The bottom line is that my talent showed. They say you don't get paid for overtime. Harrison said he cocooned himself away from the contractual wranglings in the corridors before the fight and was congratulated by Lewis afterwards. It's a victory whether it's one round or six. He shrugged off suggestions that at 29 years old he was leaving it late to enter the professional ranks.
Heavyweights mature late.
There's no rush. Harrison's American trainer Thell Torrance said he gave the Briton a mark of eight out of 10 for coping with the pressure on his first outing. He was in a distinct minority. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.