AFL legend Barry Hall has taken a major swipe at Curtis Scott, accusing him of “bluffing” in their final press conference before Wednesday night’s boxing bout.
After months of trash talk, Hall will finally square off against the exiled NRL star in a heavyweight clash on the No Limit pay-per-view card in Wollongong.
Scott was somewhat reserved to begin with during Monday’s media event despite previously talking a big game about his plans to knock out his rival, but Hall lit the fuse and claimed the former Melbourne Storm centre was “full of shit”.
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“He’s not well liked,” Hall said.
Curtis Scott and Barry Hall face off. No Limit
“I think at the end of the day, a lot of fighters have got to bluff themselves into stuff sometimes. I think the trash talk that’s come out was ridiculous … but if that’s what he’s got to do to get himself in fight mode, that’s great.
“He was just full of shit, to be honest. I wasn’t rattled, it was just a different energy.
“It’s fight week now so I’m fine with that energy. That’s what we’re here to do. It’s not a tickling contest, we’re here to hurt each other.”
Plenty of the build-up has centred around Hall’s previous fight with Paul Gallen in 2019, which ended in a draw as a rare blemish on the Sharks legend’s boxing record.
Scott had used Gallen’s name numerous times during the weeks leading up to the fight and Hall believes that comes down to the fact people aren’t interested in him.
Paul Gallen and Barry Hall after their 2019 fight. Getty
“I’ve had to get a lot of physio on my back because I’ve carried this fight’s promotion a lot,” Hall said.
“He should maybe give a clip of his fight purse to Paul Gallen, because no one really wants to talk about Curtis Scott.”
Scott refused to bite back at the Sydney Swans great and turned the attention back towards what is set to transpire inside the ring.
“That’s fine,” he said.
“He’s going to know who I am on Wednesday night. He might not know who I am because he’s going to be knocked the f— out.”
The event will be headlined by Sam Goodman taking on Chainoi Worawut in a super-bantamweight world title eliminator, while Liam Wilson squares off against Youssef Dib.