David Allen refuses to see himself because the underdog towards Johnny Fisher.
The 2 heavyweights combat on Saturday’s Riyadh Season invoice headlined by Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury, reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
Fisher, the “Romford Bull,” is a well-liked rising heavyweight and the unbeaten favorite going into this combat.
Doncaster’s Allen is a veteran of punishing fights. Nevertheless he informed Sky Sports activities: “I think experience is a factor. But I’m better than him. Genuinely. To a lot of people that sounds absurd because they’ve seen me out of shape.
“Johnny Fisher may be very self-aware and really intelligent. The individuals round him are saying he is higher than he’s. He is good however he is not nice.”
Allen has had a sparring session with Fisher, and believes that can prey on his opponent’s thoughts.
“I think he will be nervous because we sparred and I got the better of him. He’s seen me for years on the TV, he’s kind of looked up to me. I’ve been in that position,” Allen mentioned. “There loads of me v David Value on this combat.
“When I boxed Price, I’m a David Price fan and I’m boxing David Price, it hit me a little bit.”
However Allen revealed too that he can be “terrified” himself.
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“I’ve boxed really good fighters, but not once did I think: ‘He’s going to knock me down or out.’ It never crossed my mind. This one there’s a touch of: if he hits me, I’m going to go over,” Allen mentioned.
“So it’s really switched me on. The thought of me being on some highlight reel is terrifying. I’ve trained really hard. Mainly for that reason.”
Allen declared: “I’m not a liar. It’s not mind games. I’m going to come have a go at him, he’s going to come have a go at me. That’s fine. I’m quicker, I was a very good amateur.
“I will deal with it like a 3 three-minute rounds boxing contest. I will win all three rounds and there is each probability I stroll him onto one thing and knock him out. That is how I am treating this combat.
“I’m just going to outbox him for three rounds and if I outbox him I’ll walk him onto something… And if goes past three, we’ll make it an old-school four-round amateur fight.”
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Fisher although hit again, telling Sky Sports activities: “If I’m not nervous, there’s something wrong.”
However he added: “I’m not nervous from the spar. I was 19 when it happened and it was just a spar. Nothing happened in that spar untoward. I didn’t go down, I didn’t get dropped and I proved to myself that day I could be a professional boxer because I can take punishment and keep moving forward.
“I am ready for any eventuality. I can field and I can punch as properly. So if he needs to throw the kitchen sink at it from spherical one, that is likely to be his solely choice, we’ll see.
“He can make it a three-round fight. That will be amazing because then it’s a tear-up from the beginning. And I love a tear-up.”
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury’s enormous heavyweight rematch will probably be reside on Saturday December 21 on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace. Guide Usyk v Fury 2 now!
