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Audley Harrison MBE visits Crisis Skylight London

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:58:06 +0000

Long term Crisis supporter Audley Harrison took a break from his dancing rehearsals this week to visit the Crisis Skylight Centre in East London, meeting some of its members and learning more about the courses available to them.

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Audley and a quick step from tango to Klitschko as Strictly star eyes title bout

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:29:26 +0000

Audley and a quick step from tango to Klitschko as Strictly star eyes title bout

Audley Harrison is using his curious popularity on Strictly Come Dancing to launch a boxing comeback which he hopes will lead to a world heavyweight championship mega-fight against one of the Klitschko brothers.

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Audley Harrison told Ringside why he deserves one more chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship.

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:20:44 +0000

Audley Harrison told Ringside why he deserves one more chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship.

The 40-year-old, who made his name by winning gold at the 2000 Olympics …

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Audley predicting tough night for Khan in the bright lights of Vegas

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:27:23 +0000

If Khan fights with his heart and not his head, we could have another disappointing night for British Fans. Khan and Freddy Roach will meet equal counterpart in all departments on Saturday night, so his tactics will need to be spot on, or Judah could cause an upset. Khan is fast, in great shape and has the confidence of someone who’s reinvented himself. Zab Judah is also reinvented and has re dedicated his life to boxing, so makes for a 50-50 fight.

Khan has been talking Mayweather a lot in the press and that’s a worry, looking ahead is always dangerous, especially with an opponent of the caliber of Judah.

Speed will be a key in this fight and I can’t really split them. If you remember the Judah/Mayweather fight, Judah was beating Mayweather to the punch in the early rounds, so I expect the early rounds to be close and off tempo, as they feel each other out.

If khan tries to walk Judah down (I’ve heard talk of this) this will be a mistake, as he’s not a puncher…his best tactic is to move in and out, keep his guard tight and get of the line, throwing those rapid punches in quick succession.

Amir’s has a tendency to go back in straight lines and Judah can exploit this, so changing angles will be important.

If Khan keeps his cool, sticks to his gameplan, I think he can weather some tough moments in the early rounds to pull ahead in the last quarter. I’m predicting Khan to win by a 12 rounds decision, in what should be a cracking fight.

Audley hopes for one last hurrah

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:00:29 +0000

Keenly awaiting the winner of ‘The Brawl’ between Chisora and Fury!

Audley Harrison is hoping for one final shot at the big time and is desperate to land a shot at the winner of Saturday’s fight between Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury.

‘I know boxing fans want to see the end of me and this is the perfect opportunity to wish me goodbye’ The winner of the bout must defend against the winner of the John McDermott versus David Price final eliminator, which won’t take place until November, so a voluntary defence can take place.

I’ve paid my dues and really need the British Boxing Board to open a door for my return. When I think about how much money I’ve put into the sport, with Board Tax over the years and my boxing promotions, I’m hoping the British Boxing Board of Control will show me some mercy and allow the winner to have a voluntary defence in November.

‘With my negative performance against Haye, I’m keen to erase that stigma and the only way I can do that, is to get back in there. This is my last hurrah…win, lose or draw, I’m leaving it in the ring and restoring my dignity and respect. Either fighter can win this bout, but if Fury uses his height and keeps it long, he can walk Chisora onto a right hand for a knockout victory.

Audley Harrison Previews Haye VS Klitschko

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:45:03 +0000

WBN Video/Audio: Audley says Haye can win early.

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Audley Harrison settles Sun fight-fix legal claim

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:09:07 +0000

The Sun has settled a legal dispute with boxer Audley Harrison by publishing a further story about him rejecting claims he took a dive, his lawyers said today.

Audley – I’ll prove doubters wrong

admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:49:03 +0000

AUDLEY HARRISON has blasted the malicious smears accusing him of taking a dive against WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye.

BBBC NOT WITHHOLDING HARRISON PURSE

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:14:50 +0000

The British Boxing Board of Control have confirmed they will not be withholding Audley Harrison’s purse following his controversial bout with David Haye last November.

A Statement from Audley Harrison

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:55:10 +0000

“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.” Benjamin Mays

“After spending some time away reflecting on the fight and outcome, I have made the decision to continue my journey in boxing and carry on my career as a professional. The David Haye experience had many highs away from the ring and I’m happy I had a great training camp and worked with two of my brothers again in camp. I surrounded myself with a world class team and pushed myself to the limit in training and left my changing room knowing I had given my all to get to this point.”

The outcry from the fight is expected as I didn’t get the result I wanted and the critics have once again tried to bury me under the rubble and hope I disappear. All I can say is I had a game plan and went into the ring to win. The way the fight ended was frustrating to me as I didn’t get going and was just settling into my rhythm.

Both styles of feinting and moving was off-setting the both of us in the first two rounds and I was just zoning in on his rhythm when he got through.

I’ll never be crash – bang – wallop and I’m glad about that; my style is unique but can run into problems like all styles can and I got caught by a good set of punches to go down. I give David credit as I never expected him to hurt me as he did, but anyone could see it was a premature stoppage and I should have been allowed to carry on and ride out the rough patch, even if that meant I would have got KO’d.

I think the Vitali Klitschko beating of Shannon Briggs a few weeks earlier and the public outcry made the referee jump in early and I was denied the opportunity to show my grit, determination and desire to be in there and compete and try to get back on level terms.

Let the haters and negative comments continue – I don’t really care. I know me and I can sleep at night as I’m happy with who I am today. Yes it hurts not to achieve your goals, but we roll up our sleeves and we try again; such is the beauty of life.”