Heavyweight Johnny Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) was given a extremely controversial 10-round cut up determination win over the skilled, heavy-handed Dave Allen (23-7-2, 18 KOs) final Saturday evening on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Allen Robbed
Many boxing followers complained concerning the outcomes of the battle, feeling that the Eddie Hearn-promoted Fisher, 25, ought to NOT have received the battle. Fisher was dropped exhausting by a left hook from Allen within the fifth spherical and was additional harm in rounds six, seven, eight, 9, and ten. Allen appeared to have performed greater than sufficient to earn the choice, however not with this crew or judges.
Fisher landed a variety of punches within the ultimate 5 rounds however was repeatedly rocked by Allen when hit exhausting and compelled to clinch. The pictures that Fisher was touchdown had no impact on Allen, who walked by them and nailed him with pictures that shocked him.
Fisher’s Unlawful Techniques
Fisher used an unlawful straight arm all through the battle, significantly within the final half, to carry Allen again. The referee didn’t do something concerning the transfer. That was attention-grabbing to notice. With out that little tactic, it’s exhausting to image Fisher surviving.
If the competition was held within the U.S., a referee would have warned and penalized Fisher for the straight arm as a result of that was his essential tactic, apart from extreme cinching, to maintain Allen from ending him.
The scores had been 95-94, 95-94 for Fisher, and 96-93 for Allen.
Johnny Fisher vs. Dave Allen Punch Stats
– Fisher: 125 of 395 punches for 31.6%
– Allen: 135 of 303 for 44.6%
Hearn’s Spin
“I believe the very best I might hope for once I bought within the ring was a draw. That is how I see it. Johnny Fisher 100% received the primary 4 rounds and the twelfth [correction: This was a 10-round fight, NOT a 12-rounder. Hearn has got it wrong],” stated Eddie Hearn to iFL TV, arguing for why his fighter, Johnny Fisher deserved a win over journeyman Dave Allen final Saturday evening.
“He [Fisher] received 5 rounds undoubtedly. Now, in the event you give Allen each different spherical and the knockdown [in round 5], he wins the battle by one level. Now, in the event you give Johnny Fisher the sixth, seventh, eighth, or ninth, Johnny Fisher wins the battle. I’m unsure he did. I’ve to look at it again,” Hearn continued.
“My true response was, ‘We might lose this battle by some extent, or it’s a draw. I believe Johnny Fisher was very fortunate to win the battle. What I’ll inform you is he confirmed a lot [courage] and a lot bottle. We all know he’s bought that in him. Tonight, we [three-year professional Fisher, 25] we suffered from lack of expertise, lack of rounds [41 as a pro, resulting from too many mismatches], and I believed Dave Allen was incredible,” stated Hearn.
Hometown Benefit?
If there’s a Fisher-Allen rematch, it will be a good suggestion to stage it in impartial territory. Hearn says he needs the rematch to be staged in London, which is Fisher’s hometown. That’s not a great deal for Allen, who’s from Yorkshire. Meaning the group can be within the A-side Fisher’s favor, and we might see one other controversial determination given to him simply based mostly on hometown benefit.
“I need to make the rematch. It’s the battle to make in London, huge crowd and Dave Allen will get one other alternative. Johnny Fisher is within the hospital now. He’s been scanned, he’s nice. He needed to have his [left] ear drained, however he’s okay. That’s an important factor. It was a really, very shut battle. I believed Johnny Fisher was fortunate to get the win, however I might argue for a cut up,” stated Hearn.
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