'Can't stand him': SBW-Gallen feud explodes

Paul Gallen says he's "amazed" by the "below the belt" comments made by Sonny Bill Williams, aft the erstwhile All Black labelled the erstwhile Sharks skipper a "narcissist".

Williams confirmed helium volition box connected and is mulling imaginable opponents after his KO nonaccomplishment to Mark Hunt, portion saying "nothing is disconnected the table" successful regards to a imaginable blockbuster bout with Gallen.

During his chat with The Sydney Morning Herald, Williams said "he can't stand" Gallen and the erstwhile NSW skipper is simply a "narcissist".

READ MORE: 'Furious' Crows acceptable to combat Tribunal's McAdam ban

READ MORE: Cult leader rugby league 'hitman' dormant astatine 53

READ MORE: Dolphins prima ruled retired successful 'incredibly poor' call

In what could beryllium viewed arsenic an effort to lure Gallen, whose fights person grossed $25 cardinal implicit the past 3 years, retired of retirement, the NRL large told Wide World of Sports, Williams has "no right" to justice him arsenic a person, and that if they ever fought, helium should get the "lion's share" of the net from the fight.

The wealth divided was a large hurdle betwixt the 2 parties successful their little negotiations, with Williams' campy insisting the Kiwi instrumentality location 60 per cent. That's ne'er going to happen, says Gallen.

"He says he's the drawcard and it's a payday for everyone else. There's nary mode I'm warring him unless I get the lion's share. I'm the 1 coming retired of retirement, I'm the 1 who's had bigger fights," Gallen told Wide World of Sports.

Gallen slams 'embarrassing' Hodges

"I don't cognize what to marque of it all. As a idiosyncratic who feels he's truthful beatified and bully I'm conscionable amazed by his comments.

"I've ne'er passed judgement connected him arsenic a person. The worst happening I've said astir him is he's frightened of warring me.

"The lone clip I called him dumb is erstwhile helium said I'm not a bully person. Who is helium to justice anyone arsenic a person? He's got nary close to bash that, nary 1 does. I deliberation radical are sick of it. It's bullshit."

Gallen's past combat was successful November, a unanimous determination triumph implicit erstwhile Maroons centre Justin Hodges. The premiership-winning Cronulla captain, 41, said Williams' tactics are predictable.

"(In) November 2021 I said he's going to hold until I'm excessively aged and past it and past he'll telephone maine out. He reads similar a publication man, it's truthful obvious," Gallen said.

"I'm retired. Realistically, if we fight, erstwhile are we going to fight? June? July? August? I'm 41 now, I'll beryllium 42 then.

"At his property I inactive played successful the NRL. I couldn't play successful the NRL today, neither could he.

"My main happening is I've ne'er gone beneath the loop with the feline and helium wants to get personal. He says I'm not a bully idiosyncratic (and) I'm a narcissist. It contradicts what helium thinks he's about."

Williams and Gallen person traded shots astatine each different for a decennary without ever agreeing to an anticipated multi-million dollar fight. When asked astir a imaginable bout with Gallen, Williams told the Sydney Morning Herald helium has small clip for Gallen.

Sonny Bill Williams' situation to Paul Gallen

"I can't truly basal him, the narcissistic benignant of man," Williams said.

"For me, those types of guys aren't successful my circle. It's not that I don't respect what helium has done successful the sport, but arsenic a man, I wouldn't ever accidental we would beryllium friends oregon fto a feline similar that successful my circle.

"Am I consenting to springiness him a hiding and marque immoderate wealth disconnected it? Of course. But he's retired, truthful bully connected him. He's done well, helium has travel retired and said helium has made each this wealth and immoderate it is, truthful bully connected him.

"I respect what helium has done successful the game, helium has been a toiler who has made a batch of wealth retired of boxing done hard work."

When asked if a woody could beryllium made betwixt the 2 parties, Williams added: "It's not arsenic elemental arsenic that. I don't request him. I person my Creator, I don't request anyone.

"What I'm saying is thing is disconnected the array erstwhile it comes to this space. Any bully plan, you've got to beryllium versatile successful your thinking, you can't beryllium acceptable successful stone. What I would accidental is I don't request immoderate of these guys.

"I americium my ain man, I aftermath up and the archetypal happening I bash is enactment my caput connected the crushed and accidental convey you to my Creator for everything I've done and have. I'm my ain man, I'm not chasing anyone oregon immoderate fights. I'm conscionable saying portion of my travel and maturation is getting backmost into the ring."

Williams hinted helium whitethorn discontinue aft the nonaccomplishment to the MMA fable successful November but the dual-code superstar said he'll instrumentality to grooming aft the extremity of Ramadan successful astir a month.

He did not regularisation retired a rematch with Hunt arsenic he looks to rebuild his vocation successful the ring.

For a regular dose of the champion of the breaking quality and exclusive contented from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!

The backstories and controversies that person ignited feuds involving athletes