Dave Allen Retires!

[ash_]

He’s posted a video saying Usyk knocked him out in sparring and that prompted his decision to retire.

But he sparred Usyk before he was meant to fight Hammer so why didn’t he retire then?

[Ruthless-RKO]

London a rip off and a dump, I was thinking of moving to Chesire area. You can get a 4-bed house, garage, garden, drive etc for 200k

Really??

[Noxy]

Everything that is wrong with boxing. Good riddance to the attention seeker conman. Give his slot to a dedicated talented kid.

If any kid has what it takes he‘ll find his own slot. Same as Dave Allen found his. If Dave Allen is everything wrong with boxing, it must be a different sport to the one I‘ve been watching for the past 30-35 years.

[littlepug]

Everything that is wrong with boxing. Good riddance to the attention seeker conman. Give his slot to a dedicated talented kid.

If any kid has what it takes he‘ll find his own slot. Same as Dave Allen found his. If Dave Allen is everything wrong with boxing, it must be a different sport to the one I‘ve been watching for the past 30-35 years.

Completely agree, absolutely anyone can make something of themselves in boxing regardless of background or skill level, he’s taken his lumps and provided some entertainment so fair play to him, too many folk quick to pass judgement from the safety of their living rooms, sat on their fat arses and lacking the kind of bottle it needs to get in a ring and lay yourself bare like Allen has.

[emallini]

Everything that is wrong with boxing. Good riddance to the attention seeker conman. Give his slot to a dedicated talented kid.

If any kid has what it takes he‘ll find his own slot. Same as Dave Allen found his. If Dave Allen is everything wrong with boxing, it must be a different sport to the one I‘ve been watching for the past 30-35 years.

He had zero dedication and got rewarded for it for talking crap online.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Boxerbeetle]

[DrDuke]

Don't go at Usyk hands down!

[Fylde]

Allen was there preparing Usyk for the impending fight with Chisora, so wouldn't Usyk have wanted his sparring partners attempting Chisora's style?

When have we ever seen Chisora doing all that hands down nonsense Allen is attempting?

(Rhetorical question, NEVER)

[knockout]

Usyk a class act there, looking after Dave Allen

[Fylde]

Cannot believe the coverage this 'news' is getting, even the BBC and Sun are carrying the story.

[MasterG]

Cannot believe the coverage this 'news' is getting, even the BBC and Sun are carrying the story.

Yeh I agree. Just heard a load of Backpackers talking about it.

[Fylde]

Just heard a load of Backpackers talking about it.

[MasterG]

Just heard a load of Backpackers talking about it.

[Fylde]

I'm next door actually.

[MasterG]

I'm next door actually.

Don't know what you mean. I'm sat doing the coast t coast with a load of mates

[Fylde]

[gregregegg]

Lot of hate for a guy thats fought better Opposition than most of the top 10, sparred 100s of rounds with AJ and Fury and other top top fighters, Headlined the O2, has been trying to train some mid/low lelvel guys that wouldent get help elsewhere, and is retireing at a sensible time, rather than get beaten till he is a vegitable.

Sure he was bad at training for his fights, probably wasnt good at getting motivated to train. its something your not good at, cant just change that because you want to. Its like priceys/kahns chin, Ruizs gut, Joyces speed, DDDs charisma.. Im sure for there boxing carrer they would like to be able to swap that attribute with someone elses, but you cant just magically do that.

[TheLeprechaun]

Everything that is wrong with boxing. Good riddance to the attention seeker conman. Give his slot to a dedicated talented kid.

Agreed. His last fight where the bookies wouldn't pay out because it was thought to have been fixed was dodgy. The gambling commission investigated the fight and I'm not sure of their findings? I remember finding this article where a girl placed a bet on Allen rd 3 and the payout got reversed due to the bookies investigating if the fight was fixed. I wonder if she got the money in the end?

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/punter ... d-21486572

[morm]

Aaaaaaah nothing with the fight between Babic....

Good luck in future

[margaret thatcher]

not a chance this sticks

[Controversial]

Good on Usyk for holding back, can you imagine if that was Mike Tyson, he would've loaded up and flattened him. Thats how sparring should be.

[Twinkle Toes]

He'll be back in no time, The Dave Allen show will rumble on and on and on.

[Old bones Ian]

Good on Usyk for holding back, can you imagine if that was Mike Tyson, he would've loaded up and flattened him. Thats how sparring should be.

The American gyms do seem to be more about taking the opponent out in sparring.
Heard quite a few stories of gym wars there, The Kronk was famous for it

[Fray Bentos]

He needs a plan, one day he will be too old - he is a heavyweight too - how long can he take that kind of punishment whilst keeping hold of his health?

He needs to stash it away and re-train at something.

He seems a nice enough fella, so good luck to him.