Heavyweight Johnny Fisher’s father ‘Big’ John Fisher today confronted journalist Gareth A. Davies for tongue-lashing him for believing Johnny’s 10-round split decision win over Dave Allen a ‘robbery’ of their Undercard fight last Saturday night. the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Controversial decision
‘Big’ John took issue with how Gareth characterized Johnny’s victory, which many boxing fans felt was controversial due to how Allen took control of the fight from the fifth round. Fans were calling it a robbery left and right and felt that Allen (23-7-2, 18 KOs) should have won a clear decision.
Allen dropped the inexperienced 25-year-old Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) in round five and hurt him in every round from then on. It looked like a pretty easy fight to score, but the judges made a mess of it, with two of them scoring it for Fisher. I watched it and had Allen win the last six rounds.
Promoter Eddie Hearn made a mistake by pitching a rookie with just 31 rounds under his belt as a pro to Dave Allen. In hindsight it was a bad move.
Fisher looked to be doing well in the tenth, but then got stunned and had to hold on. It took away from any positive things Fisher was doing around. That straight arm he was against should have resulted in warnings or penalization. He got away with it the whole fight.
The scores
95-94: Fisherman
96-93: Allen
95-94: Fisherman
Papa Bear Fashion
Great John Fisher: “I fully respect the opinion of anyone who thought that Dave won the fight, but the way you and Spencer went over the top. I thought you were serious journalists. You have shown how incapable you are of reporting on a proper fight,” John said iFL TV.
Gareth A. Davies: “Did Johnny win the fight, John?”
Big John: “Yeah, he won the fight. I looked it back. He won rounds one through four. Round ten and round seven, you could have counted it for Johnny. So, for you to call it a robbery and disgusting. Gareth, you were welcome in my home before. You will never be welcome in my home again because the way you are behaving is a complete, utter disgrace.
“Okay, I’ll tell you to your face, because I’m a man. I don’t hold back. Anyone can say Dave won the fight. Dave’s team said it wasn’t a robbery themselves, and you shout stuff like that. I have lost all respect for you. People used to say to me, ‘Don’t respect Gareth Davies.’ I lost all respect.”
Gareth: “That’s good. You can go ahead and eat your dinner, and we’ll get on with the interview. Thank you, John.”
Big John: “Never come to me again, and never ask my advice again.”
Gareth: “I don’t need your advice.”
Big John: “You do, sir, because you don’t have a clue. When I see you, I’ll tell you. I will tell you to your face. Merry Christmas to you, GAD.”
Gareth: “Merry Christmas. Let’s continue the interview because John doesn’t want to talk about things. He’s just angry.”
