Paul Gallen

Paul Gallen has slipped to the second loss of his career, as Kris Terzievski won an unanimous decision victory during a memorable night in Newcastle.

“He needs to find some power in his punches at least to the point where it discourages his opponent from coming towards him,” Kent said. Goodman was beginning to regain his confidence though after suffering the earlier knockdown. However, Goodman got rocked in the third round after being caught with a strong counter left. After being welcomed to the ring by a voracious home support, Goodman backed Fuse into the corner. A picture-perfect uppercut set the young star on the path to victory. “He doesn’t miss too many punches.” The southpaw landed three big shots and had Gallen looking like he was about to go down. So, credit to Layton.” I give it [my performance] six, maybe six and a half.” "In three, four and five, I felt really slow," he said. Yet even early on, the Victorian managed to trouble Gallen with strong body shots, while also proving elusive. "It probably caught up to me a little bit, there."

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Round 7 — Terzievski is penalised a point after a third warning for pushing against Gallen. Gallen has one of his better rounds but the round could have gone either way. The body shots appear to have left Gallen with almost nothing left in the tank. Round 9 — The crowd has gone nuts as Gallen presses forward and lands some shots. Round 4 — Terzievski is all over Paul Gallen. The gangly southpaw has landed a flurry of body shots that appears to have taken the steam out of Gallen's attack. Jeff Fenech said: "He's stuck in a rut at the moment. Round 8 — Gallen is rocked. Round 5 — Paul Gallen may be down 5-0 as Kris Terzievski continues to land shots with his superior reach. The former NRL player had the better of the exchanges in the second round. Gallen just hasn't found a way to get into his opponent's face. Go and be a commentator for the next 20 years". Round 2 — Paul Gallen has worked his way into the fight. Sports journalist Todd Balym posted: "Paul Gallen admits age has finally caught up with him in boxing…

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But just through courage, pressure, pride, will, he fought his way back in the fight and by the ninth round, the crowd were up on their feet and they were behind Gallen. The early rounds, he was just dominated by Kris Terzievski’s hand speed. “I think we saw something tonight that’s been a long time coming and that’s the crowd finally turned to Paul Gallen, they finally appreciated his performance,” The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent said on Main Event.

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"I felt it a couple of times in sparring, to be honest. "(But) I tried to put the foot on the accelerator in five, six and seven and I just couldn't. We'll see." We'll have to wait and see. said a battered and blue Gallen after all three judges awarded Terzievski the bout 97-92. What can you do?"

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Gallen incredibly looked like dropping Terzievski in the ninth as the 32-year-old himself looked out on his feet. What can you do?" "Age probably caught up with me a bit.

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But given he is only 24 and has the legendary Johnny Lewis in his corner, the upside for Garside is immense. He is only at the start of his journey as a professional and there is a long way to go. “Ferocious” is attempting to become just the seventh undisputed world champion across all weight divisions since the four-belt era began in 2004 when he takes on American Devin Haney at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on June 5. It was more of the same when hostilities resumed and the referee mercifully called it off. He doesn’t need to be following in the way I do things, we’re two completely different people, different personalities and style-wise as well. When Tim was asked to provide his own rating, he said: “He knocked the guy out. There is a reason his moniker is “The Butcher”. He hit McFerran’s body and head at will, but the Tasmanian showed incredible courage to make the bell. “I knew he was going to be good in the rounds before that. It was delivered in front of about 6000 spectators including older brother Tim, who will fly to the United States on Thursday morning to eyeball to Brian Castano and Jermell Charlo ahead of their super-welterweight clash for all of the belts. “I felt it a couple of times in sparring to be honest. Gallen has spoken about how, at the age of 40, it is getting increasingly difficult to put his body through the rigours of a fight preparation.

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“You need to sit down, not for a reason about tiredness or anything. While the footage may surprise some, Gallen has suggested all week he already knows what he’s up against. You just want to jump out of your skin and get going.” Training footage obtained by News Corp shows off Terzievski’s daunting speed as he works the pads. “He looks more comfortable. He’s got a crazy mind for a boxer, for an athlete. “Nikita’s got all the tools in the book. He’s got crazy genetics. But for Tim, being helpless to fully control proceedings was not an enjoyable experience on what was a “weird day” for the star, although he’s more relaxed now that his brother has gotten the first fight out of the way. “I feel like I’m busting out and just want to just get in there and get it done. There’s fear there. “It is (like a Grand Final). The difference is you’re on your own - you get a fear of failure on your own,” he said on Fox League.

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But a completely gassed Terzievski survived, and kept his distance in the tenth to secure the victory. It was more about digging deep. I'm humble in victory, humble in defeat," he said. "I felt it a couple of times during sparring, to be honest. "I was close, as he said he was out on his feet, I was very close. That's life mate, everyone gets old and whether I do it again or not, I'm not too sure.