I don't think its the main thing thats set back Harrison in his career. That was pretty much a hail mary shot from Sprott and he got fortunate, Harrison would beat him 8/10 times. His main problem is lack of balls when somebody takes it to him. He's not really got the heart for prizefighting.
Could be, combined with other factors. I don't think its that simple. If his chin was the primary reason for him having not been successful I'd expect to have seen him KO'd more often, he's no defensive genius...just capable.
Why do people always say his chin is bad? He has been knocked out once and floored in another fight, which does not equal a bad jaw. I don't want to stick up for the guy, but some posters make me have to.
You gotta understand Zakman's mentality - he latches on to any cause that celebrates the perceived "oppressed" (white guilt, class warfare, etc.) while bashing anything he views as bourgeois - like the pampered and privileged boxing elite. He sees the bearing of Olympic medals as an affront to the have-nots - even if the Olympian comes from a blue-collar background, the mere fact that they are able to forge their own success still makes them Brahmins compared to those poor unfortunate bums in Toughman competitions who weren't fairly dispensed their share of talent, like Soviet rations. :conf
thinking back I believe Zakman and I were the only ones picking Sprott, and remember the sneering attitude we put up with between posting our picks and fight time. I believe I went with brutal Sprott KO in 5, so actually overestimated Fraudley's punch resistance and testicular fortitude, as he was laid out before then . Sprott was a 4/1 'dog atsch and to answer one guy above, he does have a china chin.....i'd seen it a few times before the Williams KD and Sprott KO, the massive warning sign was a couple of tomato cans rocked him in his first fights in the States.
Charlie isn't oppressed, he just has no interest in fighting but wants the kudos that comes with being a professional fighter.
That comment hits the nail on the head for me. In relation to the Sprott KO, if you watch the clip again notice Audley's mouth. No boxer should be that in range with a HW opponent and have your bottom jaw hanging loose like that. Thats why the punch had so much impact. Simple physics. Audley has lazy habits and has forgotten (or never learned) such basics as gripping your gumshield in close, simple parrying an opponents jab and slipping. Its amazing if he hasn't been taught this considerig the level and opportunities afforded to the guy. A waste of an opportunity.:bbb