Linked with a whole host of potential opponents for his return to the ring, a rather left-field pairing could be on the cards for Deontay Wilder next.
Out of action since snapping his two-fight losing skid earlier this summer, former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder turned back the years with a knockout of Tyrrell Anthony Herndon.
And with matchups against the likes of both fellow former world champion Anthony Joshua, as well as ex-Octagon star Francis Ngannou, mooted, Wilder may have a third option on the table.
Gunning for a fight with Batié knockout star, Wilder has been suggested as a foe for a veteran who has sparred the best of the best at heavyweight.
Deontay Wilder identified as future Dave Allen opponent
Returning to the ring in just weeks’ time, British veteran Dave Allen faces a massive threat to his recent surge in the form of knockout star Arslan Makhmudov.
And rebounding from a controversial loss to Johnny Fisher with a staggering knockout win over the former in an immediate rematch, Allen finds himself on the cusp of another high-profile clash.
Sharing the ring with the likes of undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in the past during sparring, Allen also trained alongside Tyson Fury, who twice beat Wilder.
With a victory over the dominant Makhmudov, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has suggested Allen should be lined up opposite Tuscaloosa boogeyman Wilder.
“If Dave Allen beats (Arslan) Makhmudov, he puts himself in line for some huge fights,” Hearn said on the Matchroom Boxing Flash Knockdown podcast.
“I like the Deontay Wilder fight, personally,” Hearn explained. “We’ve reached out to Shelly Finkel (Wilder’s manager) to talk about that, but let’s see what happens on October 11. [against Makhmudov] first.”
Dave Allen’s common foe with Deontay Wilder
Yet to win a championship fight since his rematch win over Luis Ortiz back in 2019, Wilder would score a seventh round knockout win over the Cuban veteran.
And twice defeating the recent resurging heavyweight star, Wilder had previously stopped Ortiz with a tenth round finish before his first clash with Fury.
Himself taking on Ortiz back in just his 12th career fight, Allen would suffer his second consecutive loss in his own knockout loss to the Cuban, which followed a prior decision defeat to Dillian Whyte.