So, this is the kind of fight you end up with when two of top three heavyweights in the world are brothers and, therefore, diametrically opposed to fighting one another, and the third won’t fight either one of them.
The kind of fight where David Haye steps in to protect his high ranking, but does so against a fighter that most likely doesn’t have a realistic shot at beating him, Audley Harrison.
How much of a shot does Harrison have? How about the kind where the books have him at +550 to win. Haye, on the other hand, is -1000. The lowest odds are for Haye to win between Rounds 2 and 5. That’s not the most encouraging outlook for Harrison.
Haye (24-1, 22 KOs) has a reputation of always showing up for a fight in shape, even if he hasn’t fought the top line of contenders. His wins over Monte Barrett, Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz are nothing to go crazy about. That trend continues against the 39-year old Harrison.
The former Olympic gold medalist started his career with a promising 19 straight wins before he lost in back-to-back fights to Danny Williams and Dominick Guinn in 2005-06. Since that 19-0 start, Harrison has gone a mediocre 8-4. His best wins have come over Williams and Michael Sprott, both of which were avenged defeats.
Today, he is tired and far from the days where he could possible be considered a potential world title challenger, or even a big name in the heavyweight division.
The fact that Haye agreed to fight him at this point in their careers is almost a black mark against Haye.
Prediction: Haye by TKO in the 9th round.
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