Hodges admission ignites furious Gallen spray

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Justin Hodges has spectacularly declared helium is going to deed chap erstwhile NRL subordinate Paul Gallen with "cheap shots" erstwhile they conscionable for a rematch astatine Sydney's International Convention Centre connected Wednesday.

It was Gallen who scored a highly arguable triumph implicit Hodges successful September erstwhile the referee stopped the combat successful the 3rd circular successful Brisbane.

While the decorativeness itself was laughable, the full bout was dogged by controversy.

Hodges whacked Gallen illegally aft the referee had pulled them isolated momentarily, and past the New South Welshmen deed Hodges erstwhile the second was bent backwards implicit the enactment successful a susceptible position.

Hodges aboriginal threatened to situation the effect of the combat fixed the quality of the punch that fundamentally ended it.

The erstwhile State of Origin foes met again successful Sydney connected Monday astatine a property league up of the rematch.

"I'm going to springiness him backmost what helium gave maine successful Brisbane - a mates of inexpensive shots," Hodges told the gathered media, with lone No Limit Boxing brag George Rose separating helium and Gallen.

"I've been moving beauteous hard astatine immoderate inexpensive shots, hopefully the ref stays retired of it.

"I person to (do inexpensive shots), helium does. I heard he's been doing it, truthful wherefore not. I've been learning disconnected immoderate bully opponents backmost home, truthful wherefore not, if the ref doesn't interruption it up.

"I've got a batch of power, hopefully I drawback him erstwhile and helium drops. We saw him driblet successful Brisbane rather easily, truthful this clip I'm going to deed him harder."

Hodges was the archetypal hostile to ever driblet Gallen, though helium inactive mislaid the bout.

Gallen wasn't copping immoderate accusations from the one-time Queensland centre.

"You support going connected astir inexpensive shots... retrieve your inexpensive shot? Where the referee called 'break' and you cracked maine with a close manus - but it's OK due to the fact that you apologised," helium said.

"So it's OK due to the fact that you apologised?"

Hodges replied, "this clip I won't beryllium apologising".

Gallen past took a swipe astatine Hodges' rugby league career, which reaped 13 Tests for Australia, 24 Origins for Queensland, and 251 NRL games.

Gallen insinuated Hodges was a cheap-shot merchant connected the shot field.

"That past combat epitomises your (football) career," Gallen said.

"Last 1 in - whenever determination was immoderate contented (on a footy field) you were the past 1 successful - past antheral successful erstwhile each the harm is done. You're similar the large canine walking successful astatine the end."

Gallen is besides fuming implicit the magnitude of the fight, which volition beryllium co-main lawsuit alongside Michael Zerafa taking connected Danilo Creati.

The brace had agreed to three-minute rounds, but volition alternatively combat six two-and-a-half-minute rounds.

"Two and a fractional minutes, archetypal clip ever. You're not a antheral of your word," Gallen fired astatine his opponent.

"I've had that galore radical substance maine saying, 'he's not a existent Queenslander, each Queenslanders person is their word', and he's gone backmost connected his word.

"He stood successful the ringing that nighttime and said helium would combat six 3 (minute rounds), he's gone backmost it, wanted to combat six twos. Apparently determination was a wellness interest if helium fought three-minute rounds, that's however overmuch of an embarrassment it is."

Hodges fired back.

"What astir you? You've travel retired and said you've got headaches, present you privation to get punched successful the caput much - what an idiot," helium said.

Gallen denied ever saying helium had suffered headaches.

The chaotic back-and-forth descended into Hodges turning his backmost connected Gallen and saying lone "you're an idiot" and "shut up" arsenic the second continued speaking.

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