By: Sean Crose
There’s simply one thing in regards to the heavyweight division. Even when no main titles are at stake, there’s nothing fairly like two massive males throwing down. Saturday supplied a primary instance as to why the heavies are should see sights. The undefeated Johnny Fisher met veteran David Allen in a rematch of their first combat which went down late final yr in Saudi Arabia. Fisher received that controversial affair, however historical past wasn’t going to repeat itself on Saturday. For Allen put Fisher down and out in 5.
“I put the additional weight on,” Allen mentioned afterwards, “took the danger.” He definitely did, by hitting his man with unhealthy intent, particularly to the physique. Fisher seemed good within the scheduled ten rounder. Allen, nonetheless, was capable of do sufficient injury to interrupt his man down because the combat wore on. “I knew I used to be attending to him,” Allen mentioned. He definitely was.
The entire combat had been quite quick paced, with Fisher zipping off stinging one-twos and Allen regularly stalking his man. But the 33 yr previous Allen made positive his punches counted. Once more, the person fired with unhealthy intentions. By the fifth, nonetheless, issues got here to a head. These punches of Allen instantly appeared to be breaking his man down.
Certain sufficient, because the fifth headed to a detailed, Fisher was despatched to the canvas. He gamely if not instantly beat the referee’s depend, however the combat was all however over. A crushing Allen left hook put Fisher down and out seconds later. Fisher’s nook despatched their white towel hovering throughout the ring because the bell rang to finish the spherical and the referee put an finish to the proceedings.
It was an thrilling, heavy handed affair, a basic heavyweight throwdown that entertained and intrigued. There weren’t even any laborious emotions concerned. “Johny Fisher is my good friend,” Allen mentioned with authenticity after the bout had come to it’s explosive conclusion.
