surely at this time there must have been a more live/better heayweigtht who could have given him a bit more of a fight...wAS francis picked as he was seen as an easy fight ?
Francis was known to British boxing fans and posed no threat at all to Mike.He was there to be knocked out,that was his job on the night. The show was half decent apart from Calzaghe v Starie,that fight was **** awful. My mate ended up stood next to Beckham and Victoria for about 3 seconds,the minders soon moved him on though.
Francis was in great form; beating Pele Reid (unbeaten), Danny Williams (unbeaten) and Scott Welch (former British champ and conquerer) in consecutive fights. Francis gets nowhere near the respect he deserves. He was a very acomplished fighter.
A horrible thought.... Tyson went 2-4 against brits Julius Francis Lennox Lewis Frank Bruno Danny Williams Kevin McBride
I just shudder when I consider a Tyson vs Harrison fight. Especially if Audley is walking to the ring first. Stood there for the best part of half an hour knowing EXACTLY what is going to happen to him once all the preambles are over.