Who was more talented: Audley Harrison or David Price? Poll

David Price was the more talented fighter than Audley Harrison. Achieved more and he had more devastating victories as a professional.

The 14 fights he had before Thompson were devastating. He looked world level before his flaws started to be exposed.

Even when Audley was facing bums on his £1 million BBC contract he never looked devastating.

We saw that Audley when he stepped and started losing, never had the fighting dog in him. He always looked like he was petrified of getting hit, which stopped him from throwing any punches. Price went on his shield when he was in trouble.

Price had the stamina of someone with Hamster lungs, which is something he could not do anything about. He was always a level above A-Force.

 

David Price was more hyped up than Audley Harrison before their first losses.

 

When the Price vs Fury fight was a possibility.

Only about 1 person on this entire Forum thought that Fury would win (and I cannot remember who it was).

Pretty much everyone thought Price would win that fight.

Audley was never even remotely close to the same expectations, as he looked decidedly average even against lower level opponents.

 

Price looked like he was a better fighter until his chin got brutally exposed

 

That is quite something. Good memory.

Itauma could end up like David Price - who knows, he hasn't really been tested.

 

And that's precisely why I urge caution so often when it comes to mega hype around unproven prospects... Or even more proven but still heavily hyped guys in their prime.

For every one who lives up to the hype, dozens will fall by the wayside.

 

All people have to do is compare Harrison v Haye versus Price v Povetkin. They both lost but Harrison did literally nothing and was destroyed like he was the cut man filling in. Price was competitive and had Povetkin in trouble before getting KO'd.

Price was a little unlucky and also made some bad decisions. I think the first Thompson fight was a very weird stoppage with the ear shot, he didn't even seem concussed. That was the turning point, obviously. If he'd taken other less hardy opponents he might have snuck a title. In other words if he had the matchmaking of an AJ, he might have been a champion.

So after the Thompson fight he then proceeds to fight literally some of the worst style matchups. Thompson rematch, where he gets a KD but gets ground down. An idiot trainer tells him to put on more weight when he already has no stamina. So then he fights gritty Hammer, gets a KD and gets ground down. Kuzman another gritty fighter, apparently takes that with an injury and pulls out during fight. He fights Allen and wins because he has a skill advantage but it was another gritty grinder. Then he fights Chisora who is again a gritty grinder and he takes that on short notice.

His management was clearly terrible.

 

Price was more talented and had a style better suited for the professionals the issue was his weak chin and suspect stamina.

Price atleast looked impressive before his bubble got burst Harrison never looked impressive and didn't even prove he was the best Heavyweight at British level.

 

Price was better for three rounds. Harrison was better for 12.

 

Price was one fight away from a Klitschko fight all he had to do was beat Thompson. Audley was never in such a position.

 

Audley never wanted to be a fighter

 

Audley fought Haye for a title. Price never got a shot at any title.

 

As an Olympics Games Gold medalist you will think Audley was more naturally talented.

 

Clearly, as an amateur, Audley Harrison was far superior.

Alexei Lezin was a ferocious amateur and two-time Olympian. (In the amateurs, Levin beat Wlad twice, Valuev and Povetkin.) Harrison knocked off Levin in the opening bout of the 2000 Olympics. In the finals, Harrison stopped another two-time Olympian Dildabekov.

Price, on the other hand, lost to most names he fought as an amateur, often more than once. Helenius owned him in the amateurs. Stiverne stopped him.

As a pro, Harrison faced and arguably beat better names, as well. The problem for Harrison, aside from his managerial situation, was he didn't turn pro until he was about to turn 30. He was 35 when he came to America and lost to Guinn. Most fighters are winding up at that point. And was an old 40 when he faced Price.

Hell, David Price was only 29 when he got stopped by Tony Thompson twice. Harrison wasn't even a pro yet, at that stage of his life.

Harrison was wasted talent, whereas Price got about as much out of his career as he could.