For a few days now, we have been listening to both Dave Allen and his promoter Eddie Hearn tease us with talk of Allen being in talks to land a massive, massive fight, this with a highly ranked heavyweight opponent. Speculation over who this top-ranked fighter could be has been rife, but now, speaking on his YouTube channel, “The White Rhino” has revealed that he has been offered a fight with Joseph Parker.
Parker, who recently called out Derek Chisora for a trilogy fight, with the WBO agreeing to sanction the fight (Parker being the current WBO interim heavyweight champ), may now end up fighting another British fighter instead.
“I got a call off [Eddie Hearn] saying, ‘I think we could do [Jeamie] TKV for the British title,” Allen said. “That was looking like the most likely option. [But since then] we’ve been asked if we’re interested in boxing Joseph Parker. Obviously I said yes, absolutely. I think he’s a fantastic fighter. As much as I’d like to win the British title – and I would like to – a fight with someone of Joseph Parker’s ability and name, for a proper title, would be life-changing and life-affirming.”
It would easily be the biggest fight, the biggest night of Allen’s up and down ring career if he did get the chance to fight New Zealander Parker. And don’t let’s get started on how massive a feel-good story it really would be (for everyone other than Parker and his fans) if Allen managed to beat Parker!
Allen can punch, and he is coming off that career-best win over Johnny Fisher. There was some talk of Allen, 24-7-2(19) maybe fighting Deontay Wilder, but now it does look like Allen will step in there with Parker. Parker – who is on a real roll right now, with him coming off big wins over Wilder, Zhilei Zhang and Martin Bakole – enjoys fighting in the UK, and this fight, if it does happen, could pull in thousands of fans.
Who wins if/when Allen rumbles with Parker?
Hearn Doesn’t Think Joe Parker-Derek Chisora III Will Happen, Says “Maybe” As Far As Parker Fighting Dave Allen
As fans may be aware, the folks at the WBO recently gave their blessing for a third fight between Joseph Parker and Derek Chisora. Parker, the current WBO interim heavyweight champ, called Chisora out a while back, saying he’d be up for boxing a trilogy fight with the warrior who “always brings it.” So, are we were somewhat close to seeing the trilogy fight happen?
Some people from the boxing world have expressed a decent amount of interest in seeing Parker and Chisora go at it again, while other people have made it clear they have almost zero interest in seeing this fight. Now, in a twist, Eddie Hearn has thrown Dave Allen’s name into mix as far as fighting New Zealand’s Parker.
Hearn, speaking with a throng of reporters last night, said he doesn’t think a Parker-Chisora III will happen, but he said “maybe” Allen could jump in and get a big fight opportunity against Parker. Allen, who is coming off that impressive KO win over Johnny Fisher, has been teasing us with talk of him getting a “massive fight, bigger than Deontay Wilder,” and Hearn has confirmed that talks are underway with a number of highly ranked heavyweights, with the chance that Allen could fight one of them.
Could we see Parker Vs. Allen this year?
“Not really, no. I don’t think that’ll happen either,” Hearn said on if he wants to see Parker and Chisora fight again. “Maybe. Maybe [Allen could fight Parker]. It’s gonna be a tough decision for Dave, because he’s put himself in line for all these big fights where we’ve had probably three top-10 heavyweights discuss a fight with Dave Allen, this in the last 72-hours, and it was our plan to probably put him in with [Jeamie] TKV, to fight for the British heavyweight title. That’s a route I like, I’d love to see Dave Allen win the British heavyweight title in Sheffield. But a fight with one of those guys [top-10 fighters] and making that kind of money, you can’t ignore.”
It would of course be very interesting to know the names of the three top-10 heavyweights Hearn has been speaking with regarding them perhaps fighting Dave Allen. Could Agit Kabayel be one of them? How about Zhilei Zhang? This is nothing but speculation, but Hearn has not ruled out a fight between Parker and Allen, and Parker as we know wants to stay busy as he waits for his absolutely earned and deserved world title shot.
It would of course be a massive chance for Allen, 24-7-2(19) if he did land a fight with Parker. Let’s wait and see how things develop.
