{"id":34810,"date":"2025-05-13T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=34810"},"modified":"2025-05-13T10:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:59:04","slug":"johnny-fisher-vs-dave-allen-preview-and-picks-may-17-2025-boxing-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/boxing\/johnny-fisher-vs-dave-allen-preview-and-picks-may-17-2025-boxing-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen Preview and Picks May 17, 2025 – Boxing Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen<\/strong> takes place at the Copper Box in London, England boxing in a heavyweight bout on Saturday, May 17 as WagerTalk boxing handicapper Kevin Dolan<\/a> gives his Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> betting preview with the match set to start around 5:00pm ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen Betting Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Friday, May 17<\/th>Boxing Betting Notes (Courtesy of DraftKings<\/a>)<\/th><\/tr>
Moneyline:<\/td>Johnny Fisher -275 vs Dave Allen +210<\/td><\/tr>
Rounds:<\/td>8.5 (Over -160 \/ Under +120)<\/td><\/tr>
Start Time:<\/td>5:00pm ET \/ 2:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr>
Arena:<\/td>Copper Box in London, England<\/td><\/tr>
TV:<\/td>DAZN PPV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen Betting Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rematch of a highly-entertaining heavyweight bout that took place late last year between \u2018The Romford Bull\u2019 Johnny Fisher, and Doncaster\u2019s Dave Allen, will take place this Saturday night over in London, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The undefeated Johnny Fisher, coming in fresh off seven straight knockout victories, was a heavy favorite to continue that run in December’s first fight, yet Dave Allen was able to roll back the clock and deliver one of the best performances of his career, with many fans and pundits believing he did enough to get his hand raised in that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher comes into this rematch as the -275 favorite, with Dave\u00a0Allen\u00a0coming back\u00a0as a +210 underdog\u00a0on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebuild Process For Fisher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While Johnny Fisher did look impressive across the opening twelve fights of his career, eleven of which came by stoppage, he never faced any sort of adversity across that run, with kickboxer Dmitri Bezus, and the ever-reckless Alen Babic, representing the best names on that thin resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matchroom Boxing, likely believing Dave Allen\u00a0was a long way past his best with most of his highlight wins and performances coming between six to ten years\u00a0prior to\u00a0that first fight, seemingly set up Allen for a young Johnny Fisher to take care of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the plan never materialized, as Allen proved he was more than a match for\u00a0Fisher\u2019s\u00a0aggression, putting the younger man down in the 5th round of that first fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen Looks More Focused Now Than Ever<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After a stop-start career that has had retirements thrown in on top as well, 33-year-old Dave Allen hasn\u2019t had the smoothest career trajectory to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big fights against Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz were interspersed with not much else happening, only for him then to come back and knock out Lucas Browne in sensational fashion in what appeared at the time to be a statement win, before then going into retirement less than a year later after a loss to David Price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, now in his early 30s, Allen has arguably never looked more focused, and ahead of Saturday’s critical rematch, he\u2019s already stated that his far greater experience, both in the amateur and professional ranks, will be enough to seal the win over Fisher this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen Expert Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While no prop odds have been released for this fight at the time of writing, we\u2019re not expecting this one to make it the distance on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher is a very aggressive fighter, but after suffering a perforated eardrum early on against Dave Allen in that first fight, he was forced into survival mode, boxing from the outside for a large portion of that fight, and we don\u2019t envision that being the case once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\u00a0Fisher’s\u00a0camp may well want him to go into this one looking to be\u00a0smarter\u00a0and to try and outbox Allen, in his home\u00a0city of London, especially in a relatively small arena like the Copper\u00a0Box,\u00a0that’s\u00a0unlikely to happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crowd noise will be deafening in there, and just as Allen has stated in the lead up to this fight,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0likely that\u00a0the inexperienced\u00a0Fisher will be dragged into a firefight at some point during the rematch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both of these guys can crack hard, and if Fisher and Allen do go to war in the middle of the ring, something Allen says will be his key to victory in this fight, we\u2019re expecting one of these men to not make it the distance this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen Prediction: Fight\u00a0to Go the Distance – No (-125)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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