David Allen refuses to see himself as the underdog against Johnny Fisher.
The two heavyweights will fight on Saturday's Riyadh Season bill headlined by Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury, live on Sky Sports box office.
Fisher, the “Romford Bull,” is a rising heavyweight and the favorite going into this fight.
Allen Doncaster is a veteran of punitive combat. However he told Sky Sports: “I think experience is a factor. But I'm better than him. Really. To a lot of people that sounds absurd because they've seen me out of shape.
“Johnny Fisher is very self-aware and very smart. People around him say he's better than he is. He's good but not great.”
Allen has had a sparring session with Fisher, which he believes will play havoc with his opponent's mind.
“I think he will be nervous because we were surrendering and I got the better of him. He has seen me for years on TV, he has looked up to me. I have been in the that situation,” Allen said. “There's a lot for me against David Price in this fight.
“When I boxed Price, I'm a David Price fan and I box David Price, it hit me a little bit. “
But Allen also revealed he would be “terrified” himself.
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“I've boxed very good fighters, but I never once thought: 'He's going to knock me out or out.' It never crossed my mind.
“So it really pushed me on. It's scary to think about me being on a highlight reel. I've trained really hard. Especially for that.”
Allen said: “I'm not a liar. It's not mind games. I'm going to come try him, he's going to come check me out. It's ok. I'm faster, I was very good amateur.
“I'm going to treat it like a three-round, three-minute boxing match. I'm going to win all three rounds and there's every chance I'll walk on something and knock him out. That's how I approach this fight.
“I'm just going to take him out of the box for three rounds and if I knock him out, I'll walk him on something … And if I go past three, we'll fight non- old-school four-round career for him.”
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Although Fisher hit back, telling Sky Sports: “If I'm not nervous, something's wrong.”
But he said: “I'm not nervous from the spar. I was 19 when it happened and it was just a spar. Nothing happened in that spar towards him. for myself that day I could be a professional boxer because I can take punishment and keep moving forward.
“I am ready for any eventuality. I can box and I can punch too. So if he wants to throw the kitchen sink at him from the first round, that might be his only option, we'll see.
“He can do a three-round fight. That's going to be amazing because it's been a tear from the start. And I love tears.”
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