Audley Harrison says retirement is not in the cards
According to Audley Harrison, who threw all of one punch in his weekend title fight with David Haye, he will not retire from professional boxing, despite far-reaching urges to hang up the gloves.
But Harrison, a former Olympic gold medalist, did admit that he has "lost" the boxing community with his sad performance.
Harrison and Haye touched gloves Saturday night at the MEN Arena. The denouement occurred as CompuBox numbers registered Harrison throwing exactly one punch before he was put on his back by WBA titlist Haye.
Harrison, 39, nevertheless told Sky Sports, "I'm thinking I won't retire. Lots of boxers retire after a loss and they always end up coming back. It's not like I was in a long fight, David came in and took me out, and I didn't get the chance to show
what I could do in that fight.
"People are disappointed because they've paid their hard-earned money. They wanted to see a fight. I have to give credit to David Haye, he came at me faster than I expected, and his speed and power knocked me out."
Harrison was handpicked by Haye as a prospective opponent after surprisingly knocking out Michael Sprott in the last round of an April fight he was losing. The fight skyrocketed Harrison to the WBC’s No.15 top heavyweight in the world, a ranking many feel
was still not worthy of a contest with Haye.
The fight was all the more unbearable as Harrison had talked up a storm beforehand, saying in an
AFP.com article, "David Haye will be in the fight of his life. Every second, ever minute, every round I will be in his face. He will have to break my spirit and break my heart. Trust me. It is my destiny to be a world champion."
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