Eddie Hearn claims Deontay Wilder’s team are keen to make a fight with Dave Allen.
‘The White Rhino’ revived his career last month with a stunning knockout win over Johnny Fisher at London’s Copperbox Arena.
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Allen’s stock has risen so much off the back of the triumph that he is now being floated around as a possible opponent for Wilder.
The match-up would have been unthinkable six years ago when Wilder was the WBC heavyweight champion and Allen was being used as a durable opponent to boost up-and-coming stars.
But Allen’s rise, combined with Wilder’s poor recent form, has meant they could meet at a crossroads.
‘The Bronze Bomber’ has lost four of his last five bouts but is aiming to get back to winning ways with a tune-up fight against Tyrell Herndon on June 27.
Providing Wilder comes through the Herndon fight unscathed and Allen wins his next outing, which is being targeted for September in Sheffield, then Hearn says he will do everything in his power to match the heavyweights up together next autumn.
“When we are talking about these Saudi fights, Dave’s name is coming up,” Hearn told iFL TV.
“They know he is popular, you know the numbers.
“Let me tell you, when Dave Allen headlines in Sheffield in September or October, I think he will sell the whole thing out…
“I think the time is right for the British public and the people of Sheffield to get behind what is still quite a young man.
“Just go on a little bit of journey with us, come and join the dream.
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“I will tell you something now, if Dave Allen wins, I have heard that Shelly Finkel (Wilder’s manager) likes the Dave Allen fight for Deontay Wilder.
“If Allen wins in September, I’m going to do everything I can to make Wilder-Allen.
“How big is that fight? You know that fight sells out the O2, Manchester Arena and all those, and some.
“Dave Allen is my new little project. I want to make Dave Allen so much money that at the end of it all, he can’t stop laughing.
“He wants an en suite, I want eight en suites in his house.
“I want acres for him and his kids to walk around and just laugh about what happened.
“If he keeps his nut down, he can do damage in the heavyweight division, and I think we are going to go on a run with him.”