Olympic boxing gold medallist Audley Harrison joined us to answer your e-mails.

Things have not turned out the way Harrison thought they would when he returned from the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

But with his current professional record of 11 wins and no defeats or draws, Audley is still focused on his goal of becoming Heavyweight Champion of the World.

His victory over Blackpool's Matthew Ellis on Saturday in Bethnal Green was marred by a post-fight fracas involving fellow British heavyweight Herbie Hide.

Audley answered the best of your questions.

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Stuart Legg, Milton Keynes

Considering that Ellis was stopped so quickly and so emphatically do you think that this lays to rest the criticisms that you lack serious punching power in the ring?

I think it does. Ellis definitely came to fight and I was able to close the show with an impressive array of punches. Hopefully people will see that I'm not just a boxer now and that I do carry power in both hands. And hopefully people will see I've got the potential to go further than they previously thought.

I rate it as my best performance as a professional. Hats have to come off for Ellis because he came to fight and he definitely won the first round and it took me time to get used to the speed of his punches.

But in the second round I showed that when I'm in a bullish mood I'm an exciting fighter and also a dangerous one.

Martin Horsey, London

How do you counter claims from Matthew Ellis that you were to blame for the scenes on Saturday?

Everyone's going to have their two bits worth but the Boxing Board of Control is doing the enquiry and myself, A Force promotions and co-promoter Jess Harding are available to answer any questions.

It will be clear who is to blame and lessons are going to need to be learnt. But I don't think too many stones can be thrown in the direction of Audley Harrison.

Do you think you and the security team have to shoulder some responsibility for the mayhem on Saturday?

The Boxing Board of control and the police are doing the investigation and I'm sure they'll get to the bottom of this. Hindsight's always great and clearly there were errors on the day.

But we will look at the investigation and pass comment then. It would be unfair to respond to any allegations at this time. I'll defend myself and the company in due course.

Giles Brake, Enfield

Do you not think that fighting Herbie Hide would be far better for your career development and credibility than fighting 42-year-old Frank Bruno?

It's a funny question considering that most of the people on Saturday night wanted me to fight Frank Bruno and there are knowledgeable fans at York Hall.

Audley Harrison is not ducking Frank Bruno, Herbie Hide or Danny Williams and I'm looking forward to mixing it with all the best domestic fighters. All of them are calling me out and I'm the benchmark and when I'm ready I'll be moving through them all. They'll all get their chance.

James Jones, Bristol

Much as I dislike him, Herbie Hide has been in with some tough customers and I reckon he could have you. Why do you think you can beat him?

I agree, he'd be a good challenge, as would Danny Williams and Frank Bruno at this stage in my career. Hide's a former world champion and there are a lot of good things he does, but he also does a lot of bad things

Hide has been off the scene for a while and all of a sudden he's come back and been put forward as my arch enemy. Six months ago the arch enemy was Danny Williams. They all want to latch on to me and it's a unique situation that someone with 11 fights is being challenged by every fighter. I'm something of a phenomenon.

Harry, London

Why do you want to fight Frank Bruno?

Every fighter brings something different to the table. Bruno's 41, has been out of the game for a long time, but everyone wrote off George Foreman when he came back and the guy won the heavyweight championship.

So it's a ridiculous notion that a guy of 41 can't come back. Bruno's a fit guy and someone who's very strong. The whole country's talking about an Audley Harrison-Frank Bruno fight so I'd be crazy not to consider it.

Gavin White, Chafford-Hundred, Essex

If you become heavyweight champion of the world, who is the first person you'd like to have a go at for doubting you?

All my critics are lumped together, but more and more my critics are turning round and a lot of people were impressed by that performance on Saturday night.

When I get to the top, all I'll be saying is "I told you so". Those people who have written off Audley Harrison will be silenced. I've got plenty of fans out there and they'll be telling my critics and hopefully they'll hold up their hands and say "fair play, we got it wrong".

Andrew Smith, Cardiff

With people failing to see how well you're improving how do you cope so well with the pressure?

It's about my self-belief and the overall plan I set for myself when I first turned pro. I knew I'd get a lot of critics because I'm doing it my own way.

The injury at the beginning didn't help, but my self-belief, my team and my sponsors, Chris Eubank, Naseem Hamed, Lennox Lewis and Roy Jones, they are all behind me. That's what keeps me focused: when they tell me I'm doing the right thing.

Ben Sissons, Sheffield

When are you going to America to fight some really talented boxers? Apart from Danny Williams, there's nothing for you here now. Forget Bruno, he's way past it.

America's definitely on the agenda this year but I haven't conquered Britain yet. So there's still work to do and there's still a lot of learning to do.

I've got a carefully orchestrated plan and you will see me in America more often. But at the moment it's about conquering Britain and keeping my exposure up in America.

Graham Reid, Solihull

What's your grand plan? When do you hope to be challenging for the world title?

My masterplan is to be heavyweight champion of the world by the time I'm 35. Heavyweights mature later and I think it's a realistic goal. When I first turned pro I said it was going to be five phases and I'm well into phase two.

By the end of next year I'll be well into phase three and starting to move into phase four. And you can assure yourself of one thing, when I'm heavyweight champion of the world I won't be calling out the new Olympic champion.

Charlene, Bethnal Green, London

Apart from your family, who has given you the most encouragement and inspiration in boxing?

There are a lot of idols and one of them is Lennox Lewis. He took as much criticism as me coming through, he stuck to his game-plan and look where he is now.

He was severely criticised early in his career and he took it all on the chin and I'm trying to follow the same pathway.

Naseem Hamed is another role-model. He's a guy a lot of people doubted and he's somebody who was undefeated at the top for five years.

I've got a lot of love for those guys because they are a cut above most of the other fighters in the country and they should be given more respect.

Richard Tickle, Wimbledon

Who is your sporting hero?

My sporting heroes are numerous. Growing up back in the day I used to follow Liverpool and Arsenal. Linford Christie and Daley Thompson were icons for me.

Anyone who achieves anything and raises the bar in sport inspires me. And anyone who overcomes adversity, like Denise Lewis at the Olympics, inspires me also.

So every day I have a new hero and every day I get inspired by different athletes and different performances.

Jonny Allen, Yorkshire

Which famous heavyweight from the past do you think your style is most similar too?

My style is a mix of many different fighters. Even though my style is quite unique, my first idol in boxing was Marvin Hagler, a guy who could box southpaw and orthodox, could come forward or fight backwards and who was the complete fighter.

There's definitely a bit of that no-nonsense attitude that Marvin used to exhibit in Audley Harrison. In terms of timing and distance and controlling the ring, I learnt that from people like Lennox Lewis.

In terms of my personality and flair, I learnt that sort of thing from Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard. And in terms of technical awareness and tactical control, a lot of people have learnt from Jack Johnson.

Dave Wrench, Stoke

I'm keen take up boxing but I smoke too much and my diet's pretty bad. What training and diets tips could you give me?

First of all you have to give up smoking and secondly you need to have a balanced diet: the right proportion of carbohydrates and protein, minimise the fat, the fizzy drinks and the sweets. And of course you have to be active.