Hilarious article about tonight's Heavyweight Prizefighter

By Derek McGovern The British heavyweight division has always had a bad reputation Stateside. By "bad reputation", I mean "laughing stock". Americans say our big boys are upright, immobile and easy to hit. That's early on in a fight - soon they are horizontal, immobile and easier to hit. The only department where you can't fault British heavyweights is their heaviness. Most look like bouncers - and that's because most are. That's why they're so aggressive in the opening rounds - the other guy is wearing trainers. Sky's Prizefighter series is a brilliant idea. Put eight British heavies going nowhere on the same bill and from eight losers you conjure up one winner. You might think I'm being harsh in labelling them all losers - until you see that the favourite is Audley Harrison. The 37-year-old pacifist has lost four of his last eight fights, including one to a Belfast taxi-driver, yet still believes he can be world champion within two years, presumably on the basis Sylvester Stallone became champ aged 60 in Rocky VI. This was in British national newspaper - The Mirror. The bold has me laughing out loud on the train to work. Pacifist!