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Frank Warren has lashed out at Prizefighter winner Audley Harrison, saying he must be in 'living in dreamland' if he thinks he can earn a world title fight on the back of Friday's success.
Harrison achieved a manner of redemption as he won three fights in a row to claim the Prizefighter III crown in London on Friday, and 'A-Force' said afterwards that he wants to go on and fight for a world title.
Harrison has not been shy in attacking Warren and others he has been associated with, saying that there was a deliberate attempt to prevent him from achieving his goal of becoming world heavyweight champion.
The 2000 Olympic gold medallist says that others are to blame for his lack of success as a professional, but Warren hit back at the 37-year-old.
"Audley Harrison has one person to blame for his career and that's him, and that's a fact of life," Warren told Sky Sports News.
"He came in with that 2000 gold medal from the Sydney games with an absolute blaze of publicity and it all went downhill and it's down to him and nobody else."
Harrison now plans to go on and fight for a world title, but Warren rubbished his chances on the back of a Prizefighter win.
"He won the Prizefighter which was very exciting to watch, but let's get real about it," added Warren.
"Danny Williams was knocked over in the first round, and we knew he was shot going into that and he looked like a shot fighter.
"Audley beat three novices. In the first one-and-a-half rounds of that fight (the final against Coleman Barrett) he was backing off and blinking against a novice, a total novice.
"Get real everybody, if they think he's going to win a world title on the back of that they must be living in dream land."
Warren feels Harrison needs to prove himself against the best British heavyweights first, including the unbeaten Derek Chisora, before he can begin thinking about a world title.
"Fight Derek Chisora next, fight one of the legitimate British guys.
"These guys (Prizefighters) were in there trying to make a name for themselves, all hardworking and dedicated professionals, but you know what they are, they're all novice fighters.
"So Audley Harrison, do me a favour."
Harrison achieved a manner of redemption as he won three fights in a row to claim the Prizefighter III crown in London on Friday, and 'A-Force' said afterwards that he wants to go on and fight for a world title.
Harrison has not been shy in attacking Warren and others he has been associated with, saying that there was a deliberate attempt to prevent him from achieving his goal of becoming world heavyweight champion.
The 2000 Olympic gold medallist says that others are to blame for his lack of success as a professional, but Warren hit back at the 37-year-old.
"Audley Harrison has one person to blame for his career and that's him, and that's a fact of life," Warren told Sky Sports News.
"He came in with that 2000 gold medal from the Sydney games with an absolute blaze of publicity and it all went downhill and it's down to him and nobody else."
Harrison now plans to go on and fight for a world title, but Warren rubbished his chances on the back of a Prizefighter win.
"He won the Prizefighter which was very exciting to watch, but let's get real about it," added Warren.
"Danny Williams was knocked over in the first round, and we knew he was shot going into that and he looked like a shot fighter.
"Audley beat three novices. In the first one-and-a-half rounds of that fight (the final against Coleman Barrett) he was backing off and blinking against a novice, a total novice.
"Get real everybody, if they think he's going to win a world title on the back of that they must be living in dream land."
Warren feels Harrison needs to prove himself against the best British heavyweights first, including the unbeaten Derek Chisora, before he can begin thinking about a world title.
"Fight Derek Chisora next, fight one of the legitimate British guys.
"These guys (Prizefighters) were in there trying to make a name for themselves, all hardworking and dedicated professionals, but you know what they are, they're all novice fighters.
"So Audley Harrison, do me a favour."
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