The popular commentator and host, who sat between the rivals during their recent explosive face off<\/a>, has tipped the domestic showdown to potentially steal the show on the Sydney card.<\/p>\n There was no shortage of feeling when the pair sat down together.<\/p>\n \u201cWho have you knocked out?\u201d Reda demanded.<\/p>\n \u201c17 of my 22 opponents,\u201d Wyllie replied.<\/p>\n \u201cBums,\u201d Reda shot back.<\/p>\n The undefeated Sydneysider dismissed Wyllie\u2019s previous knockout victims as \u201ccabbies and uber drivers\u201d, while the heavy-handed Queenslander warned Reda he would be next.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we\u2019ll just see how you go once you get that left hand or right hand on the chin \u2013 and if you stay up, credit to you,\u201d Wyllie said.<\/p>\n Reda had his own brutal prediction.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll show you a nice knockout on November 6. It\u2019ll be good to watch you go out on a stretcher.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re kidding yourself,\u201d Wyllie shot back.<\/p>\n But it was a dig about Reda\u2019s work in his family\u2019s Arncliffe supermarket that appears to have added an even more personal edge.<\/p>\n Reda has since told Code Sports<\/a> he wants to knock Wyllie out over the remark.<\/p>\n For Damon, who experienced the tension up close, there is little doubt about how much this one means.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess I\u2019m in a privileged position having sat between this pair at the face off that we recorded the other day, and I got a firsthand experience of the legitimate animosity and the feeling that exists within this fight,\u201d Damon told Fox Sports Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the reason that that is so evident is that it is such a meaningful fight for these two.\u201d<\/p>\n For Reda, Friday represents another opportunity to establish himself among Australian boxing\u2019s most exciting young fighters.<\/p>\n For Wyllie, it is a chance to stop that rise \u2013 and give his own career a boost in front of a big audience.<\/p>\n But Damon believes the shot at Reda\u2019s supermarket work struck a particular nerve.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s very proud of his heritage. He\u2019s very proud that he works in a supermarket that belongs to his family,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s proud of his roots being from Arncliffe in Sydney, and he certainly seemed to take some offense from the confidence and the bravado shown by Jake Wyllie in saying that he was gonna stop him, but also in having a dig about the fact that he does work in that shop.\u201d<\/p>\n Damon expects there could be more fireworks before the pair even reach the ring.<\/p>\n \u201cThat jibe took things to another level, and I wouldn\u2019t be at all surprised if things fire up again at the press conference, at the weigh in, and certainly in this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n “That is a f***ing dog! That is a rat!” | 09:33<\/p>\n Both men can clearly fight, too.<\/p>\n Damon points to Reda\u2019s wins over the likes of Paul Fleming and Bruno Tarimo as evidence of a fighter ready to take another scalp.<\/p>\n But standing in his way is a Queenslander who is as tough as they come. <\/p>\n \u201cAhmad Reda, clearly a fighter on the rise, undefeated, and has taken all in front of him, including big name wins against Paul Fleming,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, also, what I thought was his standout performance so far against Bruno Tarimo. He is on the verge of proving that he is one of the stars of the next generation in Australian boxing.<\/p>\n \u201cBut in front of him, he has this experienced and big-punching Queenslander, who we\u2019ve seen take on all comers in recent years in Australian boxing, including stepping in on late notice to save the show against George Kambosos in Jake Wyllie.\u201d<\/p>\n Wyllie\u2019s power is an obvious threat. And so is his willingness to trade.<\/p>\n \u201cHe knows how to talk about a fight. He knows how to get people interested in what he\u2019s about to do, but more importantly, he knows how to fight, and he knows how to punch,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe stopped the vast majority of his opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n For Wyllie, stopping Reda would deliver far more than bragging rights.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to do so would be a huge statement and would give magnificent new life to his boxing career and propel him onto some seriously big fights,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s an exciting and highly anticipated domestic showdown and one that well and truly could steal the show on this mainstream boxing event on Friday night.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE BOXING<\/p>\n The \u2018big question\u2019 NAS must answer as Tszyu, Gal rival give verdict on blockbuster<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Aussie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/949b3c4b1469f087b93c68c8ce2345c8.jpeg\")
Aussie boxers Ahmad Reda and Jake WyllieSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n