Martyn Ford was told his rival Iranian Hulk was a "six-foot-four monster" before meeting him in Dubai during their first face-off.
Ford's boxing debut against Iranian Hulk - real name Sajad Gharibi - was cancelled amid fears over the Iranian's "mental wellbeing". The pair had come face-to-face in Dubai prior to their scheduled meeting with the Brit sending his rival 'flying' during a heated altercation.
The 39-year-old has admitted he later turned to members of his team and ruled out stepping in the ring with his rival. “We were told from guys on the ground in Iran that this guy was huge," Ford told Mirror Fighting . "Not as big as in his photos maybe but that he was massive. Six foot three or four monster is what we were told.
