Dave Allen is one of boxing’s genuine mavericks. Allen has been earning a living from the ring since turning professional and fighting in four-round obscurity back in 2012. There has never been a clear path for the man from Doncaster, never been a definitive light at the end of any tunnel; he has a fight, has another fight, and, win or lose, he just keeps going. Then, months after being touted as a danger in the division, he vanishes, and the rumours start.
So far, he has fought 33 times, winning 24, losing seven and drawing twice. He has been matched very hard at times, and then at other times he has won three or four on the bounce against journeymen from boxing’s lost nations. There often seems to be no direction to Allen’s career.
