Audley Harrison- What Went Wrong?

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  1. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    Hide would have had the fight won at the press conference.
     
  2. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Does Fraudley even have a fight scheduled?

    I have never seen a guy so big not only afraid to throw punches but afraid to take them as well.
     
  3. mrbassie

    mrbassie Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What went wrong?
    He was crap.
     
  4. itrymariti

    itrymariti CaƱas! Full Member

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    No motivation. No heart in the ring, fought like a sissy, had a glass jaw, didn't train rigorously, was overhyped early in his career, didn't take opponents seriously, got overpaid, etc. It was a vicious cycle from A-Farce.
     
  5. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    :goodhe had skills but you so rarely saw him that they can hardly be commented on. he was never really THAT good
     
  6. Ricky Jr

    Ricky Jr "Pretty Boy" Full Member

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    It all went wrong when he was born
     
  7. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    did excellent with that headguard on at the olympics but made the mistake fighting the wrong opponents under that million pound bbc contract, every other friday audley would be on there fighting some short bouncer, when really what he needed was to get use to the pro game and stand there with a durable journeymen who could give it and land on audley a bit for 12 rounds.

    it never happened and audley was fed bums and when he finally came up against a banger he froze!

    when he had that rematch with danny williams and sparked him in 3 rounds i thought maybe theres still a chance, great jab, height, odd combination thrown in well, then sprott dropped him like a sack of spuds and i lost interest.

    could be a good stepping stone for tyson fury maybe next year?
     
  8. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly, he does. Because he knows he can't take punches well and doesn't have a warrior's mentality.
     
  9. deebest

    deebest Active Member Full Member

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    It was never right.
     
  10. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    Move along.
     
  11. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Audley's too busy trying to become the world champion...

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  12. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    glass jaw!!!!
     
  13. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Scared to get hit
    2. No fighting instinct
    3. Too much money too soon from the BBC

    I think that covers it.

    Also he was never a true fighter, once the headgurds were removed he wanted out.
     
  14. Scar

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    Too much money too early.
     
  15. simon850

    simon850 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No heart, no real ambition, not focused to be the best. Looked lazy in the ring a lot of the time like he was there just for the money and was contempt with having achieved a gold medal at the olympics, maybe if he won silver he may have had more ambition.