Harrison "sure of legendary status"
Posted: 28 Oct 2004, 04:05
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From BBC Sport
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/3952657.stm
Scott Harrison believes he has already assured his place alongside Scotland's boxing greats.
The WBO featherweight champion thinks he will be remembered as fondly as boxers like Ken Buchanan and Jim Watt.
He will break Watt's record of five successful title defences if he beats challenger Samuel Kebede on Friday.
"My name's set in stone already. It's just about how far I can go but I'm sure my name will be alongside greats like Jim and Benny Lynch," he said.
"They will be talking about me in 100 years' time."
Providing Friday night's fight goes according to plan, Harrison's team are close to agreeing a title unification bout with WBC champion Injin Chi in March or April.
"We have got this fight to take care of first but we are in very good talks with Chi and his team phoned me to let me know that the terms they have asked for they will accept," said Harrison's manager Frank Maloney.
"He will defend his title voluntarily in December and sometime in the new year we can make the unification fight."
Meanwhile, Kebede is confident of shocking the Scotsman.
"I haven't watched any tapes of Harrison," said the 30-year-old, who is unbeaten in 24 fights.
"But after the second round I will know all about him.
"I'm very confident because I've never lost a fight and it's no problem for me to fight in Glasgow.
"I can change my stance and think I will confuse him. I am hungry for this fight and I have been waiting a long time for it to come."
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From BBC Sport
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/3952657.stm
Scott Harrison believes he has already assured his place alongside Scotland's boxing greats.
The WBO featherweight champion thinks he will be remembered as fondly as boxers like Ken Buchanan and Jim Watt.
He will break Watt's record of five successful title defences if he beats challenger Samuel Kebede on Friday.
"My name's set in stone already. It's just about how far I can go but I'm sure my name will be alongside greats like Jim and Benny Lynch," he said.
"They will be talking about me in 100 years' time."
Providing Friday night's fight goes according to plan, Harrison's team are close to agreeing a title unification bout with WBC champion Injin Chi in March or April.
"We have got this fight to take care of first but we are in very good talks with Chi and his team phoned me to let me know that the terms they have asked for they will accept," said Harrison's manager Frank Maloney.
"He will defend his title voluntarily in December and sometime in the new year we can make the unification fight."
Meanwhile, Kebede is confident of shocking the Scotsman.
"I haven't watched any tapes of Harrison," said the 30-year-old, who is unbeaten in 24 fights.
"But after the second round I will know all about him.
"I'm very confident because I've never lost a fight and it's no problem for me to fight in Glasgow.
"I can change my stance and think I will confuse him. I am hungry for this fight and I have been waiting a long time for it to come."
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