harrison is obviously a very talented fighter, since the break up of the soviet union just to qualify for the olympics takes some doing never mind win the gold.
but harrison`s pro career was handled all wrong. because of the deal he signed with the bbc he was a millionaire before he even laced a pair up in the paid ranks plus fighters making their debuts shouldnt be topping the bill as well. thats putting a ridiculous amount of pressure on them.
where other fighters are allowed develop at their own pace and out of the glare of the media spotlight harrisons early fights were advertised as big events and if he wasnt convincing (which is what happens when you are a novice fighter) he was getting lambasted in the press.
he comes across as an affable, likeable fella so getting that all that money so early in his career probably took what little `eye of the tiger` he had in his personality away. he just wasnt a hungry fighter, which is understandable when you are a millionaire before you start.
his pro career is a bit underwelming but he did win olympic gold meaning his name will go down in the history books alongide other super HW gold medalists like lennox lewis, wlad klitschko and aleksandr povetkin plus he`s earned a good few bob from the game and lives in a big house in california, i`m sure he would have settled for that when he first walked into the repton boxing club in the east end of london all those years ago.