After watching Audley cruise to his lastest triumph, who should Audley be looking at for his next fight
A) Skelton (British/Commonwealth titles at stake, and Skelton is also ranked 3rd in Europe) - My only problem with this fight is that if Audley wins he may stop in the british scene and do a Danny Williams (miss out on the bigger stage), but there are certainly goods fights here (Williams, Hide, Sprott)
B) Does he fight a European that is ranked higher than himself to try and lift him up in the rankings
C) Does he fight someone outside of Europe (American Journeyman) that may take him some more rounds and give him a stiff test
I would like the Skelton fight but i fear that if Audley wins, he won't defend those titles too many times/maybe not at all (be a bit sad to see the Lonsdale belts degraded like that)
Any Thoughts ???
Audley Harrison (Who's next for the big man ???)
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Twinkle Toes
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I do think he will fight Skelton. Not so sure it will be his next fight, but I do think it is going to be one of his next two fights.
The fact that he is sitting down with allegedly signals a willingness for the match, i'm just not sure it will be made for the June date that the BBC where talking about as Harrisons next fight, and even if the BBC would be involved.
The fact that he is sitting down with allegedly signals a willingness for the match, i'm just not sure it will be made for the June date that the BBC where talking about as Harrisons next fight, and even if the BBC would be involved.
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I see Audley's team scouring the planet for 'name' opponents on the silde. In the same way Frank Bruno knocked out Gerry Coetzee (spelling) in a round to secure his first world title shot, I see the same thing with Audley.
Look for him to beat Corrie Sanders in 2 years time to earn a big fight...
After Saturday I don't see them taking as many risks, that has to have been a blow to the confidence of the Audley camp.
I've been something of an Audley 'funamentalist' on here over recent times but that was a desperately dissapointing performance. You have to knock out Julius Francis if you are world class, sorry Julius I know you though the night was about you too (from the post-fight interview) but it wasn't. It was about what kind of a job Harrison could do on you and the answer was: About the same as Skelton did.
As many already pointed out, a shot Maskaev stopped Francis.
Now I'm 101% certain Francis brings more ambition to the ring for a domestic clash live on Sky/BBC than he does to an obscure show in Moscow but even so, you need to have stopped him by the middle rounds.
That he is now looking to work with our favourite promoter may say even more about Audley's lessening ambition as we all know who is the master of cultivating a long unbeaten reign as a 'world' champion for a fighter who isn't the best in his division.
Look for him to beat Corrie Sanders in 2 years time to earn a big fight...
After Saturday I don't see them taking as many risks, that has to have been a blow to the confidence of the Audley camp.
I've been something of an Audley 'funamentalist' on here over recent times but that was a desperately dissapointing performance. You have to knock out Julius Francis if you are world class, sorry Julius I know you though the night was about you too (from the post-fight interview) but it wasn't. It was about what kind of a job Harrison could do on you and the answer was: About the same as Skelton did.
As many already pointed out, a shot Maskaev stopped Francis.
Now I'm 101% certain Francis brings more ambition to the ring for a domestic clash live on Sky/BBC than he does to an obscure show in Moscow but even so, you need to have stopped him by the middle rounds.
That he is now looking to work with our favourite promoter may say even more about Audley's lessening ambition as we all know who is the master of cultivating a long unbeaten reign as a 'world' champion for a fighter who isn't the best in his division.
Re: Audley Harrison (Who's next for the big man ???)
Danny Williams did try and go beyond the UK, he fought for the European belt, lost convincingly!Foggy wrote:After watching Audley cruise to his lastest triumph, who should Audley be looking at for his next fight
A) Skelton (British/Commonwealth titles at stake, and Skelton is also ranked 3rd in Europe) - My only problem with this fight is that if Audley wins he may stop in the british scene and do a Danny Williams (miss out on the bigger stage), but there are certainly goods fights here (Williams, Hide, Sprott)
B) Does he fight a European that is ranked higher than himself to try and lift him up in the rankings
C) Does he fight someone outside of Europe (American Journeyman) that may take him some more rounds and give him a stiff test
I would like the Skelton fight but i fear that if Audley wins, he won't defend those titles too many times/maybe not at all (be a bit sad to see the Lonsdale belts degraded like that)
Any Thoughts ???
the mist is clearing
i see a fight with..... Georgie Kandelaki in the near future for harrison, warrens boxing union may have a new WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION