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As part of a crazy Saturday inside the Wollongong Entertainment Centre, hometown hero Sam Goodman also had to be separated from his Argentinian rival by security, with the pair engaging in a physical altercation during their own fiery face off.<\/p>\n
But undeniably the greatest chaos came when Asofa-Solomona \u2013 aka Australia\u2019s new crossover star \u2013 squared off with Wallace, who has already admitted to losing 16kg for Sunday\u2019s footy fight.<\/p>\n
Asked initially for his thoughts by Main Event host Ben Damon, Wallace took aim at the former Melbourne Storm prop and his entourage for having travelled to both Sydney and Wollongong events this week by private aeroplane.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut no private jets can save you now,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
To which, when given the microphone himself after weighing in, the Storm premiership winner replied: \u201cWe\u2019ve landed the plane \u2026 now we land the punch on his f***ing chin\u201d.<\/p>\n
There was then further drama after Wallace initially failed to take his shirt off when hitting the scales for the ceremonial weigh-ins, with a shirtless Asofa-Solomona quickly demanding he do exactly that for the face offs.<\/p>\n
When Wallace obliged, the fighter dubbed \u2018Big Nasty\u2019 then playfully whacked him several times in the stomach, as if to suggest the former Maroons prop was carrying a little extra padding around his middle.<\/p>\n
For the record, Wallace weighed in at 119.56kg, while NAS was 134.46kg.<\/p>\n
Jarrod Wallace and Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Photo by Mark Metcalfe\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Asked afterwards about what, specifically, Asofa-Solomona had said about his shirt during their exchange by the scales, Wallace said: \u201cF*** me, he tried to take it off the c***.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019s throwing stones in glass houses, I can tell you that much, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as for what was said between the pair?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere wasn\u2019t actually much,\u201d he grinned. \u201cIt probably looked a lot more aggressive, but it was just both of us going \u2018we\u2019re f***ing ready here\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said \u2018I hope you\u2019re ready\u2019. And I said \u2018I wouldn\u2019t be f***ing standing here in front of you if I wasn\u2019t\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hype and excitement of that then, \u201cI could\u2019ve gone out there and f***ing jumped in the ring then. It was mad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tszyu calm and ready for Denis Nurja | 03:44<\/p>\n
Tszyu, meanwhile, looked incredibly relaxed after hitting the scales at 71.19kg, while rival Denis Nurja was 71kg.<\/p>\n
Despite already being contracted to fight Spence Jnr in July or August, the Aussie has first agreed to roll the dice in a \u2018warm up\u2019 fight against undefeated Albanian Nurja \u2013 who tried to shake Tszyu\u2019s hand during the weigh-in face off that was being beamed live into the US.<\/p>\n
Tszyu, however, rejected it.<\/p>\n
Speaking afterwards however, \u2018The Phoenix\u2019 insisted had no idea Nurja had even put out his hand \u2013 \u201cI wasn\u2019t looking at anything beneath the neck\u201d — before also delivering a blunt message for the superstar he is slated to fight in July or August.<\/p>\n
Asked if he expected Spence Jnr to be watching on from the US, Tszyu told Fox Sports Australia: \u201cOh, he\u2019ll be watching, 100 per cent.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big fight and there is a lot on the line. So of course he\u2019ll be watching.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as for what the former champ will be thinking when it\u2019s over?<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll be saying \u2018damn, I thought Tszyu only had one thing\u2019,\u201d the Australian grinned. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what I want to [show].\u201d<\/p>\n
So you want to send a message to Spence?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the plan,\u201d Tszyu grinned. \u201cGet the whole world talking. Get them all shook.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Goodman and his Argentinian rival also had to be separated by security after the Wollongong favourite, initially, flicked Rodrigo Ruiz\u2019s hat from off his head during the face offs.<\/p>\n
In response, Ruiz then shoved Goodman backwards, with \u2018The Ghost\u2019 then charging back across stage before No Limit security intervened.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Tszyu also said he hadn\u2019t meant to leave his own rival hanging on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d the fighter asked afterwards, genuinely confused when media asked about the brush off.<\/p>\n
Told he had appeared to reject Nurja\u2019s handshake, Tszyu said: \u201cOh, really? I wasn\u2019t looking at anything beneath the neck.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t even know.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou guys are only telling me now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so locked in. I thought \u2018I\u2019m going to look at this guy deep through his eyes, into his soul \u2026\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asofa-Solomona, meanwhile, said he was ready to continue his rise and rise in the sport<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything I do is real,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s authentically me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just went up there and went with the flow of it and hopefully people enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked what was said between the two, he replied: \u201cI can\u2019t say, I\u2019ve got to keep it PG.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a bit of back n\u2019 forth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like to disclose too much.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as for the t-shirt saga?<\/p>\n
\u201cI just felt underdressed,\u201d he grinned. \u201cI had my shirt off. He took it off \u2026 and he\u2019s a big boy.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut look, at the end of the day it doesn\u2019t matter how you look.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s how you turn up.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not going to be throwing with you\u2019re stomach, he will be throwing with his fists.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked what Nurja should expect, Tszyu continued: \u201cThis is a different level.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t European boxing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to show him how the Aussies do it. He\u2019s going to be shook.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll be \u2018damn, this guy\u2019s jab is quicker, this guy punches harder, I\u2019m going to start moving back, moving back, I\u2019ll try to catch him with the left hook \u2026 we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tszyu ready to combat his ‘kryptonite’ | 02:11<\/p>\n
Wallace, meanwhile, said he was \u201cconfident\u201d after evening up the ledger against a rival who he has already fought in a 2023 exhibition, and was stopped in the third round.<\/p>\n
He added that while NAS was so busy looking at his hitlist of future rivals \u2013 which includes George Burgess, Matt Lodge and Paul Gallen \u2013 he still hasn\u2019t even proved himself inside the ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s untested,\u201d the Queenslander said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s credit to him. He got a got uppercut against Latsy [Jeremy Latimore] in his first fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019s been too worried about looking into the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cBig Georgie, Lodge, Paul Gallen.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s worried about all that, committed to the jokes online.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t I think he\u2019s as zoned in as when we fought first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe hasn\u2019t had to go into the later rounds, either. And hasn\u2019t been hit yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought everyone will be shocked by the way it goes tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nelson Asofa-Solomona has been slammed after demanding Jarrod Wallace remove his shirt during a crazy No Limit weigh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584375,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-584374","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}