Boxing: Paul Gallen vs Mark Hunt, calls out Robert Whittaker, fight video, UFC
Paul Gallen wasn’t just satisfied with defeating Mark Hunt by unanimous decision above six rounds on Wednesday evening.
The retired NRL star saved some of his most devastating shots for right after the bout where he twiced known as out New Zealand-born UFC champion Robert Whittaker.
He initial declared Whittaker experienced fired him up with a “condescending laugh” about a 12 months in the past, then explained to him to stop “pricing himself out” of a bout.
Gallen then repeated the dose in his push meeting, declaring he was more than keen to battle the “condescending p****.
“What’s next? Rob Whittaker, I viewed you about a 12 months in the past in an job interview and you were asked if you would battle me,” Gallen explained straight away right after the battle.
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“He explained ‘yeah I would battle him but he would not battle me’ and you gave a condescending giggle.
“I’m listed here mate, I’m joyful to satisfy you in listed here, but stop pricing on your own out of it.
“I’ve received regard for Rob, I know him moderately effectively. But I’m just going to conquer him.
“I’ll conquer him like I conquer Mark, I’m going to teach tough, get ready for it, have a match plan, get in there and smash him.”
Gallen then repeated his beef with Whittaker right after the bout.
“He laughed, in a way that irritated me,” Gallen explained referring to Whittaker’s remarks about the league legend on a podcast previous 12 months.
“I thought ‘stuff you, you condescending pr**k, you know?
“I’ll battle ya.”
In the lead-up to Gallen’s battle with Hunt, The Everyday Telegraph revealed Whittaker’s camp will talk to for $one.5 million to move in the ring with the previous Cronulla rugby league captain.
That is the “priced out” reference Gallen manufactured and he’s evidently not joyful with the large-stakes desire from Whittaker.
It is considered Hunt pocketed about $750,000 for fighting Gallen.
