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Justin Hodges has accused Paul Gallen of "panicking" up of their overmuch anticipated combat successful Brisbane connected September 15, saying the league large should "stop whingeing".
Gallen has threatened to propulsion retired of the fight, which volition spot him look some Hodges and Ben Hannant connected the aforesaid night.
The erstwhile New South Wales skipper remains frustrated promoters are yet to finalise the format, with nary clarity connected the bid of the fights, oregon however agelong the interval betwixt bouts volition be.
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"Paul conscionable needs to unopen up and halt whingeing, each helium should beryllium disquieted astir is turning up connected combat nighttime acceptable to go," Hodges told Wide World of Sports.
"He wanted to person the 2 fights, truthful that's what's going to happen, but I reckon he's bitten disconnected much than helium tin chew.
"It sounds to maine similar he's starting to panic a small bit, he's astir apt realised he's got 2 pugnacious Queenslanders acceptable to sound him out."
Hodges said Gallen appears to beryllium much tense than accustomed up of the fight.
"I've ne'er seen that from Paul before, usually he's rather confident, some erstwhile helium played footy and past successful the ring," helium said.
"I'm starting to sniff a spot of self-doubt, possibly he's disquieted helium won't beryllium capable to get the occupation done, that's wherefore he's carrying connected now, trying to get his ain way.
"If helium has the guts to crook up adjacent Thursday he's going to find himself getting knocked out."
Hodges pointed retired Gallen, who had the misfortune to play overmuch of his State of Origin vocation against the top Queensland squad successful history, should beryllium utilized to leaving Brisbane with his process betwixt his legs.
"He doesn't person a large grounds against Queenslanders, and that's not going to alteration this time," helium boasted.
"The aged bloke is successful implicit his head, he's going to beryllium heading backmost to Sydney with different nonaccomplishment against the Maroons."
Hodges, who is 5-1 successful his boxing career, said his mentation for the combat has been solid, noting his vantage from having fought doubly successful caller months.
He pointed retired that some helium and Hannant are besides successful the acheronian implicit the format.
"Me and Benny don't cognize who's going archetypal oregon second, truthful we're conscionable grooming arsenic hard arsenic we can," helium said.
"If I spell archetypal past Benny volition beryllium having the nighttime off, due to the fact that I'll beryllium knocking Gal out.
"I wouldn't privation to spell second, due to the fact that erstwhile I sound him retired he'll usage the excuse that he's already had a pugnacious fight. I'd similar to spell archetypal and we'll marque it a speedy night."
Hodges suggested Gallen, who has already confirmed this volition beryllium his past twelvemonth successful the ring, mightiness person 1 oculus connected retirement.
"I heard he's got 1 much combat connected his declaration earlier the extremity of the year, but I reckon we mightiness nonstop him to the status location a spot earlier," helium said.
"I'll beryllium doing my champion to marque definite this is his past fight."
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