{"id":460088,"date":"2026-03-06T04:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/460088\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:45:15","slug":"dave-allen-doubts-makhmudov-can-trouble-tyson-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/460088\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Allen Doubts Makhmudov Can Trouble Tyson Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) faces Makhmudov on April 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, headlining The Ring\u2019s latest promotion with the card scheduled to stream globally on Netflix. The fight marks Fury\u2019s first appearance since losing a second bout to Oleksandr Usyk at the end of 2024, a defeat that briefly pushed the British heavyweight into retirement before he confirmed plans to fight again.<\/p>\n<p>Makhmudov (21-2, 19 KOs) arrives in London following two victories, stopping Ricardo Brown before outpointing Allen over the distance. Allen shared the ring with Makhmudov and understands the Russian\u2019s strengths, though he stopped short of placing him among the top heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talkSPORT<\/a>, Allen offered a measured view of the matchup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m not sure really. I boxed Makhmudov. I\u2019ve never won the British title, and I really thought on another night I would have beaten him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allen acknowledged Makhmudov\u2019s punching power but questioned whether the Russian\u2019s overall skill set can trouble Fury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would describe him as dangerous. I wouldn\u2019t describe him as a world-class heavyweight. He\u2019s dangerous. He\u2019s perfect for Tyson. Tyson Fury from two or three years ago, Makhmudov is the perfect fall guy for a comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fury\u2019s approach in this fight will likely resemble the style that built his championship run. When he establishes range control, and sets his feet, the combinations begin to flow. The jab opens the door for the right hand and the inside work that allows Fury to pile up rounds against slower heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p>Allen, however, added one caution tied to Fury\u2019s age and recent inactivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he\u2019s just aged and inactivity. But he shouldn\u2019t have any problems. If he has problems with Makhmudov, he\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That final line from Allen lands with clear meaning. Makhmudov carries punching power and physical strength, yet the Russian has never shown the full skill set of a championship heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>If Fury handles the rounds the way he did during his title reign, the fight should move in one direction. If it does not, questions about Fury\u2019s position in the heavyweight order will only grow louder once the final bell rings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) faces Makhmudov on April 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, headlining The Ring\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-460088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}