Haye Sees Off Harrison With Ease
The build up to Saturday’s showdown between heavyweight (in both the literal and figurative sense) legends David Haye and Audley Harrison reached fever pitch the days leading up to the clash as the pair, who were once friends but are now bitter rivals, squared up to each other in press conferences, both adamant that they would beat each other to a pulp.
The smart man’s money was always on Haye, currently enjoying the form of his life by beating Russian leviathan Valuev last year. While every knew this in their heart of hearts, Harrison’s seemingly unflappable confidence and insistence that he could defeat Haye left many considering betting on the underdog, just like short term van insurance firms give the benefit of the doubt to new drivers.
There was a school of thought which dictated that Harrison could have pulled something out the bag against the Heavyweight champion, this proved to be all hot air however as Haye boxed an impressive match. Haye looked like he was without a care in the world as he entered the arena to laid –back soul music, singing along and playing up to the crowd. He looked almost as though he had just secured a great temporary car insurancedeal.
Harrison looked the more focused but this was of little consequence when the fight got underway. The first two rounds saw very little action as the pair seemingly sussed each other out, returning to their corners to a chorus of boos. Mid way through the 3rd however, Haye picked his moment, unleashing a torrent of blows before Harrison could even blink, the Olympic championwas floored almost instantly.
In just one round, Haye again showcased his stellar form, all the more impressive when his admissions about being totally nonplussed before the fight proved true. Harrison was knocked down once with Haye’s initial flurry of blows, but he got up, wanting to retain his dignity, he faced the same situation however and the ref elected to stop the fight before some serious damage was done. Haye will nop doubt be getting plenty of prize money, very little of which he’ll spend on short term car insurance.