ASHTON Sims has never been one to back down from a fight, and the Warrington hard-man paid the price for punching on with a Leeds opponent on Saturday morning (AEST).

The former Dragons, Broncos, and Cowboys forward took exception to a shoulder in the back from Rhinos opposite Brad Singleton.

Singleton hit Sims in the back after the latter had passed the ball inside his attacking 10 metres early in the second half.

Sims turned around to confront Singleton before the pair exchanged blows, with both players swinging several solid punches which luckily didn’t connect flush.

The referee sent both players to the bin to cool off.

Sims’ temporary absence wasn’t enough to slow Warrington down, who went on to score a massive 52-18 victory at Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Newcastle legend Kurt Gidley scored 20 individual points in what was the Wolves’ biggest ever score against Leeds in the Super League.

Watch the punch-up and sin binning in the video player above!