Dave Allen vs. Filip Hrgovic | DAZN - 16 May 2026

[SeanBrennan]

How come you always make that same face spud?

Is that your camera face?

For ruthless

The Parkinsons stare

All credit to you for cracking on despite the challenges you’re facing Spud it’s great to see and see you sharing on here bloody love it

[Ruthless-RKO]

Dave Allen: Hrgovic an underachiever, lazy and bone idle

Dave Allen and Filip Hrgovic started out at opposite ends of the boxing spectrum.

Hrgovic (19-1, 14 KOs) turned professional after winning Olympic bronze in 2016 and was immediately installed as one of heavyweight division’s brightest hopes.

Allen (25-8-2, 20 KOs) started his career on the undercard of a low key six-fight card in Sheffield in 2012. The week before the 2016 Games opened in Brazil, he lost his undefeated record against Dillian Whyte.

A decade has passed and the heavyweights will meet at Doncaster’s Eco-Power Stadium on May 16. DAZN will broadcast the 10-round fight.

Renowned as an inconsistent trainer, Allen, 34, readily admits that he has struggled with motivation and outside the ring issues, rarely giving himself the best opportunity to make the most of his ability.

Hrgovic is one of the most gifted heavyweights on the planet but the Croatian hasn’t yet hit the heights many expected him to.

Allen thinks he knows why.

“No, I said to him, “You’ve underachieved. You’re lazy and bone idle,”” Allen told The Ring immediately after filming a Face-Off with Hrgovic.

“I said that on YouTube and some fella pulled it out and said it to him. I thought, 'I’m going to have to say it now.'

“He is lazy and bone idle. He should have been a lot better. He said he can beat me at 70 percent. I said, “Alright, sound. Turn up at 70 percent then.”

“I’m hoping he turns up and he's not at the races. Anything that gives me a better chance, I want.

Allen is a keen student of the sport and whilst obviously recognizing Hrgovic’s qualities, has also seen him struggle past Zhilei Zhang, labour against Demsey McKean and then come apart and lose in eight rounds to Daniel Dubois.

The disappointing loss to Dubois does seem to have triggered something inside of 33-year-old Hrgovic. He joined up with Abel Sanchez in California and their partnership got underway with a solid win over Joe Joyce last April.

In August, he survived a rocky eighth round to outpoint David Adeleye over 10 rounds. Still, Allen has seen enough to boost his hope of springing a major surprise.

In the past, the threat of facing the world’s top heavyweights hasn’t been enough to motivate Allen into pouring his heart and soul into a full training camp but the idea of being humbled in front of thousands of familiar faces has done the trick.
“He cuts as well, he cuts badly,” Allen said.

“I’m up for it, wouldn't bring a fight to Doncaster I didn't think I had a chance of winning, I'm not getting embarrassed in Donny in-front of 10-15,000 of my own people. I’m gonna see them all in the street, I'm not going to get embarrassed. He might be too good for me but I don't think there are many levels between us.”

[margaret thatcher]

yawn another dave allen loss to the stars

[Ruthless-RKO]

This can't be normal behavior from Dave Allen

“When I urinate, I do it in my sink at home. I’ll do it everywhere… 9 out of 10 sinks. I’ve got bad aim. Sometimes it goes behind me… It goes around my legs. It’s mad.

My missus just started having a go at me… If she is annoying me, I'll sometimes put the plug in and leave it there... People lie and say they don’t, but everyone does it.”

[gp.]

This can't be normal behavior from Dave Allen

“When I urinate, I do it in my sink at home. I’ll do it everywhere… 9 out of 10 sinks. I’ve got bad aim. Sometimes it goes behind me… It goes around my legs. It’s mad.

My missus just started having a go at me… If she is annoying me, I'll sometimes put the plug in and leave it there... People lie and say they don’t, but everyone does it.”

Do you mean normal for Dave Allen, or normal for the whole population? These are very different standards.

[Jaguar]

It's normal in Donny to be fair.

[joshj909]

Helwani too stupid to realise Dave's messing around

[Taansend]

Not a single person has Dave winning

[Ruthless-RKO]

I mean..

Who would?

[MasterG]

I was speaking to a contractor at work today who said he was talking to Dave in Manchester not too long ago and said he looked quite trim. Must be taking this one seriously

[MasterG]

This can't be normal behavior from Dave Allen

“When I urinate, I do it in my sink at home. I’ll do it everywhere… 9 out of 10 sinks. I’ve got bad aim. Sometimes it goes behind me… It goes around my legs. It’s mad.

My missus just started having a go at me… If she is annoying me, I'll sometimes put the plug in and leave it there... People lie and say they don’t, but everyone does it.”

Bollox, there isn't a house in Conisbrough that has 10 sinks.

[MasterG]

This can't be normal behavior from Dave Allen

“When I urinate, I do it in my sink at home. I’ll do it everywhere… 9 out of 10 sinks. I’ve got bad aim. Sometimes it goes behind me… It goes around my legs. It’s mad.

My missus just started having a go at me… If she is annoying me, I'll sometimes put the plug in and leave it there... People lie and say they don’t, but everyone does it.”

When I was a teenager I lived in a flat, it don't have its own toilet or shower, so yeh I did it in the sink, piss that is, back when I was 16. But not effing now. My Mrs would go effing ape!

[Taansend]

Bollox, there isn't a house in Conisbrough that has 10 sinks.

I give you Exhibit A - Conisbrough Castle. 12 sinks AND a trough.

[SeanBrennan]

Dave’s not alone

[SeanBrennan]

Dave was hilarious on Helwani’s show, there’s real legs for a career in the sport after he’s finished, in some capacity. I properly laughed when he asked if Ariel had watched The Bill.

[MasterG]

Bollox, there isn't a house in Conisbrough that has 10 sinks.

I give you Exhibit A - Conisbrough Castle. 12 sinks AND a trough.

Fair quote.

[stujones]

I'm am struggling with my conscience and am going back and forth about whether this should be sanctioned.

If you want to look at the plain facts.

Hrgovic (with appropriate notice) vs a 2026 version of Tyson Fury would be quite close to a 50:50 fight. Some people have Hrgovic ranked higher than Fury - both for me are in the top 10 in the world.

Fury won a near shut out victory when rusty against Mackmudov.

Dave Allen made Makmudov look like a world class fighter and Mak won a near shut out.

Hrgovic is the best and highest ranked fighter Allen has fought by some distance and Allen has had some very one sided defeats in his time (e.g. David Price).

[tigermoth87]

It's basically gonna be 12 rounds of Hrg pounding Allen in the face.

I like Dodgy Dave, but he should be focussing on British level. Some nice fights for him there--Adeleye, Dacres, Welch, even Hughie Fury.

[Ruthless-RKO]

It's basically gonna be 12 rounds of Hrg pounding Allen in the face.

I like Dodgy Dave, but he should be focussing on British level. Some nice fights for him there--Adeleye, Dacres, Welch, even Hughie Fury.

Will the ref stop it.
mercy stoppage

[stujones]

It's basically gonna be 12 rounds of Hrg pounding Allen in the face.

I like Dodgy Dave, but he should be focussing on British level. Some nice fights for him there--Adeleye, Dacres, Welch, even Hughie Fury.

Will the ref stop it.
mercy stoppage

Yes - could go to that sub British title level and see where he is. Somehow he's been given fringe and now world class opponents for losing and then beating (but losing many rounds) to Johnny Fisher.

Adeleye is perfect.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[MasterG]

Would Dubious v Allen be out of the question if Dave wins next week?

[joshj909]

Would Dubious v Allen be out of the question if Dave wins next week?

Don't think it's even a conversation with having...

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight week!!

[Kilburn]

Now we got speeeeed. Come on Dave.