Go Audley!

[JazMerkin]

Audley's still a terrible pro!

A man of his stature should be pushing out that jab every two seconds!
He was lazy and looked scared.

If Sprott had listened to his corner he would have won. He went out early in the twelve looking to take it to Harrison. Should have tucked-up and countered.

Audley won with one lucky late punch.

He listened to his corner to the letter, I don't know what you heard them saying

Sprott's corner said,
"He's gonna have a little pop at you, tuck up and come right back"

Sprott went straight out for a KO and he was well ahead on points.

Would be the best thing if Audley was retired. He's a nice guy but he's missing somehing. He has the stature but no ram-rod jab.

Which is what he was actually doing when he got caught. He started fast, but when he was actually stopped, he'd started doing what they say. In fact when got flattened he was doing exactly what they said. I agree his jab was frighteningly shoddy there, but his shoulder injury might explain that.

[Lefty]

Fukk Audley, he's a bum and always will be. Trailing 4,5 and 6 rounds on each of the scorecards and lands an unjustice left hook to knock Sprott out with 2 minutes left. What a fukking joke, feel sorry for Sprott and now we have to put up with more deluded words from Harrison after getting dominated for 12 rounds. He's so negative Harrison its untrue, got countered all night from right hands.

[Lefty]

Yeah I actually believe his excuse for bad performance this time. He clearly was hurt cuz he didnt throw any right hads from the 4th onwards and still won by devastating KO so fair play I say.

He showed heart like Danny coming from behind against Potter with 1 arm but Danny was cheered like a hero but Audley was booed even when he won. Shame really. Maybe he would be better with 2 arms. . . ofcourse he would but I dont think he wins his next fight. Atleast he became European champ. Sprot must be gutted he went for it in round 12. His corner said to come firing back at Audley and it cost him the fight.

That is a great point. He was throwing with one hand, he deserves a lot of credit, he was well behind with one arm & found a way to win. He won't beat a Klitschko or Haye, but at least he's won a title at a respectable level.

Winning a vacant title against another fraud with 14 losses while stinking the whole place out ? You consider that a decent achievement ?

[JazMerkin]

Yeah I actually believe his excuse for bad performance this time. He clearly was hurt cuz he didnt throw any right hads from the 4th onwards and still won by devastating KO so fair play I say.

He showed heart like Danny coming from behind against Potter with 1 arm but Danny was cheered like a hero but Audley was booed even when he won. Shame really. Maybe he would be better with 2 arms. . . ofcourse he would but I dont think he wins his next fight. Atleast he became European champ. Sprot must be gutted he went for it in round 12. His corner said to come firing back at Audley and it cost him the fight.

That is a great point. He was throwing with one hand, he deserves a lot of credit, he was well behind with one arm & found a way to win. He won't beat a Klitschko or Haye, but at least he's won a title at a respectable level.

Winning a vacant title against another fraud with 14 losses while stinking the whole place out ? You consider that a decent achievement ?

He won a vacant title because the previous owner somehow got a shot against Vitali. Regardless of the opposition, winning with a KO like that & with one hand is impressive. Sprott is no fraud. Anyone who gets in the ring deserves respect, particularly to keep coming back after being stopped.

[Lefty]

That is a great point. He was throwing with one hand, he deserves a lot of credit, he was well behind with one arm & found a way to win. He won't beat a Klitschko or Haye, but at least he's won a title at a respectable level.

Winning a vacant title against another fraud with 14 losses while stinking the whole place out ? You consider that a decent achievement ?

He won a vacant title because the previous owner somehow got a shot against Vitali. Regardless of the opposition, winning with a KO like that & with one hand is impressive. Sprott is no fraud. Anyone who gets in the ring deserves respect Lefty, particularly to keep coming back after being stopped.

Sprott is garbage to be honest, of course he deserves respect for getting in a boxing ring, any fighter does, but that doesn't make them good. Look at his past few fights, he's lost to some bums.

And the KO was decent, but it tells a different story of the fight. You cant ignore the previous 11 rounds were he got outboxed in every way, shape and form. Fact is when Fraudly steps up he's getting beat. I mean come on, people forget not so long ago an Irish taxi driver beat him. He scored a late KO win against a mediocre opponent after getting battered all night long, even Derek Chisora would smash Fraudly IMO.

[GAME]

Yeah I actually believe his excuse for bad performance this time. He clearly was hurt cuz he didnt throw any right hads from the 4th onwards and still won by devastating KO so fair play I say.

He showed heart like Danny coming from behind against Potter with 1 arm but Danny was cheered like a hero but Audley was booed even when he won. Shame really. Maybe he would be better with 2 arms. . . ofcourse he would but I dont think he wins his next fight. Atleast he became European champ. Sprot must be gutted he went for it in round 12. His corner said to come firing back at Audley and it cost him the fight.

That is a great point. He was throwing with one hand, he deserves a lot of credit, he was well behind with one arm & found a way to win. He won't beat a Klitschko or Haye, but at least he's won a title at a respectable level.

Winning a vacant title against another fraud with 14 losses while stinking the whole place out ? You consider that a decent achievement ?

When you win a European title with a devastating Ko against a guy who had previously knocked you out leme know yeah?

Ofcourse its a decent achievement. His shoulder had gone he wasnt using his right hand at all. The ref was against him, the crowd was against him, he was behind on the cards and yet he pulled it out when he needed to . What more do you want. You just cant give credit to the guy. Its not as if he is a rapist of something. Yet he is despised like no boxer Ive ever known. He is a athlete who is trying to make a living and has to put up with abuse everytime he fights and everytime he is mentioned in the papers. I dont envy him abit of success. Good on him. He was honest in the interview after and admitted he was behind. I loved it when he goaded the crowd after he landed that punch.

Congrats Audley !!!

Next stop . . . Greatness!!!

[Lefty]

That is a great point. He was throwing with one hand, he deserves a lot of credit, he was well behind with one arm & found a way to win. He won't beat a Klitschko or Haye, but at least he's won a title at a respectable level.

Winning a vacant title against another fraud with 14 losses while stinking the whole place out ? You consider that a decent achievement ?

When you win a European title with a devastating Ko against a guy who had previously knocked you out leme know yeah?

Ofcourse its a decent achievement. His shoulder had gone he wasnt using his right hand at all. The ref was against him, the crowd was against him, he was behind on the cards and yet he pulled it out when he needed to . What more do you want. You just cant give credit to the guy. Its not as if he is a rapist of something. Yet he is despised like no boxer Ive ever known. He is a athlete who is trying to make a living and has to put up with abuse everytime he fights and everytime he is mentioned in the papers. I dont envy him abit of success. Good on him. He was honest in the interview after and admitted he was behind. I loved it when he goaded the crowd after he landed that punch.

Congrats Audley !!!

Next stop . . . Greatness!!!

Its not a decent achievement when you got absoloutely outboxed all night long. Remember who Michael Sprott is as well, a borderline journeyman. Fraduly done what was expected in there, win by KO. Another 2 minutes and he would have his gloves safely hung up. Dont matter though. It will happen sooner rather than later.

[skel1983]

I think Audley has so much talent and can bang just a shame he is so frustrating, il give him a pass tonight because it was clear he was injured but I still cant see him doing anything at all, call me daft but if Haye cant get the Klits in the ring is there a bigger money fight than fighting Audley out there??

More than likely do great PPV numbers at sky and will probably get the casual fan interested the media could build it saying Audley is back with his devestating ko they can just bypass the previous 11 rounds when reporting on it, i seriously could see this fight happening.

[0james0]

A win is a win. Let's not forget Froch and many others are champions from a 12th round knockout. That's the great thing about boxing. I actually thought he was going to topple in that round and then from no where!

Was a great shot. At first I, like most other people thought it was simply an undeserved lucky win. Then I thought more and now I think fuck it, he won the fight with one hand, Sprott looked solid, avenging a knockout mentaly is tough and he does want to do well. I hope he gets a Klitscho and I'll even cheer him on! (although i'm not deluded enough to think he might actually win!)

He annoys me, but his career facinates me!

Imagine Audley vs Valuev, would be the least punches thrown ever and a real insomnia cure.

[FTMatty]

Couldn't believe my eyes with that punch, lucky git!

[GAME]

I think Audley has so much talent and can bang just a shame he is so frustrating, il give him a pass tonight because it was clear he was injured but I still cant see him doing anything at all, call me daft but if Haye cant get the Klits in the ring is there a bigger money fight than fighting Audley out there??

More than likely do great PPV numbers at sky and will probably get the casual fan interested the media could build it saying Audley is back with his devestating ko they can just bypass the previous 11 rounds when reporting on it, i seriously could see this fight happening.

Yeah I can actually see Haye vs Audley happening now and I give Audley a punchers chance which I didnt before tonight



When the punch landed Ian shouted " oh what a fight. what a punch "

Seconds before the punch landed Audley was rocked by a left hook and an uppercut and they were saying Audley might not see the round out then all of a sudden he just turned Sprott onto the ropes and put him to sleep with 1 shot. Best KO of the year

[Lefty]

The fight actually reminded me of Derry Mathews v Martin Lindsay.

[ryanman]

Got to say well done to Audley. I definately believe him about his shoulder so it was a decent performance really for a one armed man. And what a spectacular KO! That will be a contender for most spectacular KO of the year. I like Audley and he does have heart (in some ways) but tonight will represent the peak of his career. I feel bad for Sprott mind but thats because I'm just a softy.


PS Them one armed combos he threw twice were pretty good. Thats damn hard to do.

PPS I can't believe I almost sound like an Audley fan in this post.

[Darth_Simasu]

When you win a European title with a devastating Ko against a guy who had previously knocked you out leme know yeah?

Ofcourse its a decent achievement. His shoulder had gone he wasnt using his right hand at all. The ref was against him, the crowd was against him, he was behind on the cards and yet he pulled it out when he needed to . What more do you want. You just cant give credit to the guy. Its not as if he is a rapist of something. Yet he is despised like no boxer Ive ever known. He is a athlete who is trying to make a living and has to put up with abuse everytime he fights and everytime he is mentioned in the papers. I dont envy him abit of success. Good on him. He was honest in the interview after and admitted he was behind. I loved it when he goaded the crowd after he landed that punch.

Congrats Audley !!!

Next stop . . . Greatness!!!

I'm with you there pal. I was really pleased for Audley tonight, there's something endearing about a guy who never gives up, has a certain amount of destructive talent but is ignorant to his weaknesses. He's like a baby who keeps crawling to the plug socket despite being pulled away dozens of times - he could easily get sparked out but sometimes gets away with it!

I think some of us should cut him some slack, he talks a good fight which is funny when you know how bad he can be. He showed real heart tonight, I could see early on he'd picked up an injury and that was why he wasn't throwing the right.

Obviously my first hope for this year is that Pacman Vs Mayweather finally happens however I'd gladly bite your hand off for this scenario - Haye to struggle to land a fight with the Klits so offers a shot to the new European champ. Dust up at the O2. Loads of media attention - even Wills and Harry tag along for a front seat view. Audley goes down 3 times struggling to get past Haye's big bombs. Finally crawls off the canvas Balboa style and throws a drunken left hook luckily connecting with Haye's already suspect chin. Audley Harrison, champion of the world. He flaming well told you didn't he?

That would be delicious.

[superheavyrhun]

Rounds 1 & 3, Audley boxes well, lands some decent shots and has Sprott in trouble, without the shoulder injury I ave to admit, much to my annoyance, that Audley would have taken out Sprott much earlier. Sprott however, took advantage of the situation and put in the workrate which was two minutes away from making him European champion.

Earlier on today, I mocked VD for picking Audley by KO in the prediction contest, I had Sprott by KO, and 30 or so seconds into the last rounds, Audley was on the ropes shipping punches and I was getting the faintest feeling of smugness.

Fair play to him, he's been drinking in the last chance saloon so often it's a surprise he has a functioning liver, but he found that punch from somewhere, and if he gets a shot at Dimitrenko.... (I think he'll get mullered) all the best to him.