By Charles Brun: Alen Babic (9-0, 9 KOs) instantly known as out Dave Allen after dispatching Eric Molina (28-8, 20 KOs) within the second spherical on Saturday evening of their scheduled eight spherical battle on the O2 Area in London, England.
Babic and Allen might doubtlessly be preventing subsequent in December if Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn can work out a deal.
If Allen is available in good situation and is motivated, you’ll be able to’t rule out the potential of him beating Babic. Allan is similar kind of heavy-handed all-action fighter that Babic, however with extra dimension, expertise, and energy.
Combating for the ‘Common Joe,” Babic, who serves the aim of offering leisure for Matchroom’s playing cards, knocked the previous two-time world title challenger Molina down thrice earlier than the bout was stopped within the second spherical.
In spherical two, Molina went down with out being hit within the second knockdown, and surprisingly, he didn’t beat the rely. It appeared to some boxing followers as a case of Molina taking a dive and selecting to bow out.
It was fairly clear from the primary 10 seconds of the battle that Molina didn’t have his coronary heart set for a grueling warfare, as he fell over after Babic hit him with a proper hand.
I imply, it was a great shot from Babic, nevertheless it didn’t appear like the kind of punch that had sufficient energy to bowl over the 257-lb Molina the best way it did.
Babic calls out Dave Allen
“I’m able to go,” mentioned David Allen. “Hopefully, it could occur, and you’re going to get the perfect model of me as effectively.”
“I’m by no means going to trash discuss David Allen,” mentioned Babic. “Dave Allen, David Value, and Derek Chisora, these are my guys. I watch each single battle of theirs.
“How can I trash discuss Dave Allen? I like him. I like what he’s executed for boxing. He was the primary one among my variety that mentioned, ‘F**okay zero. Zero is nothing.’ He has six or seven defeats.
“I like him; I like Dave Allen. So, I hope we’re going to battle, brother, as a result of, from day one, I got here into this sport. They advised me about David Allen. Now, I have an enormous alternative. I like Joseph parker and Derek Chisora.
“Eric Molina, he’s harmful. I believe he’s executed. He mentioned he’s going to retire,” mentioned Babic after the battle.
“Truly, no, as a result of I assumed he was going to go sooner,” mentioned Babic when requested if he’s disillusioned in Molina’s efficiency. “I assumed he was going to roll over and die, however he did get again up, and it was a fairly laborious shot.
“I believe I broke my knuckle. In each single battle, I break my knuckle. I put quite a lot of padding, nevertheless it cracks each time,” mentioned Babic. “Yeah, I caught him superb, and he obtained again up.
“If he stayed down, that might be a great knockout, however he did rise up. He did slightly holding, however he did present combos and his well-known proper. He tried all the things. I believe he can exit now,” Babic mentioned of Molina with the ability to retire now.
“I come from the sewers, the place the place there’s no hope. There have been some common Joes right here, and I like them. I’m a median Joe. I took quite a lot of punches to be right here, and I’ll gladly do it. I’ll do it over again. I’m simply dwelling my life,” mentioned Babic.
It was an odd dialog between Babic and Allen, contemplating they gave the impression of good buddies somewhat than potential adversaries.
Alen needs to lose his zero
“Zero represents one thing that’s good, and I’m all the things however good,” mentioned Babic. “I’m not the proper heavyweight; I’m not the proper technician; I’m not the proper puncher.
“I’m an excellent puncher, an excellent technician, an excellent all the things, however I’m not an ideal man. Generally I’m not good to my lady, which I liked probably the most on this planet.
“Generally I wasn’t good to my mom. So, I’m all the things un-perfection. So, Zero is simply labeling me as this man who can’t lose.
“No, I can lose. I can lose each day, however you’ve obtained to undergo hell to beat me. I’m simply trying to find that somebody, and I hope it comes quick as a result of I don’t prefer to be good.
“When someone tells you you’re not good your complete life and also you simply accepted it. I accepted it. I can reside with out all this tomorrow. I understand how to reside with nothing.
“I can drink water and eat bread. I understand how to do this. It’s good, really. So I’m not right here for the perfectionist stuff. I need to change the world for the higher. Boxing is a poor man’s sport,” mentioned Babic.
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and Dillian Whyte can discover a method to assist Babic lose his good document if they need. All it’ll take is for them to arrange a battle between Babic and one among these heavyweights:
- Carlos Takam
- Chris Arreola
- Joe Joyce
- Fabio Wardley
- Daniel Dubois
- Robert Helenius
- Frank Sanchez
- Tony Yoka
- Luis Ortiz
What they seem like attempting to do is construct Babic up as the subsequent Dave Allen to supply leisure for undercards, and perhaps if he retains profitable lengthy sufficient, get him a title shot so he could make life-changing cash.
Dave Allen got here near placing himself ready for an enormous payday towards Alexander Povetkin if David Value didn’t beat him in July 2019.
Had Allen gained that battle, he would have fought Povetkin in an opportunity to doubtlessly a world title shot towards former IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua.
Alen prepared for Filip Hrgovic
“What number of instances have I advised you that man is a bum? He’s a no person,” mentioned Babic when advised that Felip Hrgovic stopped Erik Molina in three rounds.
“He fights no person. I believe I’m in entrance of him now in each single letter there’s. What number of instances do I must let you know that man is a bum. He’s not going to battle me as a result of he’s scared.
“Molina caught him 30 instances. He caught me one time or two instances, so he’s [Hrgovic] a bum. I’m to defeat him and take his boxing away from him as a result of he’s a nasty man. I’ll cope with that,” mentioned Babic.
If Babic retains pushing for the battle towards ‘Stone Man’ Filip Hrgovic, he would possibly get his want.
Surprisingly, the unbeaten, extremely ranked contender Hrgovic (13-0, 11 KOs) hasn’t proven curiosity in preventing Babic as a result of it might be an improve over the opposition he’s been preventing since he turned skilled in 2017.
Regardless of profitable a bronze medal within the 2016 Olympics, Hrgovic has been matched towards the identical kind of weak opposition that you simply normally see from fighters that weren’t blessed with an incredible beginner background.
