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EPISODE: Episode 71
Mike and Cedric discuss Willis Pele “The Hitman” Meehan, an Australian professional boxer. He previously played professional rugby league for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He played at second-row, prop and lock. He has been compared to good friend and another rugby league-boxer and former teammate Sonny Bill Williams.
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Transcribed:
[, Music ] what up talking fight fans thanks for tuning in to this episode of knuckle up at 4, with mike orr and my man, cedric ben, in the den? What’S going on brother chilling man, i found another one for us to talk about today, man, another one and that is willis meehan um, mr meehan.
He uh very tall long self like to use his reach um, not too many recent highlights of him of his recent fights but um uh.
He seems very comfortable.
The one highlight i’ve seen about me really.
You know he had his hands down and everything good head movement and he finished the guy off but uh.
You know if he’s gon na be climbing up in the ranks he needs to clean up that defense a little bit, but he’s very good at you know against that.
That level of opponent he’s very good, definitely definitely men’s 12-0, with 10 ko’s heavyweight division.
He’S ranked 8th out of 54 and 146 out of 1241 in the world 26 years old man southpaw he’s 6’5.
The man had a career as a rugby player.
First, uh use it okay, so he previously played professional rugby uh for the sydney roosters in the national rugby league.
He played uh second row prop and lock.
He has been compared to a good friend and another rugby player and former teammate sonny bill williams who’s.
Another guy who’s boxing out of new zealand right now um.
So this kid born in auckland, new zealand meehan moved to new south wales, australia at a young age and played junior football for the west ride aliens and uh wyong roose before signing with the city roosters.
In 2013 2014 he played for the city roosters nyc team.
In 2013 he helped play for the uh australian school boys.
In round 14 of the 2014 nrl season, meehan made his nrl debut for the roosters against the newcastle knights and then on september, the 2nd 2014.
He was named at lock in the 2014 uh nyc team of the year uh.
So you know this kid man was.
It was all about rugby.
You know that he’s tough man, it’s a tough game to play.
So you know this kid could take.
Hits man um as a 17 year old meehan won the australian super heavyweight boxing title and hoped to fight at the commonwealth games uh narrowly missing out in 2016.
He hopes well, he hoped uh to fight.
At the 2016 summer olympics uh on january 31st, 2015 meehan fought on the undercard of the sunny bill williams and uh chauncey.
Well over about um, we have defeated liamutto uh.
However, the main event saw meehan’s father defeated by justin parker, so guys this kid man, the hitmen, be on the lookout for him to come overseas man, because uh they’re actually looking for better competition for this guy um.
So we should.
We should see this guy on the international stage.
Soon man, he should be leaving that small little island.
He should be getting into some better competition and uh.
If we do man the kid’s, a truck yeah, definitely you can see his athleticism too um.
Yeah, like i said, 12-0 with 10 knockouts, he has that power.
You know rugby player, all those guys are tough.
Just this general toughness and strong um and uh.
You know turning his hips properly to generate that power and just just the general things like you know, using his long reach, um yeah man he’s he’s uh looks like a force to be reckoned with.
Um.
Let’S see him make keep that same.
You know that same look the same as he steps up yeah.
Definitely, i believe we’re gon na see uh we’re gon na see him soon.
Man stepping up and honestly, it’s gon na, be a great show that this kid’s gon na put on uh guys.
He is fighting uh may the 21st uh in the melbourne pavilion in uh flemington.
So this is going to be good at schedule for six rounds.
Uh opponent is yet to be announced, uh, so yeah man guys.
I can’t wait to see this.
One uh should be a good match.
Uh, it should be televised guys.
You have your sources to watch it.
So do we so make sure you check it out? Man may 21st you’re going to want to see this kid man who was meehan in action uh.
You know that big left hand can’t wait to see that come out and uh and smack people around man, it’s gon na, be good, definitely a good one.
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