Johnny Fisher BOOED after being handed win over devastated Dave Allen
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They don’t have pubs here in Saudi Arabia. Certainly not ones with alcohol. Yet Dave Allen and Johnny Fisher delivered a brawl you might see outside one in the early hours. This was a scrappy and sloppy fight that delivered bouts of entertainment but not much class. Like two lads who had a few too many settling a score. Fisher will have to thank himself very fortunate that he somehow got out of this with his unbeaten record intact. Allen can feel very hard done by.
Two of the judges scored it 95-94 in favour of Romford Bull but the 96-93 score to Allen seemed a more reasonable outlook on this 10-round affair. The Doncaster man’s corner was aggrieved. Fisher can put it down as a learning experience but this bout showed a lot of deficiencies, even if he did extend his record to 13 wins from as many fights. Allen suffered a seventh defeat, he has often been heavily beaten but not this time.
Fisher came into the fight as a red-hot favourite, expected to put on a show against a heavyweight in Allen who was supposed to be well past his best. The Romford Bull against the White Rhino. They promised it would be a thriller but, while it brought some spills, it wasn’t an example of the best of heavyweight boxing.
Fisher, 25, has been backed by promoter Matchroom thanks to his story and following. A Romford boy who brings his Bosh Army around with him and a Chinese-takeaway eating dad who is a social media star in this weird modern world.But all the noise outside of the ring matters little if you can’t deliver inside of it. This was a performance to suggest Fisher has a long way to go even to get to British title level.
