Audley no longer Fraudley .Simply Stunning

[Dark Lord Al]

After his 3 wins over 3 novice British fighters ,Audley Harrison has surely proved to us all that he will clean up the HW division , what more evidence do we need.? I mean you may have WBO/WBA/IBF/WBC titles etc , but Audley Harrison is the -"PRIZEFIGHTER CHAMPION" .
This must mean he has the pulling power to demand the lions share of any future purses , with the likes of Vitali , Wlad , Valuev or even fellow Brit David Haye.
Its also fair to say Audley is probably the most exciting fighter in the HW division at the moment.

Audley you proved us wrong.

[Beanflicker]

Hahah, in my weaker moments I almost pity Audley and how his career ended up.

[DatsiK]

Well you can't fault him.. he showed he has the heart when in bad situations. It's all about confidence, he hasn't believed in himself for the last few years.. now that he's won prizefighter, who knows?

[0james0]

He did seem to listen to the good advice coming out of his corner, I thought he was gonna lose the 2nd fight as he just wasn't getting his shots off first in that first round.

Lets see how he gets on in his next couple fights, he'll prob end up fighting for the vacant British title

[littlebif]

He did what was expected of him really after Danny Williams went out.Still to gun shy and he doesnt like pressure fighters for my liking.I wanna see Harrision in with Tyson Fury if he gets past Mcdermot.(how ever you spell it)

[Bomp]

Perhaps he did fight his way out of trouble in the final fight, but that was trouble that none of the top 50 heavyweights would manage to get themselves into. Same old Audley, and same old Danny. Pretty entertining though.

[johnmaff36]

Well you can't fault him.. he showed he has the heart when in bad situations. It's all about confidence, he hasn't believed in himself for the last few years.. now that he's won prizefighter, who knows?

Id love to know when harrison has ever had heart. Thats the one thing he never had. The guy wants all the trappings of celebritydom through boxing without actually having to fight. Hes the most deluded fighter iv ever seen. Hes not in love with the game the way a good fighter has to be to win when the chips are down. Christ, he cant even do it against guys who are practically semi-pro. Im not a big fan of Haye but i'll bet that if they ever met, Haye would knock Harrison spark out.

[Kirkland Laing]

I just finished watching now. I watched the Williams fight and the Fraudley fights. In the final he was getting beaten easily by a 15 stone novice pro till he stopped him. He's still shyte. Hopefully the BBBC declare the British title vacant and put Audley in with the Rogan-Sexton loser. I only want to watch Fraudley again to see him get sparked.

[awdleyfuturehalloffamer]

awdley was getting his ass whipped before he came up with the knock out. Good thing the other guy had a glass jaw. I'd like to see awdley in against David Tua. I think awdley would drop like a sack of potatoes, out of fear, even if tua missed with his first punch.

[BoomBoom]

If the words tournament and winner werent attached to these three wins, they would be nothing more than an experienced fighter beating three far less experienced fighter. Its would be no surprise if the Yankees went 3-0 against a AAA team, this is no difference. He should have won and anything less would have been embarrasing.

[Kev]

If the words tournament and winner werent attached to these three wins, they would be nothing more than an experienced fighter beating three far less experienced fighter. Its would be no surprise if the Yankees went 3-0 against a AAA team, this is no difference. He should have won and anything less would have been embarrasing.

I don't really think that's the case at all. In a knockout competition such as this anything can happen.

Most of the other Prizewinners had upset winners, and in any sport knockout competitions lead to massive upsets, Greece getting the European Cup Final anyone?

How many times have seen upsets in the FA Cup, with crappy clubs like Portsmouth and Cardiff reaching the finals.

Nothing is certain in such competitions and it's still an achievement to win.

He's nearly 38, coming off a loss and over a year out and the death of his brother, and he went straight into a one night 8 man competitions where anything could happen and he came through it unscathed, dropping all 3 opponents and finishing two.

He did well.

[BoomBoom]

If the words tournament and winner werent attached to these three wins, they would be nothing more than an experienced fighter beating three far less experienced fighter. Its would be no surprise if the Yankees went 3-0 against a AAA team, this is no difference. He should have won and anything less would have been embarrasing.

I don't really think that's the case at all. In a knockout competition such as this anything can happen.

Most of the other Prizewinners had upset winners, and in any sport knockout competitions lead to massive upsets, Greece getting the European Cup Final anyone?

How many times have seen upsets in the FA Cup, with crappy clubs like Portsmouth and Cardiff reaching the finals.

Nothing is certain in such competitions and it's still an achievement to win.

He's nearly 38, coming off a loss and over a year out and the death of his brother, and he went straight into a one night 8 man competitions where anything could happen and he came through it unscathed, dropping all 3 opponents and finishing two.

He did well.

My point is that its not even relevent that its a tornamernt. Audley fought 3 guys fars below his level and experience. Reguardess of anything else going on in his life, he should have beat them. Both on paper and in the ring. I give him some credit but not for winning so much as moving foward with his career. Now as for Danny Williams, its over. He needs to retire.

[Kev]

If the words tournament and winner werent attached to these three wins, they would be nothing more than an experienced fighter beating three far less experienced fighter. Its would be no surprise if the Yankees went 3-0 against a AAA team, this is no difference. He should have won and anything less would have been embarrasing.

I don't really think that's the case at all. In a knockout competition such as this anything can happen.

Most of the other Prizewinners had upset winners, and in any sport knockout competitions lead to massive upsets, Greece getting the European Cup Final anyone?

How many times have seen upsets in the FA Cup, with crappy clubs like Portsmouth and Cardiff reaching the finals.

Nothing is certain in such competitions and it's still an achievement to win.

He's nearly 38, coming off a loss and over a year out and the death of his brother, and he went straight into a one night 8 man competitions where anything could happen and he came through it unscathed, dropping all 3 opponents and finishing two.

He did well.

My point is that its not even relevent that its a tornamernt. Audley fought 3 guys fars below his level and experience. Reguardess of anything else going on in his life, he should have beat them. Both on paper and in the ring. I give him some credit but not for winning so much as moving foward with his career. Now as for Danny Williams, its over. He needs to retire.

I simply disagree here.

If the fights were over 12 rounds then absolutely you'd expect the class of a better fighter to shine through. But these were just 3 round fights, meaning one mistake and you may not have time to recover.

Imagine a soccer knockout cup where the time was only 12 minutes each half. Even teams like Man Utd and Chelsea might struggle to break down and win against struggling minnows like Norwich, Grimsby and Plymouth Argyle because they don't have enough time for their superior skill and class to show.

A freak early goal by the unfavoured side would very likely be enough to win the match and in such circumstances it would be a tough competition for the stronger teams the greatly reduced time levelling the playing field.

That's the position Audley was in, a 12 round fighter fighting guys in 3 rounds. Sure he's supposed to be better but there have been many many fights in history where the better fighter has not been better over the first 3 rounds, Floyd would have lost to Zab Judah for example.

To not only beat 3 guys in one night, and ko'ing two, but to do that in less than 7 total rounds of boxing was a good achievement.

Audley did well last night, he could have made a fool of himself like Danny Williams did but he didn't, he beat everyone convincingly and won the whole thing.

[BoomBoom]

I agree with you there Bilbo that adjusting to 3 rounds can be tough to do andyour right, Audley did and deserves some credit, but this tournment doesnt prove a whole lot and him winning is no surprise at all. Maybe that Audley was better suited for the amateurs, but we already knew that.

[skel1983]

I think some people are getting carried away here, Harrison couldnt even beg his way onto the Hayemaker bill in Liverpool when the main event was Dobson and Quiqley, no one really cares about Harrison he just beat a bunch of stiffs who are worst than average.

To me it was the same old Harrison who will loose when he fights a game half experienced fighter I think Fury would outwork him pretty easily and I think Fury is shite.