Everyone Loves Dave

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Did defeat in Sheffield make Dave Allen even more popular? Barry Jones joins Buncey to reflect on a memorable night where “The White Rhino” was beaten on points by Arslanbek Makhmudov. They hear from Allen in an emotional post-fight interview, while promoter Frank Smith insists this isn’t the end for the Doncaster man.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:06.1	Can I just say?
0:07.6	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast.
0:10.0	It's such a wonderful listen.
0:11.7	So nice.
0:12.5	There are loads more like it on BBC Sounds.
0:14.8	Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling.
0:17.9	Where you can also listen to live sports commentary.
0:20.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
0:21.6	Oh!
0:22.7	And then enjoy even more podcasts full of analysis and reaction to the big stories.
0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
0:31.2	And she's had to live with that.
0:32.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
0:35.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:39.7	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:50.1	This is Five Live Boxing. Not so long ago, Dave Allen was fighting for peanuts in front of just a couple of hundred people.
0:57.2	On Saturday night, nearly 10,000 people came out in Sheffield at the Sheffield Arena,
1:00.9	and the arena he's been going to for years to watch some of his idols.
1:02.5	It wasn't Dave's night.
1:06.3	He lost to Arsland Beck-Madhov, the Giant Russian.
1:08.1	I say giant, he's only 6'6 foot 6.
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