Dave Allen on Arslanbek Makhmudov bout

Dave Allen speaks ahead of his battle with Arslanbek Makhmudov in Sheffield.  Thumbnail: Richard Pelham/Getty Images

Transcript

00:00I've trained really hard.

00:01This will be the first time

00:02where if I get beat,

00:03it's like,

00:04I'm not as good

00:06as I maybe hoped I was.

00:08I think this fella's

00:08like a top 20 guy.

00:09He's a bit off the very top.

00:11I think he's a fair bit

00:11off the very top.

00:13But if I beat him,

00:14I have to be in the conversation

00:16of being a very good fighter.

00:17And I've always thought

00:18I could be on my day.

00:21This is my day.

00:22I'm 33.

00:23I've trained hard.

00:24So I'm nervous.

00:25I'm nervous.

00:26I'm nervous for two reasons.

00:28One,

00:28I think it's a dangerous fight.

00:31I've never been over

00:32in my career.

00:33This is a fella

00:35that's going to come

00:35and look for me.

00:37And two,

00:38if I lose,

00:40I'm not sure

00:41if it's not as good

00:42as I thought I was,

00:43but I'm not as good

00:44as I hoped I was.