“I do not wish to dwell a lifetime of remorse,” says Dave Allen. “I wish to understand how good I’m.”
Twelve years on from his skilled debut in December 2012, the 32-year-old heavyweight is taking up certainly one of his hardest challenges but in highly-rated British prospect Johnny Fisher.
After a devastating loss to Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke in September 2023, it was powerful to see what the longer term held for Allen.
However victory over Fisher, who has gained all his 12 fights, on 21 December in Saudi Arabia – on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury – might revive the Yorkshireman’s profession once more.
And never for the primary time.
Allen has suffered defeats to high contenders like Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz, however upset Lucas Browne, who briefly held the WBA Common title earlier than failing a drug check.
“I fell brief on the high degree which I do not thoughts saying,” he instructed ORIONEWS Sport. “I beat a former champion [in Browne] however he was previous his finest so I by no means knew how good I used to be.
“With Fisher I believe the perfect model of me can beat this fella as a result of he is solely a child.”
With 31 fights underneath his belt, together with 23 wins and 6 powerful losses, Allen revealed what motivated him to hold on after beginning his profession with a six-round factors win over Rolandas Cesna.
“It comes all the way down to having no regrets,” he added. “Folks discuss cash and all the remainder of it, however my life is alright, I am sound, I needn’t field, I can go and do different issues.
“My outdated man is 66, he was a boxer and I do know he is riddled with remorse.
“I did not wish to do this. I would reasonably go and if I get beat then I do know I wasn’t adequate.”