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.
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BBBofC advises Hayemaker not to pay Harrison in full; Haye also being looked at by the Board
By Sean McDaniel: The British Boxing Board of Control has advised Hayemaker Promotions not to pay former EBU heavyweight champion Audley Harrison (27-5, 20 KO’s) in full for his dreadful performance in losing to WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) recently, according to news from Boxrec. Harrison, 39, has already received a partial payment but the Board is recommending that Harrison not receive the full payment until the Board has finished deliberating on the matter.
Froch slams Harrison rather than Haye for their terrible fight
By Sean McDaniel: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch lays the blame for last weekends fiasco bout between Audley Harrison and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye squarely in the lap of Harrison instead of giving partial blame to Haye for having picked Harrison in the first place to fight instead of a better opponent. The fight ended with Harrison getting dripped out in a 3rd round TKO after having thrown only one punch – a jab – in the fight. Haye threw few punches himself until the 3rd round, and bragged afterwards about having waited until that round because he had bet money on stopping Harrison in the 3rd.
Has Haye’s recent fight against Harrison hurt him more than helped him win fans?
By Sean McDaniel: Although World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) has defended his choice of picking 39-year-old fringe contender Audley Harrison (27-5, 20 KO’s) for his recent fight last weekend, it seems to have caused a lot of negative feelings for not only Harrison for the way that he looked timid and passive, throwing only punch in the entire fight but it’s also caused a lot of fans to take a negative look at Haye as well. It’s a fight that didn’t help boxing any because a lot of casual boxing fans paid to see this fight, and many of them came away feeling angry and ripped off for having paid to watch it.
Wladimir Klitschko says Haye and Harrison were like “Scared chickens”
By William Mackay: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) wasn’t impressed with the “London championship” bout between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) and his hand-picked opponent 39-year-old Audley Harrison (27-5, 20 KO’s) last weekend at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Both Haye and Harrison looked paralyzed with fear for the two rounds until Haye finally decided to throw some punches and took Harrison out in the 3rd round after knocking him down.
Boxing betting, giving the bookmakers a black eye – Round 2
By Stuart Young: Hatton’s syndrome is officially cured! Legions of weary fans should now be returning to full health after the recent epidemic that hit our shores last weekend for the Haye Vs Harrison bout. Harrison’s shameful performance stank out the MEN Arena in Manchester worse than a Frenchman with a soap phobia.
Haye won’t be punished by the British Board of Control for betting claims after Harrison fight
By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) will escape punishment by the British Board of Control for his admitting to have put money on stopping Audley Harrison in the 3rd round on Saturday night. Haye, 30, said later that he hadn’t put money on the fight, and the BBBC agreed and let Haye off without punishing him for appeared to be a confession by Haye.
Chisora says he’s going to ruin Haye’s plans of fighting the Klitschkos by beating them first
By William Mackay: Unbeaten Commonwealth and British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) was totally disgusted in watching last Saturday’s title fight between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison. Chisora, a nonsense guy that believes in hard work and going all out in his fights, called the Haye-Harrison fight an “Embarrassment” to boxing. Speaking with Sky Sports News, Chisora said “It was a big embarassment for boxing to be honest for both parties. I don’t know what kind of game he was playing, Audley, I think he should hang up his gloves. Who is going to fight him? Who is going to want to fight him: The public arean’t gonna buy a fight to go and watch him anymore.”
Haye now denying he bet on himself in Harrison fight
By William Mackay: After clearly saying that he had put money on himself to stop Audley Harrison in the 3rd round last Saturday night, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is now saying he didn’t bet on himself. Apparently, the British Boxing Board of Controls (BBBC) were investigating Haye’s claims of betting himself, according to the bbc.co.uk. Haye said “I didn’t need to bet, I made enough money from the fight.” Haye stands to make $8 million for this fight against an opponent that threw only one jab and nothing else in the three rounds of the fight. After their fight, Haye said “I put a lot of money on the 3rd round. A lot of my friends and family did. I didn’t want to let them down by doing it too early.”
Audley Harrison could have his £1 million purse witheld for his non-performance against Haye
By Sean McDaniel: Audley Harrison (29-5, 20 KO’s) was beaten by WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) after throwing only one punch against Haye in a losing effort at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Harrison, who’s looked bad in the past in getting beaten by mediocre heavyweights, now finds himself with the possibility that his £1 million purse will be withheld by the British Boxing Board of Control because of the non-effort from Harrison in the fight.