Jess Willard vs Audley Harrison

Willard nails Audley with a hard right uppercut in round 5. Down and out.

 

There's a lot of adjectives that can be used to describe this fight, but epic certainly isn't one of them.

 

Also somewhat of a track star, and one of the most notorious horse breakers in Kansas!
He gained a lot of respect and recognition for breaking wild horses that nobody else could.

He also got thrust to training with top talent right away, being part of the whole Carl Morris scene. He was getting tons of experience fast.

But yeah, an Olympic gold medal is a great achievement and solidifies you as talented.

 

Willard seemed to be able to be one of those fighters with a brick head that could absorb comical, Homer Simpson levels of abuse.

Couple that durability with some power, and you have to imagine the most likely outcome is the talented but fragile Harrison getting clipped at one time or another, and being subsequently stopped.

 

Harrison quits in his corner at the end of the sixth. Willard is to much for him!!

 

not sure which punch willard doesnt land that mysteriously kos audley, but it will be in round 1.

 

6th, u kidding me, fraudley does his sky dive impression in 1 usually.

 

I have never been too impressed with Willard, but Harrison is a professional ring foam softness evaluator.

I think that your post is therefore spot on. Jess was very durable and had a punch. Sooner or later that will be a factor.

 

Jess could ko Fraudley and possibly beat him over the distance too.

 

Willard would win this on power alone.

 

Can one of you Brits explain the Audley phenomenon? I seem to remember being promised a world beater when he was coming out of the amateurs. What happened?

 

What happened was that he was a good amateur, who was never really suited to the professional game.

The rest was pretty much inevitable.

 

Well, are we talking Henry Tillman ( gold in 1984, Cubans and Russians not at the games ) or Wlad or Lewis?

Harrison was a flop as a professional, but he might be able to win in 10 rounds.