Zhilei Zhang against Dave Allen in September

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  1. shavers

    shavers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Theres talk about these two fighting in september. Zhang has to get back and Allen is durable, however I expect a brutal win for Zhang.
     
  2. Special K

    Special K Active Member Full Member

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    Very bad match up for Allen.
     
  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hope Allen pulls it off
     
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    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zhang has to knock him out early otherwise he goes into survival mode, but Allen doesn't have much output so Zhang could win by decision...
     
  5. LiamInChains

    LiamInChains Active Member Full Member

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    Don't want to see Allen again, doesn't take it serious and is levels below Zhang and Hrgovic types.
     
  6. Bigplatts

    Bigplatts Active Member Full Member

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    Another pointless Allen fight. He should just go do misfits slop instead.
     
  7. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is Allen trying to do a speedrun to get CTE? Genuinely what is the point of throwing him in to get brutally stopped by Olympic medallists / elite pedigree guys like Hrgovic and Zhang?
     
  8. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    Zhang easy win
     
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  9. West of Hollywood

    West of Hollywood Active Member Full Member

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    Allen is extremely durable and tough, but he literally has almost no defense. This could be a potential disaster against a murderous puncher like Zhang. I like Allen and hope this fight doesn't happen.
     
  10. TipNom

    TipNom Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At what point does somebody in Dave Allen's life have to step in and get him to stop boxing? Or atleast stop boxing guys of this level.
     
  11. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    But why?
     
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  12. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zhang is so ancient he probably sparred with the guy who laid the first brick of the Great Wall. How he waited this long to start putting heavyweights on notice is a proper boxing mystery.
     
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  13. ubareem

    ubareem Active Member Full Member

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    Such a stupid and pointless (and dangerous) matchup... Allen should only face domestic level guys.
     
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  14. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zhang is trying to get a rebound win with name recognition and at his age this is what that looks like.
     
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  15. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Zhang gasses, I could see Allen coming into the fight, but I’d still go with Zhang.