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amwsnw wrote: ↑03 Oct 2019, 08:22 I suppose any publicity is good publicity and if this gives boxing main stream attention its good. And i must say i have found most of Gallen's bouts entertaining but to have the Moloney boys as the undercard is hard to swallow. I would've liked to have seen Gallen v Hall as a main attraction with the boys headlining. Greeny promoting is good. He put some great shows on in his day in Perth. Would be great to see some big cards back on TV - tell me this wont be a $50 PPV !!!!

Paul Gallen’s intent towards his upcoming battle of the codes fight with Barry Hall has been highlighted by a training camp in England with that country’s heavyweight champion.

Gallen, who packs 103kg into a compact 183cm frame, has sought out 198cm British champion Hughie Fury in northern England so he can become accustomed to boxing a taller opponent.

Hall stands 194cm and despite never having fought professionally, is seen by some good judges as having too much skill, too much hand speed and too much reach for Gallen.

Former world champion Danny Green has been impressed by Gallen’s commitment.

“He landed there four days ago and sparred Hughie Fury the first day which shows just how serious he is. Fury is extremely talented, just off a world championship belt,” fight promoter Green said.

“Paul said to me, ‘People think I’m just a rugby league guy who likes boxing but I’m fair dinkum about this and I will not be losing this fight’.

“I have been in the ring with both. Gallen is a raw, in-your-face fighter who is improving all the time. In saying that, Barry’s boxing IQ is exceptional, but will his engine stand up to six two-minute rounds?”

The fight is scheduled for Friday, November 15, at Margaret Court Arena on a night where brilliant super flyweight Andrew “The Monster” Moloney takes on Elton Dharry for the WBA title.

Beltane wrote: ↑28 Oct 2019, 09:00 This clash of the titans is now scheduled as a 4 rounder, presumed at 3 minutes per round.

"Let's put this in a bit of perspective.
Gallen’s first fight was a 4 rounder against a guy that was 1 win 1 loss.
Gallen’s 2nd fight was a 4 rounder against a guy who was 1-0!
3rd fight 4 rounder.
4th fight was a guy with no fights on debut!!
5th fight was the only time he fought anyone with more than 2 fights over 5 rounds.
6th fight he fought a guy on debut for 3 rounds!
7th fight he fought a 6 rounder against a guy with 2 fights!
8th fight 6 rounder against another fighter on debut!!
9th was hoppa and was totally unfit.

madball1982 wrote: ↑04 Nov 2019, 04:44 Did see Gallen respond to Hall's criticisms and some of it was justified.

At the end of the day though, Gal has been doing this as a side-note. Of course his opponents have been, at least to some extent, hand-picked. He's going to pick guys that are beatable.

And well, full-time boxers have been to hand-pick worse than this too.

I did find the 2min Noodles joke slightly amusing, the rest of their trash talk, meh.

buster007 wrote: ↑04 Nov 2019, 19:26 it's an interesting fight but i won't be paying for such a card.

not worth anywhere near $50 imo.

belta53 wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 09:48 What do people think will happen in this fight?

It won't be an easy fight to referee, but in my mind the referee may well play a crucial role, will Gallen be allowed to work on the inside or will the referee break them up. I can so Barry Hall doing a lot of holding, will this be allowed?

On another note it seems a shrewd way of introducing many new fans to the Moloney brothers, only pity for me is that their opposition looks so weak, I know the promoters want them both to keep winning but surely a higher level of opponent would have been a better way of showcasing their talents to the public that will be going along this night?

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑15 Nov 2019, 19:36 Had Hall done any boxing or boxing training before this was made? If not then that was actually really good stuff from him, definitely could've been a good boxer.