David Haye, Audley Harrison speak on Nov. 13 fight
by Scott Christ on Sep 7, 2010 3:18 PM EDT
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Sky Sports has video from the press conference officially announcing the November 13 fight between David Haye and Audley Harrison for Haye's WBA heavyweight belt. Here are a couple of choice quotes from the presser.
David Haye:
"I don't believe Audley deserves it, a shot at the heavyweight title. But fortunate for him, or unfortunately for him, depending on which way you look at it, there's enough people in Britain that wanna see him get finally destroyed. Get completely annihilated. And that's why this fight is happening. There's that many people -- I get more emails to fight Audley Harrison than anybody else in the world. And everybody feels passionately that they want me to finally close the curtain on the joke that is the Audley Harrison show. And that's what I'm gonna do. Audley knows me. He's known me for years. He knows how devastating I am in the ring. He's tasted it first-hand in sparring sessions. He knows what type of character I am. I'm no joke. At all. Once the bell rings, I'm the most devastating fighter on the planet. And he'll figure that out. If he thinks he's been beaten before, if he thinks he's been hurt in the ring before, think again, Audley, son. This is the time your career gets well and truly finished. If you think Michael Sprott hurt you, think again. You were just unconscious in that fight."
Audley Harrison:
"I'm double ecstatic that [I'm fighting] David Haye [for the title], a guy that I groomed. A guy when I was 29, Olympic champion, David was 19. Yes, I know David Haye very well. And yes I've tasted his punches and tasted his power. And he never, ever hurt me in those training sessions. Never, ever knocked me out in those training sessions, although he tried. What you need to realize is that it's my destiny, and trust me when I tell you this. My left hand at some point in that fight is going to land on your chin. And trust me, Audley Harrison, November the 13th, is the new heavyweight champion, no doubt."
It's a pretty entertaining watch if you've got about 10 minutes. There's a good bit of back-and-forth, including Harrison once saying that he doesn't talk just to talk, which gets a laugh out of Haye. The real standout to me was Haye's snide comment about Harrison's "concussive jab."
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Honesty sure is bad salesmanship.
Between Manny saying he believes Margs definitely cheated, and David Haye calling out the opponent his people picked for him, for unworthiness…well, that’s two fights the fighters themselves have reminded me not to watch. Thanks, guys!
At least they’re all nice enough to pack it into the same day for you.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
lol
is it really both the same day…. well being in the UK at least I only have to shell out for 1!
by Sweet science on Sep 7, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Who the F*** does Haye think he is, I mean really? I don’t like Harrison, and I doubt very very much that he’ll survive 3 or 4 rounds, but I’d sure like to see him KO Haye.
Who the F*** does Haye think he is, I mean really?
A salesman. I do admit I find him funny. It’s a total and utter act, but he delivers one-liners and jokes pretty well. Although he can’t match Wlad’s punk-out video.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
And Wlad has nothing on Alexander Dimitrenko's video where he's banging a hammer into a tire
and calling out Audley, probably one of the more pathetic displays ever
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That picture of Haye makes him look like he’s been learning some moves of David Blaine.
by Phill on Sep 7, 2010 10:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
He really does float like a butterfly .
Disarm you with a smile ....
by Sir Jack Daniels on Sep 8, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
NO Phil mate - Falls like a tree !
Disarm you with a smile ....
by Sir Jack Daniels on Sep 9, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Could Haye actually see this as a warm up fight for you know who ?
Audley’s real big ( nearly 6’6) , he’s got a long reach , loves to work behind the jab , doesn’t like getting hit and is getting on (ish) in years .
Sound like anyone we know ?
On the other hand though he’ll probably end up fighting Holy next .
Disarm you with a smile ....
by Sir Jack Daniels on Sep 8, 2010 3:33 PM EDT reply actions
If this fight is one thing it is funny!
Although it is just a money making fight i laughed alot at this press conference and the comedy value of the fight will probably lead me to buy it. Haye can be pretty funny at times and the concussive jab comment was priceless but Harrison makes me laugh the most because i just can’t take anything that comes out his mouth seriously!
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