Former Broncos star Justin Hodges is set for a boxing match showdown with Cronulla great Paul Gallen should he defeat Darcy Lussick on Friday.
Hodges has won his first two professional boxing matches and faces Lussick, who is on debut.
โIf Hodges beats Lussick, he fights Gallen, thatโs how simple it is,โ promoter Matt Rose told AAP.
โWeโve actually got Gallen signed so it's a natural transition to that. โLussick probably sets himself up for some other fights later in the year.โ
Hodges added that should he prevail over Lussick on Friday night, a matchup with Gallen could be his last.
โIf everything goes the way I want to on Friday night, Iโll probably only have one more,โ Hodges told AAP.
โโFor me it wasnโt about saving a long career.
โThis was a bit of an itch that I had to scratch before I got too old and the body wouldnโt allow me to do things that I can do at the moment.
โSo hopefully Iโll get through this then maybe look at Gal and that might be it.โ
With his last two professional bouts lasting just 100 seconds in total, Hodges has plenty he wants to showcase on Friday night.
โMy speed, my power, my footwork, my boxing IQ,โ Hodges said. โI really want to showcase that I deserve to be in there, use my speed, my jab and just look for punches that are going to hurt him.
โThe most lethal thing Iโve been working on in this camp is waiting for those opportunities to present themself and when he tires, just jump on him and try and get him out of there.โ
Based on the last two paragraphs in the story Hodges appears to already have a significant brain injury.
If he fights Gallen he’ll most likely end up negotiating his next payday through Centrelink.
Sorry, I thought this was zero tackle, the rugby league site not something to do with boxing.
2 of the biggest w a nk ers to ever play the game
Really Ben ….?? you have nothing better to report?
How about some footy ?
Legend Gal will cream big mouth hodges. Would love for it to happen, but would not expect hodges to get past Lussick.
It is footy. Its a SOO battle unfolding. Maybe Gal should take on all queenslanders and see if he can beat the 8 in a row.
Love to see Gal knock port holes through Big mouth Hodges, then knock the arrogant Queenslander into next week.
Iโm with redv13 on this one. I hate โem both. I hope they knock each other out so neither of them wins. Iโm not going to waste breath on this thread again
Sooooooooooooooo is the so called fight still on now ?