Good Scott Harrison article from todays Times.

Why not let him fight I dont see what the problem with the board is. Lets face it fighters are not always perfect. Its a shame the Board are not so interested in some of the problems fighters have once they stop fighting. Let the man fight

 

Very good point :good

 

Once Dunky reads this he'll wet himself.

He was a legit champ so from a boxing point of view I hope he makes it back to where he was and helps Britain be a somebody in the boxing world.

 

If allowed back where should he start his comeback from. Does he want to jump in the deep end like Gomez or build up slowly against some lower end fighters. Obviously different issues will have to come into it such as he was the world champ when his troubles took over but also how far from grace will his skill have fallen.

 

Good luck to the man, he's a really good fighter.

I dont believe that **** about not being depressed, I think its pretty obvious that he's had some sort of mental health problem but he's too proud to admit it. Whatever, depression is a horrible thing and I hope he comes through it, just from human being to another.

 

The board are a bunch of old farts. If this matter was taken to the courts they would soon have to backtrack and give him a license. They can't deny someone a chance to undertake their chosen profession.

Love him or loathe him but Frank Warren made the board **** their pants when he was starting up and the board were being arsy about granting him a promoters license. It got to the stage where there was talk of a new board being set up that would be recognised by a few world governing bodies (WBO etc).

Good luck to Harrison, hope he gets a third shot. The guy is a maniac when it comes to training and would eat the like of Arthur for breakfast.

 

Maybe at one time I would have Achilles. However, as the years have passed & all this has dragged on & on & on, I aint his nuthugger anymore. Times have changed & boxing has moved on, & so have I. To be honest if Harrison comes back, I dont expect much from him to be honest. Lets strip away the romantic notion of a fighter coming back aginst all the odds for a moment & look at it realistically. Hes been partying hard for years, been inactive for years & boozing & allegedly snorting the white stuff.
Boxers dont come back well from that. Years of inactivity & self abuse. So I wont be wetting myself now, sadly enough cos the boxing fan in me tells me that either this comeback wont happen at all, or it will all end in tears as a sluggish Harrison comes back & loses unexpectedly.

I hope Im wrong & of course will be hoping he does well if he comes back. But its still a big IF at the moment, & the even bigger IF will be if he can turn back the clock & be the old Harrison again, the guy who pounded Chacon & McCullough. That was prime Harrison, & that was a long time ago. Drink & drugs shorten a mans career, & the Scotty who beat Hussein was a shadow of the man who beat Chacon. Add all the partying & boozing to the mix, & what do we have. A successful comeback & another world title fight? I doubt it.
I hope he proves me wrong, & I seriously mean that. But after following his career from day one & having to endure watching him **** it all up, Im not going to get all misty eyed at this latest story. Actions speak louder than words, & harrisons comeback was supposed to be last December. We are still waiting.

 

Hows it goin Kerrminator, always a pleasure to talk to you, one of my oldest allies!
You like me have been on more ups & downs than a ****in rollercoaster cheering on Scotty, so take a well deserved break for a moment & lets get right behind Alex Arthur, as it looks like he will be fighting Guzman, fingers crossed!
Get an avatar of Alex & lets show him that the scottish boys on ESB are right behind him:good
Cos Alex needs our support, to bring the title home to Scotland & move into the top 10 world P4P rankings.

How sweet would that be, one of our own top 10 P4P? So lets all scots from all forums get behind Amazin Alex Arthur in his time of need:deal

 

Alright Dunky ma man

Arthur v Guzman will be a tall order imo but I will be cheering for oor Alex like a madman

Arthur has to get a move on now and I cant help think that Warren has been fattening him up for 'A mere Khon' as it seems everytime Arthur gets the chance to step up yto the big time Wank Warren is there to feck it all up

 

:good

It is starting to look a bit like Limond all over again.

If AAA were to lose to Guzman, a possible match up with Harrison with the winner to face Khan.

Wouldn't surprise me.

 

Harrison showed what he could do when he was off and on v Medina.

Harrison can hopefully still get himself in sick shape and bring a hard fight to your doorstep.

Guys like PAC, MAB, JMM, Guzman, Valero etc are HARD fights but Harrison can fight a hard tough fight so hopefully he can become a factor in the division.

He was a real titlist and I think it was a little disrespectful mentioning guys like Mitchell, Arthur and Cook in the same breath. They haven't come close to achieving what Harrison has.

 

here here achillies.......... scotty does deserve much more respect snd should not be at the bottom of the has been pile. harrisons showing determination to succeed again by goin through a gruelling training camp, when he doesnt even have a fight lined up..... or for that matter his licence to throw a punch.
i understand totally were dunkys coming from......... i had just signed up on this forum around about the time when harrison was slipping of those rails and i remember having dunkys back on every post because i thought that scott would bounce back quicker and mend his ways.
but our support for him and the hope he'd be back was to no avail...... and i witnessed dunkys love and respect for scotty slippin away( understandably ) so al no hold that against you dunky ma man.:good


but anyone who makes a mistake does deserve another chance.......albeit scotty has had 3 or 4 chances, so lets hope he can show the bbbc that he's back and straight.

i'll tell you something though i'm strugglin to think of a match up for his return.......i wouldnt like to be on the receiving end.

 

I wish him all the best. He has a mountain to climb. If he succeeds, it would be stuff Hollywood dreams about.

 

The BBB of C are doing their job and looking after Harrison. I know people with drinking problems and it is a battle you will have for the rest of your life, even if you never have another drink again.

One of the things that helps in the battle, is to not be in involved in pressure situations that can lead you back to Alcohol. As an individual sport, it does not get much harder pressure wise (as well as physical) than pro boxing.

The training I would think, would benefit Harrison no end, but the granting of a pro licence and pressure that would come with it, may be too much for him to handle.

I do realise I make these comments from a distance, and Harrison may come back and never drink again, I hope that happens. But most importantly if you are a Harrison fan you should hope he never drinks again first, then as an added bonus he comes back.