Interesting, I meet Audley breifly last year when I was in London staying at that Harrods apartment complex where he lives - he seemed pretty down to earth to me. Not at all arrogant - mind you he was a bit dubious about sparring with Kickboxers because of the leg kicks (LOL)Smart guy too

I understand that people don't like him as a fighter becasue he seems to lack real fire in the belly and KO power - but I thought he was pretty OK as a person.

But I do like Mat, interviewed him a couple of time in Japan in Osaka anothe pretty good bloke. He sounds like he is doing great things with his boxing ... interesting that although he had thudding power as a Kickboxer he never really seemed to have that "shot by a 357" stopping power that say a Hunt or Lebanner has ... it seems he has harnessed this in his boxing career.

Imagine Audley vs Mat under K_1 or Thai rules - it would be a massacre.

How come you guys hate Audley so much, is it because he gets paid too well for beating up medorce oppposition or does it run deeper than that ? Just curious

I think that if Audley prepared well he would win a 10 -12 rounder on points but only if is prepared to go to war in the fight to get some respect as well as hit and run. But I also remember Mat getting hugley frustrated by certain fighters in K-1 and seemingly giving up the ghost a bit - so I'd be interested to see how he fared if he could not dominate Audley early and had to go to a plan B - to me this is an intriging fight which could make or break both fighters.

Just some thoughts from NZ