Williams tells Audley to 'Shut up and Go away' by Kevin Taylor Jul 10th 2008

As Danny Williams prepares for his British heavyweight title defence with John McDermott next Friday he has launched another verbal attack on Audley Harrison who will be fighting against Martin Rogan in a non-title fight the following night.   In a Kevin Keegan-esque burst the champion from Brixton said "I wish he would just shut up and go away, he has a lot to say for himself. He does all the talking he should back it up with some action, the best win he has is over Danny Williams who took the fight on eight days notice. I hate him. I really hope that Martin Rogan beats him.   "Rogan is tough and rugged and he will be right in Audley's face and although Audley has the skill he does not have the mental attitude of a fighter, he's a 'Black Julian Clary'"   With both Harrison and Williams looking to post wins to help their World title aspirations the war of words between the pair seems to have once again been ignited and Williams feels the loss to Harrison was 'the kick up the backside' he needed to get his career back on track.   "Since losing to Audley I have got my career back on track, I took the Audley fight at eight days notice, but since then I have changed trainers and I knocked out the previously unbeaten Scott Gammer to win back my British title, then I was beating Oleg Platov, I've definitely turned by career around."   Williams, who comes into the fight after a farcical contest with Konstantin Airich in Spain, knows a win over McDermott will once again seem him catapulted into the World heavyweight mix and it could be a race between himself and fellow Brits Matt Skelton and Audley Harrison to see who gets the title shot first.   Promoter Frank Maloney spoke about the chances of a Samuel Peter fight for Williams.   "I've been talking with Dino Duva and Peter is happy to come to Britain to fight Danny, although he's just signed up to fight Klitschko in Germany now. A win over McDermott and then a win over a named American will see Danny Williams get a shot for the World title again.   "The heavyweight division is very open and very weak and has been since Lennox Lewis retired, the heavyweight division needs a good American or Brit to liven it up as all of the Eastern Europeans are very cold."

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