I just finished watching the David Haye vs. Audley Harrison WBA Heavy-Weight Championship fight which took place on November 13, 2010 in Manchester.Harrison never remotely gave himself a chance to compete with Haye in this match; I can count the number of punches he threw the entire fight on 1 hand. So it comes as no surprise that Harrison got hammered and dropped by Haye in the 3rd round, which was then followed by Haye continuing the assault with a series of headbangers causing the referee to put a halt to the contest.
I'm a strong believer that championships have to be taken; they are never given. When you are in the mist of an epic moment, this is not the time to be cautious and reluctant. By doing so, you will find yourself on the short-end of the stick more times than not. Harrison claimed he was destined to be a champion. He was in the amateur ranks. Harrison's amateur boxing achievements easily dwarfed his long ago friend's, Haye, accomplishments at the same level. But as Dwarth Vader said, "I've been waiting for you Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete; when I left you, I was but the learner, now I am the master", such is the case with Harrison and Haye.
Harrison will be left to wonder what would have happened if he had truly felt the power of the force. He might have fulfilled his self- proclaimed prophecy of being a professional world champion boxer, a fate his highly successful amateur career made seem inevitable. Instead, boxing will remember Audley Harrison as an English man without a lion's heart.
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