“I Wasn’t Good Enough” After MakhMudov Loss

Dave Allen Admitted After His 12-round Unanimous Decision Loss to Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday Night That He “Wasn’t Good Unoulh.” Makhmudov (21-2, 19 cos) outboxed, outworked, and out-punched Him in Their Heavyweight At The Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.

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Slow Start Costs The White Rhino

Allen Made Things for Worse for Himself Sticking To The Game Plan Of Not Throwing Many Punches In The First Four Rounds. He Wanted To Wait Until Makhmudov Faded A Little Before Starting Up His Offense. The Problem was that by the time he started, he was too beaten up to the Shots Makhmudov Hit hit Him.

The Scores Were 117-109, 116-110, and 115-111.

“I Just Wasn’t UNOUNT. He’s Better Than Johnny Fisher, And I Got Beat,” Said Dave Allen The Stomping GroundReflecting on His Loss to Arslanbek Makhmudov. “I Thought, ‘I’m Going Ther Fellow in Round Nine,’ But My Legs Were Gone. I’ve Hit Geen Hit With Too Many Good Shots.”

Allen Had Wasted His Best Chance of Winning Rarely Throwing Punches For The First Four Rounds. That’s When He Should Have Been Fighting Hard, Because The BluePrint Had Already Been Created On How to Wear MakhMudov Down. You Start Fast.

Too beaten to launch the comeback

By The Time Allen Started Coming on The Ninth, He’d Already Absorbed So Much Punishment That He couldn’t Let His Hands Go.

“Yeah, I’d Say So,” Said Allen When Asked If this Hardest He’d Ever Been Hit. “He was knackered Himself.”

Johnny Fisher, Luis Ortiz, And Tony Yoka All Hit Allen Pretty Hard. It looked Makhmudov Wasn’t Hitting Him All That Hard Because He’d Lost So Much Speed. Still, The Shots That Makhmudov Did Land Were Heavy, and You Could See That Head Naturally Powerful Fighter.

He Doesn’t Have To Load Up Like Some Fighters. Allen Made Easy for Makhmudov to Land standing by Front of Him and Just Covering Up.

Joshua vs. MakhMudov: A Real Possibility?

“I Think Joshua Stops in A Round or Two. Makhmudov, Two or Three Years ago, I think. He’s Still Better me, But Not As Hey Was,” Said Allen.

‘The White Rhino’ Allen Could Be Right About MakhMudov. The Version of Him That Defeated Carlos Takam in 2022 Would Anthony Joshua Huge Huge Problems. Makhmudov was faster back then and more agile. Some of the Shots Hit Takam Would Be Dangerous for Joshua Take. Takam Took Them, But Was Down Twice.

It’s questionable Whether Josher Will Abore To Fight MakhMudov. According to Him, Hey Said Aj Would Him in 2026. We Don’t Know If IF Joshua Was Humoring Him. Indeed, There Are Better Options Joshua To Fight Next Year, Starting With Jake Paul or Tyson Fury.

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