{"id":159245,"date":"2021-11-13T05:04:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T06:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=159245"},"modified":"2021-11-13T11:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T11:00:11","slug":"pangai-reveals-goulds-hilarious-boxing-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=159245","title":{"rendered":"Pangai reveals Gould's hilarious boxing request"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bulldogs recruit Tevita Pangai Junior<\/a> has revealed how club GM Phil Gould<\/a> jokingly challenged him to a boxing match before allowing him to take part in his first pro fight.<\/p>\n

Pangai Jr will step in the ring on December 4 in the Tasman Fighters' card against Daniel Joyce at Brisbane's Fortitude Music Hall and was given Gould's blessing with a catch.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Why the Bulldogs barred Pangai Jr from immediate arrival<\/a><\/p>\n

"Gus said if I wanted to take the fight, I'd have to fight him first," Pangai Jr said of Gould's request.<\/p>\n

"Lucky the borders are shut and I'll have to fight him after December 4 when I jump in the ring.<\/p>\n

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"I was training up here [in Brisbane] when I realised I had three missed calls from Gus. When I phoned him I asked him about boxing. He was fine, just as long as I could beat him first.<\/p>\n

"Luckily for me, the borders are still closed. Gus just told me to keep my left hand busy. He's obviously done some sort of boxing in the past."<\/p>\n

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While he is the latest NRL player to set foot in the ring, Pangai Jr says he will not become a full-time boxer like Paul Gallen<\/a> and Anthony Mundine, calling boxing "just a good way to stay in shape".<\/p>\n

After his 2021 season was prematurely brought to an end by a knee injury<\/a> just prior to Penrith's grand final, Pangai Jr is primed to be fit for the start of the Bulldogs' pre-season campaign having only resumed boxing after completing his knee rehabilitation work.<\/p>\n

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