June 10, 2025 • 4 mins
More sporting royalty joins The Country, this time boxing and league. Betham talks about the upcoming match between Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen, and sings the Warriors' praises.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well here's someone who's sporting royalty when it comes to
rugby league and boxing. Monty Beef and Monty you're here
with one New Zealand. Great to have you here. I
just want to start with this one. Sonny Bill Williams,
Paul Gallon, Yeah, it's going to be good. You're a
proper boxer. Are those guys proper boxers?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Well, I think if you think about Paul Gallon and
what he's done, he's been in with some of the
best boxes. He's fought ten rounds of justice whoon there.
He's been in there with some of the best in
the business, even within sparring. So once for a time
I'd say Paul Gallan wasn't a proper boxer, but he's
the real deal. Although he's passed probably his best and
he's admitted at himself. Sonny Bill Williams is an absolute freak.
He's you know, cross codes and he's been wonderful and
(00:41):
multiple sports and he's an athlete. But I just think
if you think about this one experience is probably going
to come to the fore. And I think there's another
reason why Sony didn't want to fight three minute rounds.
But with you know, heavyweights. It's knock out parently the hands.
It only takes one pinch.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Has Sonny Bill Williams. And I'm only a casual observer
of boxing.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I love it. Has he got the hunching power. Absolutely.
He is a big boy.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
I've been in the ring with him done, but some
pieces over the years helped train him at times. He
is a big human being with absolute power and speed
and will and hard and and and work ethic, just
like Paul Gallon a little bit smaller, but he's been
in those those hard rounds, those championship rounds, and he's
fought against the best. So you know, I'm not a
betting man, but if you had to put your house
(01:23):
on it, probably the experience will probably be just that
much in the end. But like I said, you know
it can stop be not any stage. Sunny Builder is
an absolute freak.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Really looking forward to it. You're here with one New
Zealand sponsors of the Warriors.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
How good are the wires? Well? Everyone here? How good
are the worst? After the worst?
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Well there you go, because I mean that's something that's
unheard of.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
It it's up.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
The wires come about after the COVID era and we've
got a warrior's head in the night's heading the ground.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Ole, jeez, security, can you know that's all good?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
That's all good, But you know, it's just been wonderful
the movement, the movement that you know, the fans have
brought onto themselves. I remember a thousand and thirty days,
you take away the great game from me that you
can't watch live at your stadium, you come back and
then it's just a different feeling. I remember being there
for the Tigers game watching the fans come back after
that very long being out of it, not seeing that
(02:14):
their fans been able to interact, and it was just
something pretty special. Over the years, when you win, it
just gets that much better. The fans himself with their signs,
you know the one in zad fans and everything as well,
which has been really good.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
How good is that? Luke Metcalf very good, He's very good,
very confident.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
I know he gets a lot of flack about his goalkicking,
but the goat. Shawn Johnson said just the other day
that you know, if the game depends on it, and
if you need to step up and have a kick
like he did in that game from fifteen meters out.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
He didn't hesitate, he put his hand up. He wanted
to take it.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
He wanted to have that moment and that pressure, and
he just took it on board and just sunk it.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
You know, he'll get better.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
He's got Darren Halligan as his kicking coach and he's
going to need to get better because the Warriors need
to score more points if they're honor when the final
series will get as high as they can. But the
last two weeks forty points last week, the week before
their thirty six points. Put that in with the defense
and it just gives you a bit more confidence about
where the season could go.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
He's got it on a string when it comes to
the infield picking, hasn't he brilliant?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
And speed just speed, like there's something you can't coach.
And you saw the breaker I think it was last
week when he scored their try about seven to eighty
meters out.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Sales was outstanding.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Okay, Now, as I said, you're here with one New
Zealand great sponsors of the Warriors.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
The Warriors are.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Playing the Panthers. Yes, you know what are they five
times premiers in a row or something?
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Yeah, five Grand Finals. They're one of four times in
a row.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
They've got five Origin players, so I'm not too sure
they're going to plan that game as well. But if
they do decide to turn up, I think the Warriors
will be ready for them. A wonderful club, you know
they are rebuilding now and not surprising when you lose
Grand finalists after the Grand finals each year. And of
course James Fisher Harris is the guy that they lost
and shows you how important he is because you lose him.
By what he's done for our side has been sensational.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
The game at me, I'm smart or what do you?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Sorry?
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Media, I better get right on June the twenty first
against the Panthers is a sellout. But Monty Betham has
come bearing gifts. You've got a double Do you realize
you've got double.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Pass to give awhile? Well, I thank thanks to one
in deed. They've got a double pass because they've been
signed out for I think two months this particular game.
But there's a double pass now to give away through
one in dead and curtiousy of your show, which is great.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Thank you, Monty.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
So if you want to win the pass, the double
pass to see the Warriors up against the Panthers reigning
premieres of course, yeah, full time premiers. Yeah, pony, we'd
keep that guy Cleary in New Zealand. The coach and
the unt you. The current coach is pretty good. Text
warriors to five double oh nine, your name and where
you're from, and will select someone from around the country
(04:45):
to win that double pass. Monty Betham, it's been a
pleasure mate.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Well done.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Thank you very much for your time.
Well here's someone who's sporting royalty when it comes to
rugby league and boxing. Monty Beef and Monty you're here
with one New Zealand. Great to have you here. I
just want to start with this one. Sonny Bill Williams,
Paul Gallon, Yeah, it's going to be good. You're a
proper boxer. Are those guys proper boxers?
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Well, I think if you think about Paul Gallon and
what he's done, he's been in with some of the
best boxes. He's fought ten rounds of justice whoon there.
He's been in there with some of the best in
the business, even within sparring. So once for a time
I'd say Paul Gallan wasn't a proper boxer, but he's
the real deal. Although he's passed probably his best and
he's admitted at himself. Sonny Bill Williams is an absolute freak.
He's you know, cross codes and he's been wonderful and
(00:41):
multiple sports and he's an athlete. But I just think
if you think about this one experience is probably going
to come to the fore. And I think there's another
reason why Sony didn't want to fight three minute rounds.
But with you know, heavyweights. It's knock out parently the hands.
It only takes one pinch.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Has Sonny Bill Williams. And I'm only a casual observer
of boxing.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I love it. Has he got the hunching power. Absolutely.
He is a big boy.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
I've been in the ring with him done, but some
pieces over the years helped train him at times. He
is a big human being with absolute power and speed
and will and hard and and and work ethic, just
like Paul Gallon a little bit smaller, but he's been
in those those hard rounds, those championship rounds, and he's
fought against the best. So you know, I'm not a
betting man, but if you had to put your house
(01:23):
on it, probably the experience will probably be just that
much in the end. But like I said, you know
it can stop be not any stage. Sunny Builder is
an absolute freak.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Really looking forward to it. You're here with one New
Zealand sponsors of the Warriors.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
How good are the wires? Well? Everyone here? How good
are the worst? After the worst?
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Well there you go, because I mean that's something that's
unheard of.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
It it's up.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
The wires come about after the COVID era and we've
got a warrior's head in the night's heading the ground.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
Ole, jeez, security, can you know that's all good?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
That's all good, But you know, it's just been wonderful
the movement, the movement that you know, the fans have
brought onto themselves. I remember a thousand and thirty days,
you take away the great game from me that you
can't watch live at your stadium, you come back and
then it's just a different feeling. I remember being there
for the Tigers game watching the fans come back after
that very long being out of it, not seeing that
(02:14):
their fans been able to interact, and it was just
something pretty special. Over the years, when you win, it
just gets that much better. The fans himself with their signs,
you know the one in zad fans and everything as well,
which has been really good.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
How good is that? Luke Metcalf very good, He's very good,
very confident.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
I know he gets a lot of flack about his goalkicking,
but the goat. Shawn Johnson said just the other day
that you know, if the game depends on it, and
if you need to step up and have a kick
like he did in that game from fifteen meters out.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
He didn't hesitate, he put his hand up. He wanted
to take it.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
He wanted to have that moment and that pressure, and
he just took it on board and just sunk it.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
You know, he'll get better.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
He's got Darren Halligan as his kicking coach and he's
going to need to get better because the Warriors need
to score more points if they're honor when the final
series will get as high as they can. But the
last two weeks forty points last week, the week before
their thirty six points. Put that in with the defense
and it just gives you a bit more confidence about
where the season could go.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
He's got it on a string when it comes to
the infield picking, hasn't he brilliant?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
And speed just speed, like there's something you can't coach.
And you saw the breaker I think it was last
week when he scored their try about seven to eighty
meters out.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Sales was outstanding.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Okay, Now, as I said, you're here with one New
Zealand great sponsors of the Warriors.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
The Warriors are.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Playing the Panthers. Yes, you know what are they five
times premiers in a row or something?
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Yeah, five Grand Finals. They're one of four times in
a row.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
They've got five Origin players, so I'm not too sure
they're going to plan that game as well. But if
they do decide to turn up, I think the Warriors
will be ready for them. A wonderful club, you know
they are rebuilding now and not surprising when you lose
Grand finalists after the Grand finals each year. And of
course James Fisher Harris is the guy that they lost
and shows you how important he is because you lose him.
By what he's done for our side has been sensational.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
The game at me, I'm smart or what do you?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Sorry?
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Media, I better get right on June the twenty first
against the Panthers is a sellout. But Monty Betham has
come bearing gifts. You've got a double Do you realize
you've got double.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Pass to give awhile? Well, I thank thanks to one
in deed. They've got a double pass because they've been
signed out for I think two months this particular game.
But there's a double pass now to give away through
one in dead and curtiousy of your show, which is great.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Thank you, Monty.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
So if you want to win the pass, the double
pass to see the Warriors up against the Panthers reigning
premieres of course, yeah, full time premiers. Yeah, pony, we'd
keep that guy Cleary in New Zealand. The coach and
the unt you. The current coach is pretty good. Text
warriors to five double oh nine, your name and where
you're from, and will select someone from around the country
(04:45):
to win that double pass. Monty Betham, it's been a
pleasure mate.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Well done.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Thank you very much for your time.
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