Lee McAllister-Paul King Set For Scottish Clash
Bv Terence Dooley
Lee McAllister is ready to defend his Commonwealth title against compatriot Charlie Paul King at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen next month. The cocky McAllister is adamant that he has taken onboard the lessons learned in his January loss to John Murray and that King will not ascend to the throne come October the 17th.
McAllister hails from Aberdeen; King is from Motherwell; Tommy Gilmour has put this all-Scotland clash together, and neither man is shirking the challenge.
“This fight will be part of a learning curve for Charlie,” boasted McAllister. “He'll want to smash my face in but I'm better looking than him and it will still be that way after we fight. I'll give him a facelift while I show what I can do.”
“I beat [Godfriend] Sowah with a beautiful right hand and I fancy myself to do better this time. That fight in Aberdeen was one of the best performances of my career. The successful defense of my title should be an improvement on that.”
King, though, was dismissive of McAllister’s talk, claiming that his opponent is in for a rude awakening.
“I'm going to prove I'm more than just king by name. I'm going to dethrone McAllister and take control of the Commonwealth,” he declared.
“I will be in for the duration against Lee because he may not have the granite chin he thinks he has. This fight comes the week before I'm 27 and I'm going to give myself an early birthday present. I fought on the undercard on the night McAllister beat Sowah and the fans in Aberdeen gave me a great reception. But that won't happen on October 10 when I beat their golden boy.”
King was lucky when getting the benefit of referee Paul Graham’s 58-57 decision back in June to defeat Jon ‘Rocco’ Hussey. Many eyewitnesses declared the fight an outright robbery, with Hussey himself stating that the reversal brought him to the brink of quitting the sport he loves.
However, King has looked solid thus far in his career, he is a credible challenger to McAllister’s crown. Whatever the outcome, the Scottish fans will emerge the winners come the night.
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