Having been at loggerheads for years, their war of words came to a head in July when the pair exchanged pleasantries off-camera<\/a> on Nine's Freddy And The Eighth<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sonny Bill Williams will face Mark Hunt in a titanic heavyweight clash on November 5.<\/strong><\/em> Watch live and exclusive on Stan<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Their latest exchange in September played out in the media when Williams told Wide World of Sport<\/em> that Gallen was "just not a decent human being"<\/a> after their last effort to make a fight happen failed to materialise.<\/p>\n Gallen retorted by calling Williams "so dumb" and under the thumb of his manager Khoder Nasser who "tells Sonny when he can breathe".<\/p>\n Despite the terse words, Williams on Friday said he's keen to make the match-up a reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> SBW's fan boy moment over childhood 'idol'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Chilling walk off warning for 'anxious' SBW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Wallabies ring changes for daunting France Test<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n However, as Gallen draws closer to the end of his professional boxing career, the long-awaited fight could forever be a what-if.<\/p>\n Gallen will fight Justin Hodges in a rematch later this month, which the former Cronulla captain has said will be his last fight.\ufeff<\/p>\n "I would love to have stepped in the ring with Paul," Williams told 9News ahead of his fight with Mark Hunt at Sydney's International Convention Centre.<\/p>\n "But if that's his last fight, so be it. He's done well. He's earnt the right to call time on his career because he's had a pretty successful career as a boxer.\u00a0<\/p>\n "I'm not too sure. It's Mark Hunt tomorrow and then we'll see what happens."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportAU\/status\/1588417486097379330<\/a><\/p>\n Williams admitted it has been awkward at times working with Gallen.<\/p>\n Gallen is a columnist for Wide World of Sports while Williams is a regular Stan Sport commentator.<\/p>\n The pair also worked alongside each other on the NRL grand final broadcast.<\/p>\n A sticking point is understood to be Williams' desire to take 60 per cent of the payout from the fight.\ufeff<\/p>\n "It was disappointing the way that it transpired \u2013 because I work with Paul, I see him at work, and now it's kind of like he said, she said. I don't really like that about the boxing game," Williams added.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportAU\/status\/1588386890515812353<\/a><\/p>\n "People need to know that, yeah, I would love to have that fight, [but] it's a 60-40 split. If he wants it he wants it. If he doesn't, it's cool, it's no stress to me. It's part of my life, it's not my whole life. We'll see.<\/p>\n "Sold out Cronulla Park, hey? What do you reckon?" Williams joked.<\/p>\n "Nah, it's all good. My thoughts and concentration has to be with Mark [Hunt].\u00a0<\/p>\n "Like David Tua said, he does possess that power to knock me out. God willing that doesn't happen tomorrow night."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n