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Johnny Fisher describes himself as 'cold night away in Stoke' ahead of Dave Allen showdown

Ash Rose
Johnny Fisher describes himself as 'cold night away in Stoke' ahead of Dave Allen showdownDAZN
Brit is in action on the undercard to Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury's mega rematch this December.
Johnny Fisher will lock horns with Dave Allen on the undercard to this winter's huge Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch , live on DAZN Pay-Per-View, and ahead of the fight has sent an unusual warning to anyone who gets in the ring with him. 

Fisher is unbeaten in his 12 professional fights - eleven of them by way of knockout - and although his focus is fully on his date with Allen in Saudi Arabia, there is also talk of a future battle with fellow Brit Moses Itauma down the line. 

Whoever the opponent may be, Fisher used this week's press conference to let his opponents know what kind of fighter they'll be coming up with and compared himself to a well-known football cliche. 

'​Can they do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?' was an expression made famous by commentator Andy Gray. It came from him questioning if world-class skilful players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi or teams littered with big name stars could only perform in the big games, played in good conditions against likeminded players and teams.

He wondered if such flash players or teams based on skill and short passing had the same desire, focus and guts to dig down and perform and get a result against the less glamorous clubs and venues, who would be more physical than some of Europe's giants.

Stoke at the time where a mid table Premier League side. They were known for being a big physical side that often upset and beat the league's top clubs at home, who apeered not to facny a trip to the Britannia Stadium and the unique challenge Stoke posed.

And that's exactly the question Fisher is going to ask every opponent that comes his way.

"I will fight anyone. Anyone out there I will fight, " Fisher warned. 

"What they've got to realise is my value I bring to the table but listen, I'm not a Man City, I'm not an AC Milan, I'm not a Liverpool but I am cold night away in Stoke.

"And to beat me you've got to pull your socks up and put your on shinpads to beat me.

"But listen, Moses Itauma, a great talent I've got so much respect for him and that is a massive fight for the British public down the line and I think that can happen."

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