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Hurrah! Audley un-retires again!
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Mentalguy2k8
May 22, 2013, 5:38:00 AM5/22/13
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I think he needs to see a psychiatrist, quickly:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22617997
Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison has reversed his decision to retire.
The 41-year-old heavyweight had announced the end of his professional career
earlier this month after he was knocked out by American Deontay Wilder.
Harrison had ended his career with seven defeats in 38 fights since winning
gold in Sydney in 2000.
A statement on Harrison's website read: "As the days past, I knew I wouldn't
be able to live with the decision. Seeing my son born crystallized my
decision."
Harrison's wife, Rachel, gave birth to Hudson Hugh Harrison on Thursday and
the boxer said becoming a father has heavily influenced his decision to
return to the ring.
"When I made the tough decision to walk away from boxing, I knew it was not
going to be easy," added Harrison.
"There is no way I am going to tell my son 'I gave up because I didn't want
to climb the mountain again, I didn't want to dust myself off again, when
I'm now in the best shape of my career, doing things I haven't done for
years, and back in love with the sport'. How can I retire when I know I have
another shot in me?
"If I don't get up and try again, everything I've stood for would mean
nothing.
[Mike Costello
[BBC boxing commentator
[
[He's now been knocked out, and badly, four times in his career. I'm one of
many who thinks he ought to think of his family and the ordeal he puts them
through every time he [gets hammered.
[
[What he fails to grasps, every time he steps into the ring, every time he's
sent sprawling into the canvas, he knocks another dent in the credibility of
his Olympic gold medal s[success.
[
[And when he talks, as he has done in his statement, about being in the best
shape of his life at the age of 41 I wonder who does he think is listening
anymore.
Harrison became the first British fighter to clinch an Olympic title in the
super-heavyweight division but failed to build on that promise in the
professional ranks.
The Londoner first challenged for the world title against David Haye in 2010
but suffered a third-round defeat.
Harrison was knocked out by Wilder in Sheffield after just 70 seconds,
although his career looked to be over last October when he was knocked out
in the first round by fellow Brit David Price.
But he won a Prizefighter tournament in February to keep alive his dream of
one day winning a heavyweight world title.
"I can't walk away with that performance," added Harrison of the Wilder
defeat.
"If I do it would haunt me until I'm old and grey. I got up, they should
have let him come to finish me and let me show what I got.
"People who worry I may get hurt, I thank you for your concerns. We live in
a free society and my desire for freedom and autonomy is my universal
right."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22617997
Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison has reversed his decision to retire.
The 41-year-old heavyweight had announced the end of his professional career
earlier this month after he was knocked out by American Deontay Wilder.
Harrison had ended his career with seven defeats in 38 fights since winning
gold in Sydney in 2000.
A statement on Harrison's website read: "As the days past, I knew I wouldn't
be able to live with the decision. Seeing my son born crystallized my
decision."
Harrison's wife, Rachel, gave birth to Hudson Hugh Harrison on Thursday and
the boxer said becoming a father has heavily influenced his decision to
return to the ring.
"When I made the tough decision to walk away from boxing, I knew it was not
going to be easy," added Harrison.
"There is no way I am going to tell my son 'I gave up because I didn't want
to climb the mountain again, I didn't want to dust myself off again, when
I'm now in the best shape of my career, doing things I haven't done for
years, and back in love with the sport'. How can I retire when I know I have
another shot in me?
"If I don't get up and try again, everything I've stood for would mean
nothing.
[Mike Costello
[BBC boxing commentator
[
[He's now been knocked out, and badly, four times in his career. I'm one of
many who thinks he ought to think of his family and the ordeal he puts them
through every time he [gets hammered.
[
[What he fails to grasps, every time he steps into the ring, every time he's
sent sprawling into the canvas, he knocks another dent in the credibility of
his Olympic gold medal s[success.
[
[And when he talks, as he has done in his statement, about being in the best
shape of his life at the age of 41 I wonder who does he think is listening
anymore.
Harrison became the first British fighter to clinch an Olympic title in the
super-heavyweight division but failed to build on that promise in the
professional ranks.
The Londoner first challenged for the world title against David Haye in 2010
but suffered a third-round defeat.
Harrison was knocked out by Wilder in Sheffield after just 70 seconds,
although his career looked to be over last October when he was knocked out
in the first round by fellow Brit David Price.
But he won a Prizefighter tournament in February to keep alive his dream of
one day winning a heavyweight world title.
"I can't walk away with that performance," added Harrison of the Wilder
defeat.
"If I do it would haunt me until I'm old and grey. I got up, they should
have let him come to finish me and let me show what I got.
"People who worry I may get hurt, I thank you for your concerns. We live in
a free society and my desire for freedom and autonomy is my universal
right."
DCI
May 22, 2013, 1:08:38 PM5/22/13
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On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:38:00 AM UTC-7, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
> I think he needs to see a psychiatrist, quickly:
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22617997
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> Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison has reversed his decision to retire.
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Money can make you feel young again.
> I think he needs to see a psychiatrist, quickly:
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22617997
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> Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison has reversed his decision to retire.
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DCI
That SOB Van Owen
May 22, 2013, 6:03:08 PM5/22/13
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On Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:38 -0700 (PDT), DCI <email clipped> wrote:
>On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:38:00 AM UTC-7, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
>> I think he needs to see a psychiatrist, quickly:
<text clipped for brevity>
>On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:38:00 AM UTC-7, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
>> I think he needs to see a psychiatrist, quickly:
>> Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison has reversed his decision to retire.
>Money can make you feel young again.
You doing aphorisms now, warrior.
That SOB Van Owen
DCI
May 22, 2013, 6:25:39 PM5/22/13
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DCI
Mentalguy2k8
May 23, 2013, 5:52:16 AM5/23/13
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"DCI" <50b...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8375ce29-6220-4160...@googlegroups.com...
>> But can it make you young again?
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>> You doing aphorisms now, warrior.
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>> That SOB Van Owen
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> Of course money can make you feel again! And after two rounds, you can
> even feel the pain, too.
You think he'll last that long????!
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>> You doing aphorisms now, warrior.
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>> That SOB Van Owen
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> Of course money can make you feel again! And after two rounds, you can
> even feel the pain, too.
DCI
May 23, 2013, 12:01:26 PM5/23/13
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