Meanwhile, IBF champion Opetaia<\/a>, the best cruiserweight in the world, has virtually no profile in Australia. Considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, and a chance of one day challenging for the heavyweight world title, Opetaia\u2019s handlers were unable to come to terms with Stan or local promoters No Limit.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve helped a lot of boxers come through,\u201d Gallen said after defeating Williams. \u201cI look at Tim Tszyu and Jai Opetaia, what they\u2019re doing, they started fighting on my undercard.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s pretty crazy. I\u2019m not trying to for a second take any credit for what they\u2019ve done because they\u2019ve done it all themselves.<\/p>\n Paul Gallen got the decision.Credit: Wolter Peeters<\/p>\n \u201cJai Opetaia used to travel down from the Central Coast before school, spar me and then go back to school.<\/p>\n \u201cLike that\u2019s how dedicated this bloke is to the sport, so to see him at the top of the tree now doing what he\u2019s doing, and that\u2019s just awesome. I\u2019m so happy for him and so happy for Tim Tszyu, I hope Tim Tszyu goes out this weekend and wins<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud of what I\u2019ve done for boxing and them couple of guys, but as far as I\u2019m concerned, it\u2019s all over for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n Given the controversy that has followed Gallen\u2019s sporting career, it\u2019s appropriate it ended in contentious fashion. The \u201cG-Train\u201d won a split points decision against Williams, a result that divided the boxing scribes covering the event.<\/p>\n While they were waiting for the judges\u2019 verdict, the former footballers shook hands, ending a decade of hate.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy to sit down and have a coffee with him and end it, end the whole feud,\u201d Gallen said.<\/p>\n If they were selling ringside tickets to their cappuccino chat, it would be packed to the rafters.<\/p>\n![\"Paul](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a541cad530cea1900ed15d62870d1b9e80571046.jpeg\")
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