Dave Allen is calling for fellow heavyweight Johnny Fisher to retire despite returning to winning ways in Monte Carlo on Saturday night. Featuring on the undercard of Shabaz Masoud vs. Peter McGrail, Fisher beat Slovakia's Ivan Balaz with a stoppage in round four, but it was not a convincing performance.

The post Dave Allen, Gang of Four Bassist, Dead at 69 appeared first on Consequence. Dave Allen, former bassist of Gang of Four, has died. He was 69 years old. Allen’s death was confirmed on Sunday, April 6th, by a post from Gang of Four’s Hugo Burnham ...

Dave Allen has weighed in with his view on Oleksandr Usyk calling out Deontay Wilder for a fight next year. Usyk has not fought since he made history by becoming the first-ever two-time undisputed champion in the four-belt era back in August when he stopped Daniel Dubois for a second time.

Dave Allen knocked out Johnny Fisher in their rematch, raising questions over his next steps. Allen gained his revenge to stop Fisher in the fifth round after the controversial result in the first fight. Allen lost the first fight via a split decision ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Dave Allen, the influential bassist who played with British post-punk Gang of Four during their early years, has ...

Late on Saturday night, in front of 10,000 howling fans in Sheffield, Dave Allen fell short in his bold attempt to move up the heavyweight rankings. It was a brutal reminder of the levels in a business that far too many people believe is easy to conquer.

On a night of mixed fortunes for the Fight Academy stable, promoter Dennis Hobson looks back on our show at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on August 27 that saw the winning return of heavyweight Dave Allen, victories for Mark Jeffers, Levi Kinsiona, Stevi ...

Dave Allen delivered a knockout of the year candidate in stopping Johnny Fisher. Allen got sweet revenge as a matador to the "Romford Bull" in a battle of British heavyweights. The 'White Rhino' (24-7-2, 19 KOs) stopped Fisher (13-1, 11 KOs) in the fifth ...

A veteran of the boxing press confessed beside me, his voice barely above the low hum of London’s O2 Arena: “I feel sick.” He traced the sign of the cross on his chest, eyes tilting heavenward — not in faith, but in fragile hope. The air inside the ...

On Saturday, October 11, at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, Dave Allen vs Arslanbek Makhmudov will headline a Matchroom Boxing card, live worldwide on DAZN. Allen (24-7-2, 19 KOs) was last seen delivering a career-best performance, stopping Johnny Fisher ...

In the recent Netflix documentary Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen, there was an understandable focus placed on the following stars: Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor, Conor Benn, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Luke Littler. These stars, across three different sports ...

Before comedy became chopped into clips and hot-takes, Ken Dodd and Dave Allen held audiences in the palm of their hands for hours at a time.