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23rd November 2021
02:49pm GMT

Sean O'Brien takes part in some boxing training with Cillian Reardon, Leinster's strength & conditioning coach, in 2016. (Credit: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE)[/caption]
"I'd say someone like Ellis Genge," came the reply. "A bit of a brawler, like. I might get him on reach, but it depends on what you're doing. Do you want an actual boxing match?!"Greenwood, the former England and Lions star, said he refused an offer to take part in a celebrity boxing bout, but he was curious to find out his potential opponent. It was Wendell Sailor. "Who'd want to fight him?!" exclaimed O'Brien. [caption id="attachment_241699" align="aligncenter" width="594"]
Wendell Sailor (right) punches former All Blacks flanker Liam Messam during the Fight For Life League vs Union Night at The Trusts Stadium, in Auckland, back in 2011. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)[/caption]
"Do you know who I would like to fight, though? "Paul Gallen, the rugby league guy. He's fought a few fights and is pretty good. I've watched him on YouTube. I wouldn't mind having a crack off him. "The likes of Snatch would be more my style of fighting - Brad Pitt, like. Get in amongst a few bales of hay and pallets. Let fly!""You had a very different sort of upbringing, didn't you?" Greenwood joked as Goode's face turned ash-white. "I don't even want to think about boxing," the Saracens star replied. "Too tough for me!" Paul Gallen played rugby league in Australia for 18 years, retiring in 2019, but his pro boxing career began in 2011. He has defeated former UFC star Mark Hunt in the ring, as well as New Zealand rugby stars Liam Messam and Hikawera Elliot. WATCH THAT FULL EPISODE HERE:
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