imo Gallen was lucky to get the decision- could've been 2-2 or 3-1 Thompson....Gallen "looked the part" whereas Thompson was sloppy as hell, but the only punches of consequence all night were Thompson's left uppercuts, of which there were many which landed cleanly on Gallen's chin.
Thompson looked gassed and had his hands down from round 1 yet Gallen couldn't land anything of note, has to be a worry.
Most impressive part of Gallen's game is his chin.
SBW v Gallen would not be competitive...SBW wins every round easy. Yes, he has fought fat blokes and old blokes....but one of those fat old blokes was a former world title contender who, while 15 years past prime, was still active on the circuit and whose only losses were to genuine contenders or good prospects.
SBW was also ridiculed for fighting the grotesquely obese Chauncey Welliver, but Welliver is a veteran journeyman who despite always being out of shape had won almost all of his fights over the course of over a decade and is by far the most accomplished Kiwi heavyweight at the moment besides Joseph Parker and I suppose Kali Meehan.
Yes, like Gallen SBW's opponents are hand-picked...in his case to get the best possible names on his record with the least risk. Best way to do this is savvy veteran boxers who still have impressive records but have recently fallen over the hill and ideally are slow-footed and fat. This allows SBW to use his massive advantage in athleticism.
Nevertheless, these blokes are actually seasoned boxers, not clueless footy players or novices. SBW has shown way better footwork, accuracy of punching, control of distance and boxing fitness than Gallen. He could easily dance around the ring for 10 rounds peppering Gallen with a jab (which Gallen doesn't have) and straight rights. Actually by about the 5th or 6th round I can see the fight being called off as an exhausted Gallen stumbles around the ring and SBW can't miss him.
