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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3454027, member: 1769"] Justin Hodges has launched legal action in a bid to overturn his controversial loss to Paul Gallen ... arguing Gallen illegally punched him while pushed out over the ropes during the second round of their heavyweight bout. Hodges also claims that after being struck by said blow, and then taking a knee, he was incorrectly ordered back to his feet by referee Tony Kettlewell. Hodges will argue that, once struck by an illegal blow, he should have received up to five minutes recovery time – and if unable to fight on, been awarded the win. he didn't complain afterwards but has now launched the legal action on the advice of his fight team [B]during the commentary, Jeff Fenech said:[/B] “He was pushed over the rope and hit. How illegal is it? “I know they’re football players but ‘wow’. “If Justin Hodges stays down (there), he wins by disqualification.” [B]Justin Hodges says:[/B] “What Gal did there was f***ing cheating,” he said. “He had me back against the ropes, halfway over the ropes, and hit me illegally. “It was like what Ivan Drago did in Rocky IV. “I was completely defenceless.” “So if Gal doesn’t cheat, and if the referee does his job I go on to win,” insists the Queenslander, who was also guaranteed a $1 million rematch purse had he triumphed. “Immediately after the fight, I never said anything because I had my children with me. “Plus, I didn’t want to disrespect the sport by whinging. “But as time has gone on … what happened has just really pissed me off. “This isn’t about chasing money. “Gal just did things in that fight you’re not supposed to do. “There were multiple times where he hit me when you’re not supposed to. I remember him getting his forearm up against my face and trying to tie up my hands. “But the biggest moment was against the ropes. “Those punches, they muddled me up.” [B][I]Which is when Hodges took a knee.[/I][/B] “But the referee just told me ‘don’t milk it, get up’,” Hodges continued. “I’ve been told since that I should’ve been given up to five minutes to recover. “And that if I couldn’t continue, Gal should have been disqualified. “But because the referee told me to get up, I thought that’s what I had to do. So I got up. But that punch had rocked me and you could then see the flow on effect because of what happened there. “It was cheating. “And that’s why I’ve lodged an appeal.” [B][I]Asked if he was concerned the fight may not take place, he said:[/I][/B] “I’ve agreed and I’m thankful Gal has also said yes. “So now that is all up to (promoters) No Limit. “But still, every time I watch our first fight back, it irritates me. “I’ve wanted to fight the guy for a very long time and, when it finally happened, I believe I should have won.” [/QUOTE]

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