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LEGENDARY boxing trainer Johnny Lewis declared that Kurtley Beale could "rule the world" if he decided to quit rugby for the sweet science after putting the Waratahs through a gruelling workout this week.
Lewis was left highly impressed by Beale's pugilism skills after training the Tahs for more than an hour at a boxing gym in Surry Hills on Thursday.
"He's an indigenous kid, and with that comes, in whatever you want to do, success," Lewis said.
"Kurtley's certainly got more than a teaspoon in him and subsequently he is a beautifully balanced little athlete.
"With discipline, he can rule the world. He's a little beauty.
"I'm not surprised because I'm fortunate enough to have a lot of indigenous friends and they can all do that, AFL, rugby league, running, whatever they want to do they'll excel at.
"I think we're looking at a real superstar in Kurtley."
But Beale downplayed any prospects that he could follow in the footsteps of Anthony Mundine, Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper from the football field to the squared circle.
"I don't think so, I'll stick to what I know best," Beale said.
"I've got a lot of respect for boxing and all the athletes that box.
"I don't want to show any disrespect in that regard, so I'll just stick to footy.
Beale (R) made quite the impression on Lewis. Source: News Corp Australia
"I've got no boxing experience, I'm not really a fighter.
"But I follow the sport, I'm obviously a big fan of [Anthony] 'Choc' Mundine, and the big guns like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
"It's a tough sport, it battles you more mentally than physically I guess, you've got to hang in there for a long time to get the right workout."
Beale was taken aback by Lewis's lofty praise.
"That's a nice compliment, I'll take that from Johnny," Beale said.
"I respect boxing, it's a great sport, great entertainment, certainly when we're doing some cross-fit training it gets the heart pumping.
"It's nice to change it up a bit, get off the field and try something different."
Lewis added: "I'd like to see him do it more regularly, and I'm sure it would help his confidence because he is a shy kid.
"With some serious training he could be anything, he's like a hot knife going through butter, so smooth."
A few other NSW players also showed glimpses of promise throughout the session including prop Sekope Kepu, lock Kane Douglas and backrower Wycliff Palu, while super-fit halfback Nick Phipps handled the physically challenging session best.
With a bye this weekend, the Waratahs decided to mix up their training regime with the boxing session under Australian Hall of Famer Lewis, who trained six world champions including Jeff Fenech, Kostya Tsyzu and Jeff Harding.
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