By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Australian football legend and heavyweight boxer Paul Gallen (9-0-1, 5 KOs) would happily get in the ring with Mike Tyson if the former world champion comes to Australia for charity exhibition bouts. But not for free.
“I’d be happy for a charity to be involved, but I’d be getting paid for it,” Gallen told Wild World of Sports. “You’ve got to remember, Mike Tyson is Mike Tyson – he hasn’t got an off switch, he hasn’t got an exhibition fight switch. If he gets in the ring with someone, we’ve all seen what he’s done to people in the past and that mentality’s not going to change.
“How could you not want to get in the ring with Mike Tyson, to be honest? …but as far as being a legitimate fight or a charity bout, it’s not something you’d do just for charity, jump in the ring with that bloke.”
As mentioned earlier, money talks. I like how Gallen says he would agree to fight for charity, BUT NOT FOR FREE. LOL… Gallen should fight Tyson and donate his purse to charity to help out others…
If Gallen want to get paid they’ll simply pick someone else. Who is he to ask for money when there are so many other boxers who would take that spot for free? Its a charity bout.
Paul, nobody is interested in you fighting anyone outside of Australia anyway…
When I do things for charity, I don’t expect to get paid. Hence, charity.
Mr. Mike Tyson was an IRON great fighter, and his boxing achievements will last a lifetime. Tyson should relax, sit in the shade, sip fine red wine and enjoy watching the young guns attempt to reach his world class boxing achievements – kindly submitted.
What is up with all these Australian Football players turned boxers?
They don’t make NFL-type coin so use their reputation to sell fights and make a few bob. Luck to ’em, why wouldn’t you if you can fight some, you enjoy it and can line your pockets
there big boys and they like physical contact,
the problem is that they want to do something that they should have contemplated 10 years before just shows not much grey matter between the ears maybe there only a football bladder
Funny how these Rugby League players turn boxer earn way more money for fighting then the Jeff Horns etc.
For Pete’s sake pay the man!! Mike Tyson ehhh we’ll see him when we seem him but PLEASE secure Mr. Gallen.
thats right gallen it would last 20seconds with you on your behind