Although Carty owns an 11-1 record with nine knockouts, Allen said he isn’t concerned about boxing on Irish soil or facing an unbeaten heavyweight on the lookout for the largest win of his profession.
“I feel Thomas is excellent. I feel he’s a greater boxer than me. I feel he moves well,” Allen said.
“But I’m one big fat hard man. I hit really hard as well. Each time I’ve hit someone, I’ve won. I feel with this fella, I’ll meet up with him.”
Allen said his durability has repeatedly allowed him to outlast opponents at domestic level, and he expects the identical pattern against Carty. He believes that have will tell once the fight moves into the second half.
“I’m big, I’m strong, I eat, I’m durable, and at this level, I feel it’ll be enough,” said Allen.
Allen expects the fight to follow a well-recognized pattern.
“That is the type of fight where most of the time I are available in, I take just a few shots, I get hit for five rounds, they get a bit drained, then I hit them, and it’s over. I feel that is the way it’ll go. I’ll just take in what he hits me with. Then I’ll hit him, after which it’s over,” said Allen.
Allen acknowledged that Carty is a capable boxer and stressed there isn’t any bad blood between them, but he made it clear he sees this because the form of fight he is anticipated to win.
“I’ve got loads of respect for him. He’s a pleasant guy. It’s not a private thing. Comfortable to have the chance to box him.”
Carty enters the fight with an 11-1 skilled record, but stays relatively inexperienced at age 30 after turning skilled following a modest 26-21 amateur profession. Allen will represent the hardest and most experienced opponent he has faced.
