Olympics star leaves television host stunned after revealing his secret talent as he opens up on life after sport

Australian boxing star Harry Garside has revealed his secret talent for poetry as he heads to the Paris Olympics.

Appearing on The Project to speak about his preparation for next year's matches, Mr Garside's linguistic side was highlighted by co-host Sam Taunton, who said he saw the boxer writing poetry during an ad break during another episode of the show.

The boxer accepted an offer to read his poetry live on television and chose a poem that spoke about his drive for success.

“If your heart is pure, the universe will always ensure that you get the outcome you desire, so that you can inspire the rest of the population, and especially the younger generation, to step into their power so that their golden hour ultimately becomes timeless from being lifeless,” he read.

As well as revealing his poetry, Mr Garside also revealed he had aspirations to try his hand at stand-up comedy.

Harry Garside revealed his secret talent on The Project on Monday evening

The boxer read a poem from his phone but said he had many more in his notebook

He initially planned to do a show in November, but he said training for Olympic qualifiers forced him to postpone his plans until February next year.

“I've got a bit of content but I still need to refine it, maybe with yourself (Taunton) or someone like Peter Hellyer,” he joked.

Mr Garside secured his spot in the upcoming event on Saturday when his Fijian opponent withdrew on the morning of their qualifying bout, handing him an easy passage into the Games.

After winning bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Mr Garside has made no secret of his hunt for Australia's first Olympic gold medal in boxing, competing in the sport's lightweight division.

He had his own theory as to why the country had never achieved gold despite having some incredible boxers.

“I think the difference between professional boxing and amateur boxing is almost like two different sports, right?” he said.

He received a round of applause from the jury after reading some of his work

'Professional boxing takes a little longer and we've had a lot of great fighters but amateur boxing, the Kazakhs, Uzbeks, the Soviets and the Cubans, they're great amateur boxers and they're really hard to beat in three rounds and I think that's why Australia hasn't had a lot of success.'

Despite never having achieved this before, Garside says he is confident about his team going into the Games.

“I think we have a great team, we have eleven other athletes and I think every one of them is capable of having a medal shot,” he said.