Eddie Hearn said he wanted Deontay Wilder to face his warrior Dave Allen, not Anthony Joshua. Hearn likes the idea of former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOS) and Allen (24-7-2, 19 KOS).
Wilder, 39, defeated Tyrrell Anthony Herndon last Friday night in the seventh-round knockout match in Wichita, Kansas. He doesn’t look like the old-fashioned “Bronze Bomber” fans remember during the best years in the sport from 2015 to 2018. Deontay’s bazooka-like right-hand power has disappeared, and he has been reduced to most of the use of the left for power slams.
Finkel is unlikely to accept Allen’s fight
It is doubtful that Deontay’s manager Shelly Finkel will agree to the battle with Dave Allen. It’s too risky and low in return, with little return. Unless Turki Alalshikh wants to provide Wilder with a bundle, he hasn’t fought Dave Allen in his life.
If Hearn wants to fight for Allen to raise shares, he will need to go in a different direction. He should try to ask the highest level, whether they are interested in matching with the competitor Richard Torrez Jr. or Jared Anderson Against Allen. I can’t see Allen defeating either, but at least he’ll get a good opponent to show the world that he’s trying to raise stocks. Beating Johnny Fisher was a good start, but he wasn’t counted as he was a domestic fighter. Let’s see what Dave Allen can do with Torrez Jr. or Anderson.
Top 5 in Wilder
“It’s great to have Deontay Wilder everywhere. When you talk about heavyweight divisions, he’s definitely in the top 10, maybe even the top 5,” Eddie Hearn said. Socket boxing. “Hopefully he gets the confidence. Our guy, Dave Allen, wants to jump in with him.
It sounds like Hearn is blowing Deontay’s back, trying to cheer him up with compliments so that he wants to fight Allen. Let’s keep it straightforward. At this point, Wilder is not the top 5 contender. Even the bottom 15 contenders could beat Wilder without any problems.
Deontay seeks Joshua, not Allen
It could be insulted if Hearn tried to fight a fight between 33-year-old Allen because it wasn’t the matching room horse stable he wanted. He wants Anthony Joshua to participate in the big season. By contrast, the Bronze Bomber Wilder will fight with Allen.
“It seems like Wilder is hoping to have a few fights just to get in again, and Dave could be that guy, he could be the guy with the big banana peel. If he goes out and beats TKV (Jeamie tshikeva), he really will ask for help for Wilder,” Hearn said.
It is totally unrealistic for Hearn to push the field to fight Allen. If he doesn’t want to try to match Allen with the top heavyweights, he should target other British-level fighters, such as Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora. If Hearn paid enough, maybe one of the two might be interested in fighting Allen.
Last updated on July 3, 20125
