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Yes, It would seem Audley hasn't got perspective on the scale of his own achievements. Winning that gold medal at the Olympics is maybe the worst thing that could have happened to him.

Can anyone remember if ITV were always this obessed with how many fights a person is too a world title shot.

Graham Earl and Alex Arthur have both been 1 fight away from a world title fight.

As have both Skelton and Danny Williams.

Now Jim said the winner of the Williams vs Harrison rematch was 3 fights away. There is also the constant mention of Mitchell and Khan fighting for a world title before the end of 2007.

Now, we all know there is no chance of any of these happening, but why this obession.

BTW, on Audley I expect a mid level opponents... long before a world title fight.

silkov wrote:The fact that Audely is talking about a title shot against Klitchenko this summer makes me suspect that he just wants to cash in his chips and get out with with one big payday.... if on the other hand he really thinks he can go straight into a fight with Wlad and win then he's seriously deluded....

Got to agree.

Wladimir would jab him silly.

Audley would be way out of his depth. He hasn't had enough fights at a decent level to prepare him for battle with Klitcschko.

That's what's so ludicrious, I mean surely even Harrison isn't delusional to suppose that a win over Danny means he is only 6 months away from a fight with Wladimir.

I suspect however, that if Audley were to step it up to fight someone in the top 20, there is every chance he would lose. Guinn was seriously out of sorts when Audley fought him, and even then he managed to lose a dismally dull and spiritless fight. What about one of those hungry eastern europeans that are being churned out, like Ibragimov, Chagaev, Virchis, or even a comebacking Lyakovich, these are the kind of people he surely needs to fight before taking on a monster like Wlad, or will we see him calling out Shannon Briggs hoping Briggs is looking for payday that can be sold to the public?

Well even Bribbs would be a rough fight for Audely, my suspicion is Audely wants to cash in with a world title fight and then retire....

Wlad would just jab Audley's head off before finding a home for those big right hands and left hooks. If Audley gets anywhere near a world title shot off the back of beating that human punchbag on Saturday then i'm quitting this sport

Audely hasnt the chin or heart to win a world title, Briggs would probably ko him and if he fought Wlad I think it would be a total mismatch...

But the big thing is that we are at least talking about it .... irrespective of the outcome if Audley were to one day get a title shot, that has to be a good thing, surely.

WTF is all this sh!te about Wlad,Wlad,Wlad?......Audley may be crap but at least he has never been Ko'd by a golfer.
 
Unless they have managed to do some kind of brain and heart transplant on the Clit then it's only a matter of time before he gets splattered again......and even Harrison might be the person to do it.WTF is all this sh!te about Wlad,Wlad,Wlad?......Audley may be crap but at least he has never been Ko'd by a golfer.
 
Unless they have managed to do some kind of brain and heart transplant on the Clit then it's only a matter of time before he gets splattered again......and even Harrison might be the person to do it.

Yes, people are talking about it, polarised somewhat. That there is a thread this long shows that Audley has made himself worth talking about - for the moment.

He's a massive bloke, a southpaw, has an improving arsenal and actually showed world class punch delivery. He should have been knocking out the Williamses of the world years ago.

I like that he's looking at Bowe as an example for adding shots on the inside. However he shouldn't compare himself too far, as Bowe would never have bene troubled by Williams until post Golota.

silkov wrote: also his constant sniping at Mcguigan was unseemly, nodoubt he'd be willing to fight Barry if he was to make a comeback...

BULLSHIT!

McGuigan took great pleasure in ripping Audley to pieces last year and saying he has no heart. If you were Audley you'd be very pissed at McGuigan too.

Bazza loves Amir Khan for fighting bums but had some predjudice against Audley. And PS Audley only refers to Bazza ONCE.

THEBUTCH wrote:I thought the whole Williams-Harrison 2 affair was a farce.

Danny was clearly in no shape or condition to box. I hope Warren paid him well for saving his poxy show, becuase he certainly shouldn't have asked him to fight.

Danny was no where and Audley took full advantage of the situation as you should do. BUT even in the short time the fight lasted there were traces of the previous Audley, it's just that this time Audley knew nothing was coming back his way. So bravey was not an issue this time at all.

Audley post fight comments and attitude stunk to high heaven. I've defended the guy countless times but this was the straw that broke the back. He and is career can go down the tube as far as I'm concerned.

Audley is a tosser. He couldnt even show an ounce of class and look at Jim Rosenthal while he was being interviewed.

As for that fat ugly pig Hazel Bruno - Gilbert, she looks big enough to beat Audley. whats she doing in the ring with sunglasses at 10pm. What a c unt.

When Audley gets in with Wlad, Audley will piss himslef so much you will think Wlad is fighting David Walliams.

SIMPSONS wrote:WTF is all this sh!te about Wlad,Wlad,Wlad?......Audley may be crap but at least he has never been Ko'd by a golfer.
 
Unless they have managed to do some kind of brain and heart transplant on the Clit then it's only a matter of time before he gets splattered again......and even Harrison might be the person to do it.WTF is all this sh!te about Wlad,Wlad,Wlad?......Audley may be crap but at least he has never been Ko'd by a golfer.
 
Unless they have managed to do some kind of brain and heart transplant on the Clit then it's only a matter of time before he gets splattered again......and even Harrison might be the person to do it.

You're as delusional as Harrison. For all his flaws, Wlad is still a very good heavyweight, especially as he seems to have learnt to survive a crisis and win ugly when needed. Sure, he will never be a great heavyweight, but Sanders is still better than anyone Audley has faced to date, so let's not get ahead of ourselves.

To go from beating late sub Danny Williams, to calling out Wlad Klitchsko is just plain daft, Harrison isn't ready for a fight like that.

SIMPSONS wrote:WTF is all this sh!te about Wlad,Wlad,Wlad?......Audley may be crap but at least he has never been Ko'd by a golfer.

Wlad also has never been totally dominated by a C level fighter like Dominic Guinn, Pushed to the limit by Thomas Bonin or staggered by non punching Mark Krence.

But Wlad has never beaten a dangerous world level operator like "the Dutch Sonny Liston" so I see your point.

overhand_right wrote:

silkov wrote: also his constant sniping at Mcguigan was unseemly, nodoubt he'd be willing to fight Barry if he was to make a comeback...

BULLSHIT!

McGuigan took great pleasure in ripping Audley to pieces last year and saying he has no heart. If you were Audley you'd be very pissed at McGuigan too.

Bazza loves Amir Khan for fighting bums but had some predjudice against Audley. And PS Audley only refers to Bazza ONCE.

Bullshit to you too mate, you may fall for Audelys clap trap but I dont... if you dont like that, too bad!...

I don't think McGuigan went overboard with his comments after their first fight. Harrison brought the criticism on himself. Likewise I don't think Harrison was too damning of McGuigan after the fight on Saturday. The criticism that Harrison got first time round was pretty much universal, and justified, given his performances up to that point. In actual fact this criticism lit a fire up the guys arse and he showed us what may be possible if he approaches subsequent fights in the same manner. He talks about himself in the third person as though all this alter ego has to do is turn up. Hopefully he has learned and moved on.

I think Skelton might be made to order for that Audley left uppercut.

I have more belief in him than I ever did before, and am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt

If he can do similar to Skelton, while under pressure, then we can say he has some world class potential.

I'd like to see him continue to develop those short punches. Particularly the body shots & uppercuts. As well as the jab, cross, step to the right strategy.

I mean, hw many heavyweights know how to fight a southpaw? A 6'6 bloke who uses his reach and power is hard eough to fathom.

I'm far from convinced, Audely will try to avoid Skelton now as he knows that would be a far more dangerous fight than Williams, if they do fight I go for Skelton... his strength and bulldozing style will be a nightmare for Audely, he;ll intimidate Harrison and push him back into his shell, before shattering it completely... I fear Audelys new found fans are setting themselves up for another disapointment....

silkov wrote:I'm far from convinced, Audely will try to avoid Skelton now as he knows that would be a far more dangerous fight than Williams, if they do fight I go for Skelton... his strength and bulldozing style will be a nightmare for Audely, he;ll intimidate Harrison and push him back into his shell, before shattering it completely... I fear Audelys new found fans are setting themselves up for another disapointment....

that's the sad thing. we see an exciting performance, then our brit fighters let us down with shitty career choices afterward.

viciousmaussa wrote:

silkov wrote:I'm far from convinced, Audely will try to avoid Skelton now as he knows that would be a far more dangerous fight than Williams, if they do fight I go for Skelton... his strength and bulldozing style will be a nightmare for Audely, he;ll intimidate Harrison and push him back into his shell, before shattering it completely... I fear Audelys new found fans are setting themselves up for another disapointment....

that's the sad thing. we see an exciting performance, then our brit fighters let us down with shitty career choices afterward.

But lets be honest, was it really an 'exciting' performance??.... in reality for me it was a decent performance over a guy who really wasnt in condition to be in there in the first place... you only need to watch the second Skelton fight to see that Danny was all but totally shot...
If Audely were to stop Skelton in a simular manner then I would start to change my mind about him but until then or some other decent wins he remains a big question mark... theres always the likelihood that when he comes under pressure again in the ring he will revert to type and retreat into his shell....

Who would've ever have thought that beating Danny Williams would spark talk of a world title shot being on the cards - absolute madness. When has Danny Williams ever been the gate keeper to gaining a world title shot?

Audley would have been long forgotten about if it wasn't for the fact that there is literally no-one decent on the HW global scene. If Bruno was still about he'd probably be undisputed HW champ of the world now!

silkov wrote:

viciousmaussa wrote:

silkov wrote:I'm far from convinced, Audely will try to avoid Skelton now as he knows that would be a far more dangerous fight than Williams, if they do fight I go for Skelton... his strength and bulldozing style will be a nightmare for Audely, he;ll intimidate Harrison and push him back into his shell, before shattering it completely... I fear Audelys new found fans are setting themselves up for another disapointment....

that's the sad thing. we see an exciting performance, then our brit fighters let us down with shitty career choices afterward.

But lets be honest, was it really an 'exciting' performance??.... in reality for me it was a decent performance over a guy who really wasnt in condition to be in there in the first place... you only need to watch the second Skelton fight to see that Danny was all but totally shot...
If Audely were to stop Skelton in a simular manner then I would start to change my mind about him but until then or some other decent wins he remains a big question mark... theres always the likelihood that when he comes under pressure again in the ring he will revert to type and retreat into his shell....

250-pounds of left uppercut, slicing up the nose of a fellow tank and dropping him in a surprise performance by a former pacifist - very dull!

Audley asserted himself and used his abilities. That is good and that pushed the fight in the direction it went. I believe that Williams being lighter made him easier to knock around, but you can only do what you can do.

I thgink we all agree, Audley must a) fight Skelton, and b) dominate or KO old hairy back.

jeej wrote:Who would've ever have thought that beating Danny Williams would spark talk of a world title shot being on the cards - absolute madness. When has Danny Williams ever been the gate keeper to gaining a world title shot?

Audley would have been long forgotten about if it wasn't for the fact that there is literally no-one decent on the HW global scene. If Bruno was still about he'd probably be undisputed HW champ of the world now!

Bruno would probably get KO'd in round 11 or 12 of fights that he was winning, vs the likes of Briggs, Lyakhovich, etc

Good win for Harrison but lets not go overboard. He still looked petrified when Williams came at him throwing shots. He did the business but Williams was in apalling condition and his balance was terrible he could barely walk in there! Lets see Harrison deliver that kind of performance with someone like Skelton who is fit for 12 rounds getting up close and landing on him. I hope Harrison v Skelton happens now.

What was with Williams just sitting in his corner during the whole introductions? He looked spaced out or something.