvin Price (13-1, 6 KO’s), a soft hitting aging American who only had 1 amateur bout before turning professional.

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Deontay Wilder training only 2 weeks for Audley Harrison fight

wilder55By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten American heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) says he’s only been in training camp for 2 weeks in getting ready for his fight this month against Britain’s Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, UK.

The incredibly powerful Wilder doesn’t see it as being a problem because he keeps himself in tip top shape and his training camps are merely used to fine tune his skills to get him ready for whoever he’s facing. He doesn’t need a ton of time to go over and over the game plan he’s going to use against the 6’6” Audley because he plans on going out there and running him over as fast as possible.

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Deontay Wilder: I end careers; Audley could be my next victim

wilder55By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) says he’s ended a number of fighters’ careers by knocking them out in a brutal fashion, and he sees himself as having the potential to do the same thing for British heavyweight Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) in their fight on April 27th at the Motorpoint Arena, in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Deontay said to thesun.co.uk “Many times I’ve hit guys and ended their careers. This is the power I bring and now he’s [Audley] facing a young lion – a strong, dangerous guy. If he gets hit right that will retire him…I end careers.”

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Deontay Wilder: If I hit Audley Harrison hard enough I’ll put him into a retirement home

wilder33By Scott Gilfoid: American heavyweight knockout artist Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) plans on not only knocking British heavyweight Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) this month on April 27th, but he also plans on sending the 41-year-old Audley into retirement or a retirement home by hitting him so hard that he can’t continue to fight.

Deontay said to the BBC Sport “I’m predicting a knockout. If I connect correctly, I can put you into retirement or a retirement home…He [Audley] falls and he keeps getting back up. I like that…I’m the next heavyweight champion of the world.”

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Wilder vs. Harrison: Deontay faces first test on April 27th

wilder48By Charles Kane: I am not a boxer, never have been and never will. I have been a fan of boxing for over thirty years and have witnessed firsthand some of the greatest bouts in history. My fascination with boxing was apparent from an early age; sadly, problems with my eyesight prevented me from taking up the noble art. I have learnt the art through countless hours in boxing gyms and reading books.

I have no idea what is like to stand in the ring and face a man so hyped up that he wants to tear my head clean off my shoulders, I have never taken a full bloodied punch in the face and hopefully never will. From an outsider’s point of view and one with a good knowledge of boxing, I feel that the current situation in the heavyweight division is somewhat disturbing.

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Is Deontay Wilder the real deal?

wilder46By James Sexton: A lot of writers and personal friends are split on this topic, and for good reason. At first look, it is very impressive with an undefeated 6’7 American Heavyweight Deontay Wiler, who picked up a bronze medal at the 2008 olympic games, and has since amassed a professional record of 27-0 including 27 knockouts.

On paper, Wilder is a real star in the making. However, his critics like to point to the fact that in his time as a professional he has not defeated a single legitimate opponent, yet has still been knocked down by these lesser foes.

I am not here to knock his accomplishments as a boxer. From watching him it is immediately apparent that he has an incredible amount of power in his shots. It just seems that when you describe someone like Audley Harrison as a ‘step-up’ in competition, you have to wonder what he has been matched with up until this point.

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Deontay Wilder: Will fight for food

wilder51“Audley is a great person and a friend. He had me in camp sparring last year and I appreciate that he had confidence I could help him. But in boxing, if you say you’re not going to fight because you’re friends then you won’t ever fight anyone! A lot of us are friends from sparring and camps and all, but Audley stands in the way of what I’m trying to do. He’s reinvented himself many times and you can never count him out. He’s on a high right now from winning the Prizefighter, but he’s in my way and I’m starving. I’m so hungry I’m like a guy in front of Burger King with a sign that reads, “Will Fight For Food!” I’m starving to be champion.

Starving to be great. So yes, I’m looking for a knockout, because getting through this door leads to all the things I want. I have a lot of fans in England and a lot of people that don’t like me too. That’s okay. The ones that like me, it’s because of the knockouts. The ones that don’t wonder if I really hit that hard.

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Deontay Wilder: I probably got more fans in England than Audley has

wilder52By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) is excited about getting back in the ring to fight in front of what should be a large British audience this month in his fight against Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) on April 27th at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, UK.

Wilder, 27, expects to be warmly greeted by the British fans and sees himself as having more fans in the Arena than the 41-year-old Audley will. I don’t know about that, but I’m sure Deontay will do a good job winning over the fans by putting in an impressive performance against the 6’6” Audley.

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Deontay: I’m going to end Audley Harrison’s career

wilder364By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) sees himself putting Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) out of his misery this month in their fight on April 27th. Although Audley has made retirement threats in the past before and after defeats, but this time Wilder feels there will be no coming back.

Audley will have to retire once Deontay knocks him out with one of his hard right hands in their fight at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, UK.

Deontay said to RingTV “I’m going to put his [Audley] career to rest because when I hit Audley Harrison the right way, that may be the best punch that ends up ending his career.”

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