Dave Allen knows a thing or two about the domestic scene at heavyweight. He has been through several sparring wars with Anthony Joshua.
He has also swapped the leather with ‘The Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury again as he steps up his efforts ahead of his June 9th comeback in Manchester.
Detailing what went down when he sparred Tyson Fury, Allen said “I’m at British title level but Fury can beat me with one arm tied behind his back. He’s that good.”
Allen suggested that Fury is surprisingly the most concussive puncher he has been in the ring with. Fury has been labelled as somewhat of a conventional boxer-mover with next to no knockout punching power.
However, Allen insists when Tyson Fury comes off the tips of his toes dancing style and sits down flat-footed, Allen says Fury is a dangerous man.
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“I’ve said for years that Fury is the heaviest puncher I’ve ever been in the ring with. When he sits down on his punches, I’ve never been hit so hard.
Allen says that Fury has his own personal preference of not taking the fight to his opponent. Allen added that Fury enjoys inflicting pain over the course of the rounds and annoying his opponents.
“To be honest, I think he simply enjoys inflicting pain and annoying people with his talent. He could sit down on his punches and knock people out but he enjoys boxing and annoying people.
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“He’s come back a lot better than I thought he would – I thought it’d take a lot longer but he’s lost none of his boxing ability or athletic ability.”
Dave Allen also reiterated his belief that a world heavyweight title clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury ends with ‘The Furious One’ coming out victorious.
“Once he regains match sharpness after a few fights, he’ll dominate the division again. He’ll stand Joshua on his head.”
Allen acknowledged he sounds very much like a fan, but he did not deny that he is one and furthermore described the 6’9 pugilist as a ‘brilliant talent.’
“I know I sound like a massive fan. I AM a massive fan. He’s a brilliant talent.”
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