Apart from having flown several European sparring partners in to help with preparations, the man now ranked No.15 among IBF heavyweights had also invited Gallen to be part of preparations.<\/p>\n
The hulking heavyweight has long been a fan of the former NSW Origin skipper and, as a result, was more than happy to give Fox Sports Australia his prediction for Gal\u2019s impending showdown against Nelson Asofa-Solomona.<\/p>\n
Speaking from Thailand, Teremoana also opened up on the challenges presented by Ahio, potentially training with Fury, and finally earning himself a \u201cWWE moment\u201d against whoever wins a mooted Australian title fight between Stevan Ivic and Brandon Grach.<\/p>\n
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Teremoana Teremoana with his promoter Eddie Hearn on the Gold Coast earlier this year.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
While Teremoana has spent months calling for a domestic title shot, he was asked if given his ranking \u2013 and the fact his next fight is a Trans Tasman showdown \u2013 he may have effectively gone past the moment now anyway?<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, I want to fight anyone,\u201d the 28-year-old replied. \u201cSo it all depends on whatever is seen as the smartest thing to get me to the next step.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd whether that means the winner of the Australian title … but, like, I\u2019ve been asking for it how many times? We\u2019re only gonna ask so many times.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s all up to my team, to my generals. And maybe they have something else planned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do know we wanna get overseas and start fighting boys there.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously first though, Hemi is a very experienced international opponent, and he\u2019s going to bring a tough fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut with Uysk gone, the heavyweight division has really opened up for the taking.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got all these new champions now which means more opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen only one champion holds all the belts, it\u2019s very hard for challengers to come through. But now that it\u2019s all open, this is a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n
‘Cos he’s a flog’ – Gallen roasts NAS | 03:07<\/p>\n
Teremoana also pointed to the fact his team, led by UK promoter Eddie Hearn, have got him world ranked without winning an Australian title first.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd how cool,\u201d he grinned. \u201cBut I really want a belt. I haven\u2019t got one yet and I really want to put one around my waist \u2026 [lift it up] like they do in the WWE.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut until then, I\u2019ll fight whoever steps in front of me until I become world champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s all I really want, to put my grandfather\u2019s name into history books. And until that day, I\u2019ll keep going hard and just keep beating everyone. That\u2019s the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as for having invited Gallen to be part of his camp in Thailand?<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, so the invitation was sent out by myself, by my team, and they were organising it all,\u201d he confirmed. \u201cMy team mentioned Gal was gonna come and I was super excited. I wanted him involved in this camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spoke a few weeks before his fight was announced, [laughs] and I told him \u2018make sure you bring a jersey for me\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I wanted, a jersey to put on the wall because he\u2019s the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Gal\u2019s also got a tough challenge in front of him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do think he\u2019ll get the job done. But obviously it\u2019s the heavyweight division and if a punch lands, yeah, you\u2019re gonna go down.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I do expect Gallen to have a good work rate and just put it on him.\u201d<\/p>\n