The Dave Allen movie could star Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder

“Listen, Dave won’t have a six pack on the scales,” Moore added. “He won’t be carrying as much body fat as he has done in the past, but he certainly won’t be shredded. He’s just not that type of guy. But the big difference is he’s healthier. [That’s a] massive difference. He’ll admit it himself, he drank coke, you know, fizzy pop, too much sugars in his diet and stuff like that. And he’s had a nutritionist give him advice. And Joe Hayden, his fighter [Allen also manages boxers], they all live together in our fight house. Joe’s been cooking his food for him. So he’s committed himself to it to the extent where his diet’s clean, which means that his body’s healthier. Doesn’t matter about excess body fat to a certain extent, because he’s always had that. But the fact that he feels better and he’s healthier. He won’t be a lot lighter than he was in the past, but he’s a bit lighter. And, say, for instance, seven to 10 pounds is a lot of weight to carry around for 12 rounds, [if it’s] excess. So the fact that he’s going to be able to transfer his weight around that little bit quicker, the sharpness in his shots, I think everyone can see even in the videos, he punches so much more fluidly and with sharpness and crispness because he’s just active. It’s not even about the weight, it’s just because he’s consistently been punching, he’s just much, much more active.”
Allen was not used by the best as a sparring partner because he can’t fight. He has sparred a who’s who of top fighters because he is durable, yes, but also decent.