Dave Allen reveals all about sparring Anthony Joshua & Tyson Fury | Plus Usyk & Klitschko

[@James2winn]

I hope this guy doesn't go away. Lots if time for Dave Allen. Hopefully he has a great media career.

[@elitegamer3024]

I hope u both get a roo. And jog on

[@mikemike6082]

Yeah hes a likeable chap

[@James2winn]

@@elitegamer3024 roo you. 😅

[@MoAli6]

@@mikemike6082 I am a new Boxing Coach 🥊 starting up. I have just uploaded my trainee’s first spar on my KZbin channel. Go give it a watch 👀 and comment what you liked please 🙌

[@garethhancock8525]

@@MoAli6 installing Led lights on your car looked pretty cool

[@starlord3496]

They told me to copy Chisora but I didn't because I didn't want to get punched in the face lmao

[@rismofyhope1654]

and he still got punched in the face worse lmao

[@UKWEED]

lmao

[@unkowng7626]

😂😂

[@crashbang756]

Give Dave Allen a job as a pundit....he loves to laugh and you never know what’s coming next.....he makes great viewing

[@williamcb78]

Here here

[@garycoughlan9169]

He is a real likeable fella I wish him well

[@MoAli6]

I am a new Boxing Coach 🥊 starting up. I have just uploaded my trainee’s first spar on my KZbin channel. Go give it a watch 👀 and comment what you liked please 🙌

[@Mattjonesll]

“WHEN I WOULD LEAVE AN GO BACK TO THE PRISON.. NOT THE PRISON SORRY” 😂😂😂

[@dominicclarke3206]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@blankingsbest1452]

I laughed out loud! Allen is too funny! 😂😂😂

[@InnocenceExperience]

"This is what I imagine a prison to be like....200 years ago."

[@Northeast_No1]

He’s a Good Genuine Northern Lad. Eddie give him a Job🙏🏼

[@jimmymoran3839]

Hope he never gets back in the ring, but I’d love to see him succeed in the media side of the sport. Tough & brave man. Respect

[@Ilk-adimmusluman-soy-adimTurk.]

If boxing was a party. Dave Allen would be the life of the party and the first one passing out cold.

[@carloskells4663]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Si_Mondo]

@@carloskells4663 Beat me to it!

[@trojanthegreat]

Lmao, wilder would be the ugly dude that somehow ends up pulling the hottest bird every time

[@markpaine1248]

Knocked out cold

[@MoAli6]

@@carloskells4663 I am a new Boxing Coach 🥊 starting up. I have just uploaded my trainee’s first spar on my KZbin channel. Go give it a watch 👀 and comment what you liked please 🙌

[@AdamNicholsMusic]

David Allen still looks like he should be in year 11

[@splinter360]

lol yeah he's one of them lads who even with a beard still look 16.

[@truthinlifewoken6698]

His lucky

[@arza0932]

Reminds me of tai tuivasa 😂😂

[@fmgmack]

Looks like a kingsman 😂😂

[@slingshotdon]

Its all those times he got hit back a year

[@sebastiaankrul2403]

"How did you get rich and famous?" "I got beat up by the 2 best boxer at that time"

[@gazoakleychef]

what a character

[@2eddietheeagle]

I love this guy great sense of humour lots of humility and very honest. Top man.

[@broughy23]

One of the nicest guys in boxing. What a character

[@lewisp3954]

this is why i love boxing ,the people i met at my gym are still my friends today 28 yrs on ,theres a respect you get from training sparring etc almost like youve bared your soul for all to see ,like Ali said you can run but you cant hide ,Dave Allen your a proper man respectful intelligent and funny ,Bellew without the edge ,stay humble and current .

[@matthewstephens6848]

Soak that last sentence in as a boxer. Best advice you'll ever hear. It may be the best fun out of it all, but sparring hard too often will take who you are as a person away from you. Doesn't take long in some cases either. What's he saying here? 20-24? Totally doable to be altered forever in that time if you just spar, spar, spar. Maybe - maybe not. But, you can't un-take the punches. Do lots of rounds slowed down, work technique, work the body, work circumstances, take the power out, work defence - you'll get better a thousand times faster than sparring hard every round. Don't spar 'up' too much either. As in, don't be the punchbag for the better boxer all the time just because you're tough - 'future you' won't thank you for it. Spar 'down' as well - let them work the basics while you work a specific and don't take the piss. Tonnes more value in sparring like that anyway. You need to be able to think and drill muscle memory to improve - you can't think when you're only worried about getting your chin took clean off or your brain bruised. Just my two penneth and if it helps one lad/lass take one less concussion, the point has been achieved.

[@ruijackson7697]

I agree with a lot of that. Too many idiots talking about sparring stories and knocking eachother out in sparring. Which is not what sparring is about. Its about practicing technique and how to react to punches coming at you. Ofc there is need for a small amount of hard sparring to simulate the feel of a fight but this should only be done a very small minority of the time

[@Snabonen]

Hats of to you sir... agreed

[@aguy463]

I think his main point was the last one you made, somehow I don't feel like aj was ever really made to spar "up", I don't really think any of the top guys did whilst on their way up. Its the team behind you, and what you want as well, you really need to get a guy to be a heavy bag for you that you are better than, you practice beating him up and get better, get a better guy in who you are still above and keep working. It's a ruthless sport where either you're the guy winning or you're the guy getting beat up, you need a good team who want to look out for you and I used to think that sparring more technical with higher guys or guys same as you was good, but it doesn't work, you can practice offense and defence better on a guy you're better than, it also builds your confidence which is a huge plus.

[@Nycmcr]

Get this lad on TV, he's funny, sincere, knowledgeable and he would make an excellent boxing pundit and he deserves it!!

[@ianmurphy6392]

Great interview. What an honest, genuine nice guy.

[@ashleyreid7113]

Epic insight - loved every second of this vid

[@markm6151]

Great insight from someone who has been in there with all of them

[@jakubdziewirz5394]

Love Dave need more of him he’s very interesting character

[@alfonzo6917]

He has good stories to tell and gives us a behind the scenes of how sparring partners operate

[@daleysanders3477]

Absolutely brilliant Dave Alan interviews 👏👏

[@vervebarhuddersfield2950]

One of the more genuine interviews from a fighter Credit to him, he tells stories well and easy on the ear.

[@Andy-xb5kl]

Just a great honest interview respect him even more now

[@mrmcfc3907]

get him a job on commentary

[@georgethompson2444]

Hope he stays retired. Great guy and gives really good insights. Fought above his ability like he has admitted. He shouldn't be taking any more damage if he doesn't need to. Be great to see more of him on the telly, top champ.

[@shaunmcnally3064]

I think you could argue he fought above his dedication. But he probably had more ability than he ever showed....I guess dedication is part of the ability though. But I totally agree, I don't want to see him back boxing in tough fights. I think he's doing it for his fighters he manages and trains, for their exposure. I don't like that. A nice guy but it's time to be seflish

[@georgethompson2444]

@@shaunmcnally3064 Think he has learnt his lessons and won't be stepping in short notice with the likes of Ortiz and Whyte again.

[@MyName1992]

Loved this interview! Sky boxing, give this man a job!

[@Caesar_Himself]

Absolute Lad. Hope he keeps active doing commentry/takes/etc. He's got wonderful insight and is funny to boot.

[@50450720]

Love listening to Dave, I hope he stays in the sport in some capacity. And I wish him well.

[@James-sf4rf]

Great bloke and brutally honest. Would be a good guy to have a pint with 🤣

[@UndisputedChamp834]

A pint, whats one of them

[@Rozza2k]

"This is how I imagine prison would be...200 years ago" 🤣

[@rickflose]

Nothing beats straight talking honesty, proper content

[@TwiceBorn369]

In my time, Dave Allen was a comedian. Only the old boys will get that one.

[@grayalun]

He was great, Irish comedians are hilarious.

[@brendancronin3796]

One of the best ...he didn't mind going up against the church ...I met him in co cork in 85 when I was a kid..Dave Allen.. highly underrated

[@TwiceBorn369]

@@brendancronin3796 yes he did, he was ahead of his time and sharp as a tack.

[@michaelgratton1767]

Cigarette in one hand glass of whiskey in the other, Absolute Legend.

[@grayalun]

My stepdad had some videos of his stuff, he was so good

[@bswertyui]

He’s a good genuine lad Dave Allen humble slightly cocky and funny you gotta love him

[@elpacino3657]

Says it how it is, gotta respect any man as straight talking as Dave Allen 👊🏼

[@rickzor2700]

I wish Dave nothing but the best. No BS and just a good fella.

[@embo8896]

Dave,first time i've heard you talk in lenght,your very natural on camera,good presence on screen,very easy to listen to,hope to here more from you,respect👍

[@seanefc4559]

Probably the most honest down to earth boxer in the world proper likeable man

[@koykamz490]

Had to make animal noises to let them know what to eat 🤣😂🤣😂

[@DreamCarGarage1]

I love his frank honesty. He's very refreshing, especially in a time when people fighters or even ex-fighters would rather look to out on a front.

[@Thelastviking95]

Dave is a credit to the sport, what a legend

[@hastacono2019]

Much love and respect for the rhino

[@clintmannion5598]

have u ever seen a rhino punch drunk i sure i havent

[@Pittsey555]

Honest, open and funny. Great interview

[@crusaderjezuk9817]

What a sound down to earth guy and what an insight

[@mattdowds8505]

He's right, he lost something along the way, I can tell, I'm in the same boat when it comes to taking damage, it takes something from you, either from your body, your heart or your mind. Each beating you take can build character but also chip away at your foundations. I've only been knocked out 6 times (including street fights), but at the age of 44 I know I'm not the only one that noticed changes in my speech, mood, memory etc. Just in case you didn't know, fighting is dangerous even if you win. I'm just glad he came out of it healthy enough to enjoy the rest of his life.

[@rorys3890]

Only 6 times?

[@mattdowds8505]

@@rorys3890 6 is 6 too many, but that includes 2 times I was OUT for a while, 3 flash KOs where I came to straight away & once where I was still with it, but my body shut down & wouldn't respond for a while.

[@ohtebowah]

@@rorys3890 the actor who played Malcolm in the Middle had 9 concussions from race car driving and says he doesn't remember his childhood or basically any of the series that made him famous. He had to go back back watch it

[@WideEnt]

Really interesting insider interview on a part of the fight game that rarely gets discussed with that much detail. Can one of the fight networks please hire Dave Allen as a pro pundit.

[@TheBarnz91]

Loved this, quality interview

[@carptoasttv7966]

diamond geezer, hes not as daft as he looks, sparring is a tough ole game behind closed doors, big love to the Rhino, when your heads gone its time to get out.

[@WatTyler13]

I love this feller. A really good fighter, without being absolutely top drawer, but just the perfect sporting attitude and personality.

[@elainehughes5789]

What an incredibly nice guy, he's a credit to his sport. And what a tough fighter he was, had a granite chin.

[@jayfallows5749]

What a nice guy. Chilled me right out listening to his tales. Great lad.

[@chrisfullard5580]

Great interview of Dave regarding the life of a sparing partner & also highlighted what an great fighter & human being Usyk is as he knew himself that he'd proper rocked Dave & even though he said himself that it was pride that made him press forward to continue God bless Usyk for seeing this & calling time where as I'm sure other fighters may have followed up because of ego & put some real hurt on him. Yes of course i'm very well aware that at the end of the day it is a very tough sport but all the fighters have family & no one wishes to see anymore tragic events like Micheal Watson or Gerald McClellan to name but a few. Wish continued success for all the fighters & Dave with future persuits.. 🇬🇧🙏👍

[@BabsW]

This is way more entertaining than I expected

[@ragingpug8344]

Dave's a legend much respect

[@patricklongerbeam6421]

Great video! What an experience to be in there sparring with 4 undisputed lineal champs!💪

[@wad6216]

Hope Dave stays healthy and happy. More to life than money and proving people right or wrong.

[@a-a-ron8789]

I love dave! I hope he gets into tv if he doesnt come out of retirement

[@mikefadian6129]

You can’t help but like Dave Allen can you? Comes across as a genuinely decent fella.

[@1man1bike1road]

hes so likeable and down to earth

[@gavincollins9376]

Even when you put the subtitles on it doesn't understand Dave. God bless him.

[@SkilliciousDesigns]

I'd love to see a lot more videos like this about the behind the scenes life of a boxer, the come up, the sparring, getting paid etc Nice one

[@jeztickles4361]

KZbin subtitles... 4:32 ‘when I swallowed Anthony Joshua’ 😂😂😂😂

[@antwandarellefenton]

Lol

[@glan12man20]

Really good interview , I liked it because it was orginal and not the same old mundane stuff Dave is a top man

[@Howling-Mad-Murdock]

More of this. Dave is great to listen to.

[@korbendallas3128]

Love listening to him talking boxing...give him a job sky!

[@Ezerdan]

Love Dave Allen a proper mans man, tells it how it is, cant fault the fella, top respect

[@kevainscough4934]

Genuine fella full of honesty.

[@mikeyoung7660]

What a nice bloke, comes across very humble.

[@rossfill]

speaks really well and entertaining. Hope we see more of him as a pundit.

[@tonym3309]

Easily the most informative of the talking boxing vids of recent times.

[@vargisdeath1216]

Class act is old allen! British treasure!!

[@seanshepherd808]

Top interview Dave x

[@crillhouse8770]

ypu can't not love dave allen, absolute legend

[@danielskinner5653]

Very likeable and humble bloke

[@charlesburrell8987]

What a top bloke!! How could you not like him?!

[@stevemoir8628]

Gotta love him totally honest..

[@jamieforsyth4804]

What a genuinely decent,nice bloke.

[@abdulali3759]

Really good and informative video, great job sky sports

[@24327355]

First class interview, and a very likeable lad.

[@azzpakadubzy-productions3125]

You've just gotta love dave He's so real and blessed with the little time he had in boxing he's a proppa diamond geeeza as del boy would say

[@weekendwireless]

He’s very good at doing this sort of thing. I can see him becoming a correspondent and broadcaster.

[@ohgodwhy]

This was great, would love to see more stories from this guy as he just says the truth. No surprise here that Fury was the best guy he fought, but it was surprising to hear how good Usyk is.

[@b11480]

Why is it surprising? The guys unbeaten and is technically one of the best boxers around in terms of skill.

[@ohgodwhy]

@@b11480 I meant as a HW. Yes he's very good but I had assumed the the move from LHW to HW is quite a big jump. Glad to hear he's doing well.

[@b11480]

@@ohgodwhy yeah I like him, whether he's big enough for the top heavyweights or not remains to be seen but I think he's great to watch.

[@turnerkevin3]

Great video and Dave Allen seems like a cracking bloke loved his comments 🤣🤣

[@ashliski]

He's a cool guy. No ego and just tells things the way it is.

[@daddyharvs5371]

Good honest insight...Good luck Dave.

[@alexdeavall5620]

We love Dave respect this man.

[@NabilAbdulrashidComedy]

Really really like this guy.. just seems like a decent bloke.

[@LoonyGoonzTV]

what a lovely bloke

[@blaise6594]

Really enjoyed his story

[@forhealth5730]

He should be on sky sports. He's like your mate. And hes knowledgable.Great personality.

[@jdjones4825]

This bloke has a lot to offer the next generation

[@Johnx961]

Dave seems like a really nice bloke ,hope you have a healthy future mate.

[@matsterness]

really informative, nice video drop sky sports

[@stephenbachman132]

What a well rounded nice sounding guy. Hope he does well in life. Whatever he chooses to do.

[@Nadav851]

He spared music ! Respect!

[@mauricehammond2062]

I LIKE HIM HE'S A REAL MAN GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE MATE

[@jayday4795]

can we respect usyk telling him no more ? what a nice guy

[@tomoconnor1986]

"Go there straight from work, getting me hands wrapped eating me cheese sandwiches and drinking me can of coke before sparring AJ for 6 rounds." What a lovely down to earth lad. 👏

[@powerneck5008]

Dave Allen -🥊 Legend..

[@MeeHandle]

I love Dave Allen.

[@trevorshields7347]

What a nice natural grounded guy