Frank Warren issues statement on Haye-Harrison
Big-time English boxing promoter Frank Warren issued a statement Monday speculating on the possibility of a British mega-fight between Audley Harrison (signed with Warren) and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. The statement was full of mini-addresses, replete with information on the upcoming super middleweight fight between Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham.
Last week Haye and Harrison competed in a Twitter battle in which Harrison accused Haye of avoiding him, and Haye responded vehemently. Next British heavyweight boxing champion Derek ‘Del Boy’ Chisora issued a challenge, saying: “Look at David Haye and his on and off fights with the Klitschko brothers. He talks about money so much, he should go and get a job in a bank.”
In his letter, Warren said: “David Haye swore blind recently he would not fight Audley Harrison. But it looks like he changed his mind.” Warren continued with a bit of advice for Haye. Harrison “got into this position courtesy of a lucky KO punch against Michael Sprott when he won the European title. That should serve as a warning to Dave. On paper, he's rightly a massive favourite but he's also vulnerable. If he gets clipped, it could be all over. For all his faults Harrison can punch.” Harrison was losing a fight to sprott when in the 12th round he rescued a victory by knocking him out.
Warren suggested that as opposed to fighting Harrison, a better draw against Tomasz Adamek would appear imminent. Whereas HBO has stated that it wouldn’t be interested in broadcasting a British bout with Harrison, there is little doubt it would pick up one with Adamek. Adamek recently defeated 6ft 7in Michael Grant, whom he stopped in a comeback run.
Warren also offered his take on the current state of Showtime’s Super Six tournament. “It’s the final round of the Super Six, but the tournament is coming apart at its seams. [...] The round robin nature of the tournament was always its weakness.”
Recently Mikkel Kessler became the second tournament contestant to withdraw, citing ongoing sight problems.
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