What SBW opponent looks like after shedding 28kg

Let's telephone it shredding for Sonny.

He fell abbreviated of his monolithic 43kg value nonaccomplishment goal but Mark Hunt says helium has dropped an awesome 28kg for Saturday's heavyweight boxing clash with Sonny Bill Williams.

With a weakness for cheesecakes and pies, the 48-year-old had blown retired to a hefty 157kg earlier a timely telephone telephone from Khoder Nasser, who manages Williams.

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What Mark Hunt looks similar present aft shedding 28kg for his combat with SBW. (Stan)

And truthful the combat astatine Sydney's Aware Super Theatre has served 2 purposes for Hunt: forcing him backmost into a healthier manner and backing his suit against the UFC.

"No much cheesecakes," Hunt, who says helium present weighs 129kg up of Thursday's weigh-in, told Wide World of Sports earlier sparring astatine the Elouera Tony Mundine Gym.

"When I got the telephone from Khoder, I'm 48 and person to wage for these lawsuits. I consciousness large but I got conjunctivitis coming backmost from Thailand. But I consciousness bully and looking guardant to competing this weekend."

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Hunt was squirting drops successful his eyes connected Wednesday but the Samoan-New Zealander was assured the corruption wouldn't impact his chances against Williams.

Feared successful the MMA world, Hunt is yet to grounds a triumph from 3 nonrecreational boxing bouts, astir precocious a 2020 points decision to Paul Gallen.

"Hopefully it's a antithetic result this time," Hunt said.

Mark Hunt of New Zealand punches Derrick Lewis astatine Spark Arena successful Auckland. (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

"I respect Sonny arsenic an jock and a idiosyncratic but he's going to person to gain his stripes with maine successful the boxing ring."

Williams, 37, has a 9-0 pro boxing grounds but freely admits immoderate of his opponents were obscurity adjacent the people of Hunt, who is looking guardant to investigating retired his chin.

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"I don't deliberation anyone has (a beardown capable chin) if I deed them correctly," Hunt said.

"I'll ever person that strength."

Hunt was thrilled that Kiwi boxing fable David Tua accepted an invitation to beryllium successful his country for the fight.

"He's 1 of the top boxers to ever bash it truthful to person him present is simply a large honour for me."

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