NAS\u2019 explosive drugs taunt as stunning stakes in Gallen fight revealed<\/a><\/p>\n“If I lose, that’s it”: NAS’ HUGE stakes | 09:14<\/p>\n
The pair have also worked out together and done some touch sparring. <\/p>\n
Asked for a prediction this week, Tszyu said: \u201cLook, I know Gal hasn\u2019t fought in a while, but he\u2019s a real workhorse, always gets himself ready and has been training for a while now for this one.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd while I think Nelson is actually quite crafty, he hasn\u2019t fought anyone that brings the kind of ferocity that Gal does.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo there\u2019s definitely a chance Gallen could just overwhelm him.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially if he [NAS] isn\u2019t able to keep him at distance, isn\u2019t able to control him out there, Gal should be able to disrupt things on the inside.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause while Gallen isn\u2019t the most skillful fighter, he\u2019s awkward, he\u2019s tough and he\u2019s strong.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s the difficulty you have when fighting him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere still an unexpectedness to all that, and it could really throw Nelson off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Terzievski, meanwhile, has delivered a warning for his old rival.<\/p>\n
Back in 2022, the Melbourne heavyweight earned a strong decision win over Gallen for the Australian title \u2013 and a year after Justis Huni had done the same via late stoppage.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo now I\u2019m interested to see how much Gal has left,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause walking up to Nelson, trying to put on forward pressure, that\u2019s entering real dangerous territory.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd I can definitely see NAS catching him with that big uppercut and putting Gal out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Which isn\u2019t to say he rules Gallen out completely.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can also see Gal overwhelming Nelson come rounds four and five,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe just has to get it there.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo then the question becomes \u2018what is his motivation?\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cGal has always said he\u2019s in boxing for money. So for this one final camp, has he still been in the trenches? Has he still been preparing as hard as when he fought guys like myself and Justis Huni?<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd again, at 45 how much does Gal have left?<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if he survives that early onslaught against Nelson, who at 140kg \u2026 well, that\u2019s a lot of weight to be moving around in there, throwing big heavy punches.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing such a monster, Nelson could be in there trying to throw massive punches and knock Gal out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means Nelson\u2019s greatest strength could also be his biggest disadvantage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Terzievski said Asofa-Solomona would also have to avoid playing into Gallen\u2019s war of words.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if Gal\u2019s getting in his head or not,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut I do know it will be up to Nelson to control his emotions, and control the moment once he gets into the ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause being so green, the big question will be if he is able to control the nerves? If he is able to handle the pressure?\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Rose has laughed off Gallen\u2019s suggestion that he and the No Limit team are secretly hoping Asofa-Solomona\u2019s career is ended on Friday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cMate, I just want to see who the best is,\u201d he stressed. \u201cThat\u2019s all I want to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, Gal still looks like he\u2019s the grouse.<\/p>\n
\u201cHas still got that good rig.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo I want him to get in there and show Australia if he really is still the best crossover fighter, or if Big Nasty is now the block\u2019s new king.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s get them in the ring and find out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier in the year, Rose suggested that NAS would be too much for the NSW Origin great \u2026 but does he still feel as confident?<\/p>\n
\u201cSix foot seven, and 130 kilos,\u201d Rose cackled of the former Melbourne Stormer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, look at that uppercut he landed on Jeremy Latimore.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat uppercut lands on Gal, Gal\u2019s going out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that uppercut lands on any heavyweight, they\u2019re going out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the power Nelson has got.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got that one-punch power that can change everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we know Gal has got a motor. And will probably believe that he can outwork Nelson.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Nelson has a decent motor on him as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we haven\u2019t seen a whole lot of Gal over the last few years, so anything can happen. Only time will tell.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nikita Tszyu has given his prediction for Paul Gallen\u2019s hyped Australian crossover farewell, and after spending time working…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":950422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-950421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950421","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=950421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/950422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}