Fraudley vs. Sprott

[The Shadow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtRrAyPawxY

[Tysonbruno]

I pick Audley to win early Sprott just threw a lucky punch

[The Shadow]

Faudley's chin is as suspect as Wlad's chin now. But that was a fairly clean punch, and Sprott had quite the arc on it. Harrison is finished; he's 35 and couldn't get by an English Journeyman.

[Gandalf]

I pick Audley to win early Sprott just threw a lucky punch

Who is Audely to win against?! He is really so poor for his age and has brought it on himself! Who shoulds he fight next Tyson: Bruno?

[Tysonbruno]

Sprott got lucky one punch thats all that would have knocked most heavys out Audley as been hit on chin a few times and has'nt budged it was just a lucky punch

[Majesty]

If they fight again Audley would win.  I'm not like half the people here I don't hate Audley Harrison so from a boxing fans perspective watching that fight it looked like Sprott had his eyes shut when he threw that shot, McCall had his eyes shut when he beat Lennox Lewis.  

granted Audley is 35 but he didn't look bad up until getting knocked out.  

And be honest, all you fans of a fighter, if a fighter you liked(such as Margarito, or Oscar or etc) was winning the fight hands down and nearly stopped their opponent in the first round.  

What would you say?

I'm fully aware hald of you people hate Audley Harrison, but it doesn't take away that he was winning the fight hands down(in my eyes) before that shot.  

If they fight again then Harrison will win.  

If Wladimer comes back three times from situations like that and gets a title shot within 2 fights, then Audley probably will too.

Watching that though I doubt Sprott would fight Audley again because he knows that shot was once in a lifetime.


I've seen highlights of Audley's fight with Richel Hersisia and he was hit much harder then that.. the difference was his mouth wasn't wide open.

[amat]

Yeah but who else could he face? The fact of the matter is he did get hit with the punch and the best don't...

Now who wants to face the guy who just lost to a guy named Michael Sprott?

[Gandalf]

Yeah but who else could he face? The fact of the matter is he did get hit with the punch and the best don't...

Now who wants to face the guy who just lost to a guy named Michael Sprott?

So why did so many lesser fighters escape the wrath of Sprott?

[The Shadow]

Here is an excellent article that seems to summarize the 'career of Fraudley 'Assforce' Harrison:


http://www.fightwriter.com/?q=node/707

Bye, Bye, Assforce! :P

[Tysonbruno]

I was at the Richel Hersisia fight and Audley tuck some massive shots off him and they did'nt bother him one bit he soaked it up and stopped him in 4 plain and simple Sprott was LUCKY!!

[Majesty]

Yeah but who else could he face? The fact of the matter is he did get hit with the punch and the best don't...

Now who wants to face the guy who just lost to a guy named Michael Sprott?

the best like Lennox Lewis? Like Julian Jackson? Like Herol Graham? There wa a fighter called the Magic man(the first one) who got knocked out so bad he didn't remember it. What about Aaron Pryor, and recently ROY JONES JR and also Sugar Shane Mosley almost getting ktfo in the second round against Forrest?

Audley is nowhere NEAR their level. And even AT their level they still got caught. Getting caught doesn't mean you're not any good, you get caught, you get caught, it happens in boxing, no one is perfect! So you can't judge a fighters greatness on the fact they got caught, its how they came back.

[amat]

If they fight again Audley would win. I'm not like half the people here I don't hate Audley Harrison so from a boxing fans perspective watching that fight it looked like Sprott had his eyes shut when he threw that shot, McCall had his eyes shut when he beat Lennox Lewis.

That's Oliver McCall not Michael Sprott. Everyone knew McCall was dangerous and that was Lennox' first loss.

granted Audley is 35 but he didn't look bad up until getting knocked out.

Come on...not looking bad against a journeyman is hardly saying anything...

And be honest, all you fans of a fighter, if a fighter you liked(such as Margarito, or Oscar or etc) was winning the fight hands down and nearly stopped their opponent in the first round.

What would you say?

Well..if you're an Audley fan fair enough but you can't defend him on this one. He has looked absolutely atrocious for 2 years now. His last good fight apart from Danny Williams was against Wiggins in San Jose. He nearly stopped him in the first. Fine. But he got KO'd in the 3rd. You can't just dismiss a KO.

I'm fully aware hald of you people hate Audley Harrison, but it doesn't take away that he was winning the fight hands down(in my eyes) before that shot.

If they fight again then Harrison will win.

He probably would...but a win over Sprott doesn't mean half as much as a knockout loss to him.

If Wladimer comes back three times from situations like that and gets a title shot within 2 fights, then Audley probably will too.

Come on Maj you know this is ridiculous. Wlad was 22 when he lost to Purrity. 22 years old and just a prospect. He wasn't in line for a title shot for 2 more years. Audley on the other hand is fading. The best he's ever been was at the Sydney olympics and has never been remotely close to earning a title shot.

When Wlad lost to Corrie Sanders...it was Corrie Sanders. Probably the hardest hitting heavyweight in the last 5 or 6 years. It was definitely a setback but still, he was 26 years old. The Brewster loss was bad I'll give you that. But everyone had seen just how well Wlad could perform and what his potential was. He beat down Chris Byrd and McCline when beating those guys actually meant something. Audley on the other hand looked...I can't put into words how bad he looked against Guinn. He looked like a guy who had been blessed with a perfect build for boxing, fitted with trunks and gloves then stuck into the ring without ever having learned how to box. Guinn was giving him the fight. He was circling right, staying in that grey area where a the straight left could kill a guy, and throwing with his hands low yet Audley looked like he didn't know what to do.

When the best guy you've ever faced is...excuse me...Dominic Guinn and you gave a performance that haunts the dreams of boxing fans everywhere...and then you get knocked out by Michael Sprott, you're not getting a title shot. Especially at 35 years old.

The only thing Wlad and Audley have in common are gold medals.

[CutMeMick]

I predicted a Sprott win....

[Majesty]

When the best guy you've ever faced is...excuse me...Dominic Guinn and you gave a performance that haunts the dreams of boxing fans everywhere...and then you get knocked out by Michael Sprott, you're not getting a title shot. Especially at 35 years old.

Best fighter he fought was Danny Williams, and that rematch he looked pretty good from the youtube vid.

I'm not going to dismiss a knockout. But the way fans treat one fighter when they get knocked out and defend it like it was nothing but with some fighters they poitn and laigh at the knockout in the same scenario. I'm not denying the knockout and I'm not an Audley "fan" I'm a fan of boxing. And I see that far too often. You've seen everything when you've heard a zab judah fan that he was dazed because he hit the back of his head on the canvas against Tszyu But when Audley Harrison gets knocked out everybody laughs and acts like he was losing the fight? He looked good from what I saw. No matter the opponent Audley was looking good up until the KO. I don't deny the KO, but you don't deny the performance prior. And if there's a rematch Audley will win probably.

[amat]

When the best guy you've ever faced is...excuse me...Dominic Guinn and you gave a performance that haunts the dreams of boxing fans everywhere...and then you get knocked out by Michael Sprott, you're not getting a title shot. Especially at 35 years old.

Best fighter he fought was Danny Williams, and that rematch he looked pretty good from the youtube vid.

I'm not going to dismiss a knockout. But the way fans treat one fighter when they get knocked out and defend it like it was nothing but with some fighters they poitn and laigh at the knockout in the same scenario. I'm not denying the knockout and I'm not an Audley "fan" I'm a fan of boxing. And I see that far too often. You've seen everything when you've heard a zab judah fan that he was dazed because he hit the back of his head on the canvas against Tszyu But when Audley Harrison gets knocked out everybody laughs and acts like he was losing the fight? He looked good from what I saw. No matter the opponent Audley was looking good up until the KO. I don't deny the KO, but you don't deny the performance prior. And if there's a rematch Audley will win probably.

Ok...fine...I won't deny a good performance against Michael Sprott. Now what is a good performance before getting KO'd against Michael Sprott worth anyways?