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Matchroom CEO Frank Smith Says Heavyweight Dave Allen Can Take His Career to Another Level to Land A Fight One Of The One “Top 10” With Fighters A Victory Over Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday Night, October 11.
Smith didn’t name Any Of The Top That Allen (24-7-2, 19 Kos) Can Fight, But The Options Are Limited. The Top Fighters That Bring can be counted on One Hand, and Those Are Guys That Likely Wouldn’t Be Interested in Allen. It should be a bad look for Them to take to take that much down in Talent.
“Dave Allen, With A Saturday, Can Go To A Whole Level in The Sport,” Said Matchroom CEO Frank Smith DAZN Boxing About What’s Stake For Dave Allen If he’s Victorious Against Arslank on Saturday.
Why The Big Names Won’t Bite
If Allen Wins on Saturday, Might Open The Door for A Fight Against One Of The Contenders. But it’s unlikely that wore the true top fighters, Like Moses Itauma, Joseph Parker, Or Anthony Joshua, to Fight Him. Those Guys Aren’t Going To Look Allen’s Way Because He Would Be Viewed As Domestic-Level.
The Fighters That Allen Could Face Would Send Him Crashing Back From Whence He Came. I’m Talking About These Guys:
Allen Isn’t Likely to Beat Any Of Those Fighters, and The Outcome Could Be Him. He Wants Deontay Wilder, But The Former WBC Champion Is Looking For Bigger Game. In Interview this week, Wilder Hinted at a Huge Fight, And He Wasn’t Talking About Allen. That would be more of a lateral move for Deontay from His Last Opponent, Tyrell Herndon.
“Hey Puts Himself Any Those Guys in The Top 10. But I Opponent, Because When You Have Dave Dave Does, HE’S A Bigger Ticket-seller Those Fighters in the Top 10,” Said Smith.
Wood’s Take: Keep It Domestic, Not Delusional
It Sounds Great What Frank Is Saying, But It’s Not Realistic Matchroom To Pull An One Of The Top Guys At Heavyweight to Fight Allen. No Matter How The White Rhino ‘Looks Against MakhMudov, The Top Money Guys Like Joshua, Parker, And Itama Would Be Out. Would Be A Horrible Idea for Allen To Fight Any Guys, And It Would Be Lousy For The Fans.
Watching Allen Get Wiped by One of Those Four Heavyweights Wouldn’t Be Entertaining, Specially A Person has to pay to See The Spectacle on Pay-Per-view. It wouldn’t be Worth the Investment. A Better Fit For Allen Opponent-Wise Would Be Him to Face Derek Chisa Next If Everything Goes Well Against MakhMudov. Chisora Is 41 and retirement for Ready. He’d be perfect for allen. The Two Warhorses Could Go At It In Front Of A Large Crowd in London.
“He can put a posion for Any Fights, For Any Those Big Names, And He Will Get Those Fights. But he’s got a Tough test,” Said Smith.
Written by Ken Woods, Ringside Boxing Analyst, Covering World Title Fights Since 2018.
Last Updated on 10/10/2025