Comments Thread For: Dave Allen Withdraws, Retires: "I Don't Want To Get Punched Anymore"

[deathofaclown]

He’s retired about 4 times now

it’s a smart move though . He’s pretty much admitted that his punch resistance has gone, and that’s his best attribute.

He said he’s made ok money and bought a few houses which he rents out to make a living. That’s a great achievement considering his level.

The reality is that he was a notch above a journeyman that was too tough and brave for his own good, so he could go rounds with guys he should never be in with. Fights like him v Ortiz should never have even been sanctioned really.

[LacedUp]

He's been a lot of fun but he's a bit too brave for his own good. Shame he never got to win the British.

Nowhere near good enough to win a british title unfortunately.

[BobLoblaw]

Devastating news.

Now we'll never get the Lenroy Thomas trilogy that we've all craved.

[JakeTheBoxer]

The reality is that he was a notch above a journeyman that was too tough and brave for his own good, so he could go rounds with guys he should never be in with. Fights like him v Ortiz should never have even been sanctioned really.

Lol, I am sure Ortiz beat manny worse fighters than Allen is. Allen is a journeyman, a tough journeyman. Guys like Ortiz are beating journeymen before they cash out and lose big fights.