Audley Harrison v Mike Middleton Boxing News Today

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https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/the-r ... middleton/

[JamesPhilips]

Mike sadly passed away a few years back.

We chatted sporadically on FB, nice guy and happy to share details of his boxing career. RIP

He’s gone? Damn. Can’t have been that old

[black panther]

Wow thanks for sharing guys.

I had big hopes for Audley right up until I saw him fight pro lol

Always remember Middleton walking out to "Money for nothing" by dire straits, Harrison looking a lot fatter than he did at the Olympics and also looking like someone who did not punch his weight despite taking out Middleton pretty sharpish.

Very happy to hear that he got such a nice payday and God bless his soul

[SeanBrennan]

Wow thanks for sharing guys.

I had big hopes for Audley right up until I saw him fight pro lol

Always remember Middleton walking out to "Money for nothing" by dire straits, Harrison looking a lot fatter than he did at the Olympics and also looking like someone who did not punch his weight despite taking out Middleton pretty sharpish.

Very happy to hear that he got such a nice payday and God bless his soul

I loved Audley I followed him since he won the 98 Commonwealths. I was only 14 I thought he was brilliant I even bought his book after the Olympics I thought he was the best boxer ever. Ah to be young. I can still remember his debut. He still had a good career I think, showed real heart to win the EBU with one arm/ a torn pec, and also avenge the Williams loss. I also used to think the Prizefigter comps were a really big deal.

[Ruthless-RKO]

DAZN sent me an email. 20% off the PPV .

[JC]

Wow thanks for sharing guys.

I had big hopes for Audley right up until I saw him fight pro lol

Always remember Middleton walking out to "Money for nothing" by dire straits, Harrison looking a lot fatter than he did at the Olympics and also looking like someone who did not punch his weight despite taking out Middleton pretty sharpish.

Very happy to hear that he got such a nice payday and God bless his soul

I loved Audley I followed him since he won the 98 Commonwealths. I was only 14 I thought he was brilliant I even bought his book after the Olympics I thought he was the best boxer ever. Ah to be young. I can still remember his debut. He still had a good career I think, showed real heart to win the EBU with one arm/ a torn pec, and also avenge the Williams loss. I also used to think the Prizefigter comps were a really big deal.

There was a pro who used to post on here called Chauncy Welliver. I heard an interview once where he was talking about the people he had sparred.

He'd been in with a lot of the top HWs of the time (Wlad, Tua, old Tyson, Jaun Carlos Gomez, Chaguev, Audley and loads of others).

He said Harrison was actually super talented and he was amazed how bad his performances were compared to how he was in the gym. Classic example of a gym fighter, I suppose.

[SeanBrennan]

Wow thanks for sharing guys.

I had big hopes for Audley right up until I saw him fight pro lol

Always remember Middleton walking out to "Money for nothing" by dire straits, Harrison looking a lot fatter than he did at the Olympics and also looking like someone who did not punch his weight despite taking out Middleton pretty sharpish.

Very happy to hear that he got such a nice payday and God bless his soul

I loved Audley I followed him since he won the 98 Commonwealths. I was only 14 I thought he was brilliant I even bought his book after the Olympics I thought he was the best boxer ever. Ah to be young. I can still remember his debut. He still had a good career I think, showed real heart to win the EBU with one arm/ a torn pec, and also avenge the Williams loss. I also used to think the Prizefigter comps were a really big deal.

There was a pro who used to post on here called Chauncy Welliver. I heard an interview once where he was talking about the people he had sparred.

He'd been in with a lot of the top HWs of the time (Wlad, Tua, old Tyson, Jaun Carlos Gomez, Chaguev, Audley and loads of others).

He said Harrison was actually super talented and he was amazed how bad his performances were compared to how he was in the gym. Classic example of a gym fighter, I suppose.

Blimey didn’t know he posted here I remember him fighting the New Zealand rugby fella Sonny Williams. Audley was definitely better suited to the ams wasnt he

[Bercli]

Sweet payday for back then… especially for a no hoper. I mean surely A Force could’ve negotiated a lower price? Or got some other no chancer in there?

Audley insisted on running the business and fighting. Never listened to anyone,which is why he made a basic mistake.

And thought he was a better businessman than he was. Ended up bankrupt

I really liked Audley.He honestly thought he could control every aspect of the A Force business but would not listen to anybody. The rest is history

[Bercli]

I worked closely with Audley from his debut up until the end,so I know quite a bit about went on back then.

Do you know what the story was with Middleton being supposedly kidnapped?

No I don't to be honest. Even if I did if it was not common knowledge it stayed private.