Deontay Wilder

By Mark Calooke: No one expected Audley Harrison to win tonight. The fight was a mismatch and a farce. But Audley didn’t deserve the injustice he received. Harrison should have retired long ago and nothing has changed there. fans know what to expect from Harrison and it is nothing good.

After just one minute of the first round, Wilder landed a cracking right hand. Harrison was hurt but was smart enough to take a knee. Wilder then lunged in with several wild and sloppy hooks. It wasn’t his fault because he was over excited. But nowhere in boxing does it say that it is legal to hit someone whilst they are on the floor. The ref saw Harrison take a knee and should have given him a standing 8 count. Instead he let Wilder hit Harrison several times.

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By Scott Gilfoid: The talented unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) remained unbeaten with a 1st round TKO victory over Audley Harrison (31-7, 23 KO’s) tonight at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, UK.

Wilder nailed Audley with a huge right hand in the corner and then snowed him under with a flurry of shots that put Audley down in the corner. Audley made it back up at the count of 8, but he was too hurt to continue.

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By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) revealed Sky Sports what his game plan is for his fight tonight against the talented American heavyweight Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, UK. Audley’s plan is a simple one.

Audley says he’s going to take Deontay into the later rounds of the fight to take advantage of the fact that he’s never been past the 4th round to try and wear him down. Sounds like a plan put together without much thought.

Audley said “Deontay has never been in the later rounds, and it’s my job to take him there. My mojo is back.”

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By Stevie Ocallaghan: Tonight at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield , UK unbeaten US heavyweight Deontay Wilder steps up the level of competition he has faced in taking on 2 time Prizefighter winner in Audley Harrison.

This fight throws up some comparisons between another fight recently between Liverpool’s David Price and American Tony Thompson. Both Harrison and Thompson are 41 years old and both, I suppose you could say are fights that were made to give the young gun a little more trouble than they’ve had yet but not to much trouble.

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By Mark Havey: Deontay Wilder talks about his fight with Audley Harrison being defining. It certainly is. But it only goes to show how slowing his career is being handled and with extreme caution. Audley Harrison vs Deontay Wilder is of very little importance. Neither have a top 10 ranking and neither will have any time soon. For Audley that boat has sailed. And Deontay’s team see no rush in putting him in with the top fighters.

I can only assume that Harrison has got this fight on the back of his Prizefighter win. But that format suits him perfectly. I have always said that you can put Harrison in every Prizefighter and you will see him win every time. say what you like about him as a pro, but in the unpaid ranks he was impressive. But he have repeatedly heard him say, “Yes I can” whilst seeing time and time again, no he can’t.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Audley Harrison (31-6, 23 KO’s) weighed in at 236 lbs today at the weigh-in for his fight on Saturday night against Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, UK. Wilder weighed in at 224 lbs. What was surprising is that Audley looked a little taller than Wilder.

On Thursday, Audley appeared to be at least an inch, possibly shorter than Deontay when the two fighters stood face to face for the traditional stare down, but in one day Audley appeared to grow 1 to 2 inches. This leaves one to believe that one of these two fighters may have been without their shoes during the stare down or one of them had lifts to make themselves appear taller than they actually are.

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By Thomas Cowan: This Saturday, highly rated American Deontay Wilder faces British heavyweight Audley Harrison in what is being billed as a step-up fight. Wilder’s had 27 fights and has knocked out every opponent inside 4 rounds. Unfortunately, all those have been dreadful but people are still already comparing Wilder to George Foreman. Now the fight against Harrison is being billed as the fight he finally steps up. But is it really a step up?

Let me start by saying I’m not a Wilder “hater”, as he likes to say. I don’t hate any fighter and I have no time or respect for fans and writers that clearly hate a certain fighter just because of his nationality or fighting style. I just find it frustrating that there can be so much hype about a fighter who hasn’t faced a single contender. He may well be the next heavyweight champion but he also may well be out of his depth against anyone decent, we just don’t know.

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