Hmmm... from my experience with Allen and Pouncer....

Allen used to be a rough playing cat too. We were actually worried about that when we brought Pouncer home. We kept Pouncer in a rather sizable cage because we figured that was the safest thing for him. We slowly introduced the boys, and slowly increased visitation time. Wthin three weeks, Allen was grooming Pouncer and treating him like Pouncer was his kitten. But let me tell you that in the middle of those three weeks, Allen was a bit too hard on Pouncer. He would try to play, but tried to bite too hard or wrestle too strong. Eventually (and quickly) Allen figued it out and a softer side of him came out. Allen is a totally different cat today... but different in a good way. He's friendier to a wider range of people.

I would try to see if things would work out betwen the two.. that baby is too precious for words!