By David Field, PA Sport Boxing Correpsondent, Sydney

Audley Harrison seems to have mastered the Olympic computer - hit fast, systematically and avoid getting hit yourself.

One victory away from the golden glory in Sydney and it is difficult to argue with the big man.

But WBA heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield would prefer Harrison to use his physical attributes and throw more heavy artillery in tomorrow's super-heavyweight final against Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov.

Holyfield, who battled his way up from light-heavy to cruiser and then to the major league heavyweights, perhaps hates to see such a natural mountain of muscle such as Harrison not playing a total power game.

Holyfield, a regular at ringside for the Olympic boxing tournament, said: "Sometimes you have to be a little bit more aggressive. Don't let your size become an intimidating factor, you have to put some punches together. To be a great fighter, you just can't out-point people. The smaller guys out-point people, and as a big guy you have to adapt.

"I always had to adapt to a little man's style, the smaller guys are skilful, so the bigger man has got to adapt to the smaller man. Fighting is fighting, some time the big guys are looking for one big punch."

Harrison, though, will do it his way after watching videos of his opponent from Kazakhstan, who despite winning a silver medal at last year's world championships, is something of a mystery man to Audley.

He knew all about his Russian for Alexeii Lezin and the Italian Paolo Vidoz, his first round and semi-final victims.

Indeed, he proceeded to take Vidoz apart in the final round yesterday to win 32-16.

Harrison said: "I'm going to have to go to the well again and pull it out. I'm a person who learns from my mistakes. I will never underestimate an opponent again.

"It's a mistake I made at the world championships. This man is there to win and he's out to get the gold medal, so if I don't box to my potential, then he will beat me.

"I've got to study this guy because I really have not seen much of him. I've done my visualisation on most of my other opponents. I've got to get a picture of this guy in my head. I'll figure him out, and take him out in the nicest possible way.

"I've overcome three obstacles, and they were all tough opponents in their own right especially Lezin, especially Vidoz. This guy from Kazakhstan is a soldier, he's obviously going to have a tough spirit, a tough heart.

"I thought Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) would have been the first man to go through in the top half of the draw, but I had no fear against him because I knew he had weaknesses.

"The Kazakhstan guy could pose me some problems. He is not going to come in to lay down to give me the gold medal, he's going to come in there to win, so it's probably going to be tougher than the Cuban. It's going to be an interesting fight.

"I've got to prove it in the Olympic arena. Amateur boxing is alive and kicking now and I'm glad that I'm a part of it. It's time to get behind boxing. I'm a genuine fighter, I want people to get behind me.

"Those kids back home have got a dream of representing their country. I'm here saying that dream can be realised. Don't let anyone say give up boxing, stick to it, you can come to something like the Olympic Games."

Expectations from home will be high for Harrison to emulate the distant feat of Chris Finnegan and come home with the Olympic title. Finnegan struck at Mexico in 1968, and bronze is the highest honour Britain has achieved since then.

The sport is long overdue that kind of success - British boxing needs that boost and profile.

Harrison can deliver the prize and Vidoz thinks he will easily swat Dildabekov - nicknamed "Fly".

But it is the Olympic final, nothing will come easy. But Audley is on a roll and any super-heavy in the world will find it hard to stop him now.