As a former WBA heavyweight world champion, Browne was a big step up for Gallen's boxing career, as ex-UFC destroyer Mark Hunt was in his previous fight. Gallen beat them both to improve his record to 11-0-1 (6 KOs), despite having misgivings about both fights.<\/p>\n
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"I remember saying at the time, 'That's too big a fight, that's too big a fight'," Gallen told Main Event after beating Browne.<\/p>\n
"The when the Hunt option came out, they all told me, 'Do it, do it, do it \u2013 you don't understand how good you can be'. So I did that and got through that, then obviously this option came up.<\/p>\n
"And I was pretty fearful tonight, I'm not the toughest guy in the world who doesn't get scared. I was really scared, even though how hard I trained."<\/p>\n
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Gallen said that he had relied on his old methods for overcoming fear; trusting in his meticulous preparation, which for the Browne fight meant an 11-week camp.<\/p>\n
"I do it the same way as in rugby league. I was always scared before a footy game, always," Gallen said.<\/p>\n
"But I reverted back to what I've done, the preparation that I've done, and when I prepare well, I can do anything. I know I can do anything. My mum always told me when I was a kid, you can do anything you set your mind to.<\/p>\n
"I did that in rugby league and now I'm doing it in boxing. I'm not sitting here saying I'm the most talented fighter in Australia because I'm not, but there's no way anyone's going to beat me on effort and I'm happy to have a crack at whoever comes my way if the bottom line's right."<\/p>\n
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That may be Australian champion Justis Huni<\/a>, the young superstar who will represent Australia at the Olympics later this year.<\/p>\n "If the money's right, I'll fight him. I'm not against anything, I've said that from day one. If the money's there, I'll fight him," Gallen said.<\/p>\n "He's going to represent Australia later in the year and if we fight before that, I'm happy to do it, I'm not against it. But Dean [Lonergan, Huni's promoter] \u2013 show me the cash, baby. Give me the money."<\/p>\n It has been speculated that Gallen could make $1 million fighting Huni, though it would represent another huge leap in class, with the young heavyweight tipped as a possible future world champion.<\/p>\n Browne proved to be well past his best on Wednesday night, told by fellow former world champion Barry Michael that he should never fight again.<\/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>\u00a0clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"