The Orchid Man v A-Force. In their world heavyweight championship challenging pomp. Who would win this battle ? CARPENTIER This content is protected Age : 27 Height : 5'11 Weight : 172 pounds VERSUS HARRISON This content is protected Age : 39 Height : 6'6 Weight : 253 pounds
Why not ? Both were "European heavyweight champion", and both challenged for a world heavyweight title. It's a natural.
ok, the orchid man is giving away a lot of height and weight but he was fast and he hit hard. audley, well... he had all the tools. a giant athletic southpaw who mastered computer scoring over the amateur system but was found out at every level in the pros. didn’t like getting hit and panicked a lot. Bottom line, Carpenteir beat better heavyweights than audley lost to. sounds ridiculous but since its not over 4 x2 min rounds with head guards and 10oz gloves I recon the orchid man deserves to start favourite.
Audley barely threw, he only threw when his opponent gassed. He pawed out his jab and rarely showed genuine power. Sprott showed a well timed right could knock him cold. Carrpentier will land his awkward right on a petrified Big Aud' early and spark him. Battling Siki is an awful stylistic matchup for Harrison, he'd pulverise him.
Yeah, I agree with those picks. Carpentier actually KO'd better British heavyweights than Audley. He'd probably knock out Harrison inside 2 or 3 rounds, and a 1st round KO is not unlikely.
But do you think Carpentier was really good enough to beat such a big heavyweight, who while never world class, was still a good domestic level fighter and possible a decent British level fighter. Carpentier was a better fighter for his time in what i have always thought was a better time than Audley fought in, but the size advantage is still massive. A great little man always beats a good big man. But, i am not so sure that a better than average little man will always beat an average big man. Audley, should be able to sit down on his punches, and shouldnt have too much fear of what Carpentier can do to him, even if he is going to be hit plenty. I think this would be an interesting fight. But i go with Audley to land some hard leather and do enough damage to stop the Orchid man in what i think will be a big upset on the basis that Carpentier is very overrated.
Its about levels. audley was found out at a much, much lower level. If audley couldnt pull the trigger against a slower david haye he wouldnt against carpentier. Its not like audley used his size. Harison always stood off and tried to beat you to the draw. carpentier was an like an acrobat- he would beat him to the draw like a flash. TIMBER!!
Yes, Audley's size is what makes it interesting. But he's so utterly pathetic, so non-aggressive, that I can't see him getting far with Carpentier. Also his chin is weak. I doubt any version of Audley is any better than Bombadier Billy Wells, who was 6'3, and was twice KO'd by Carpentier. You seem to think Harrison would be able to take Carpentier's punches ??
I'd probably go with Audley, too much size/strength/power. He managed to survive Danny Williams early assault so I think he could survive Carpentier's and I also think Carpentier would be pretty intimidated by facing such a bigger man. Audley isn't getting intimidated by Carpentier who wouldn't have near the power of the bigger HWs At times Audley actually imposed himself, I'm thinking the first Srott fight where he was ko'd but before that he was laying a beating on Sprott that I'm not sure Carpentier would take those punches though It is about levels and size, they both reached the same level of Euro Champ at HW. Carpentier doesn't have near the same weapons Haye had and the size disadvantage in massive