'SHAMBLES'
Boxing fans are all saying the same thing as Iranian Hulk KNOCKED OUT by bitter rival Kazakh Titan
BOXING fans all said the same thing after seeing the Iranian Hulk's dreadful display in the ring.
The social media sensation - who was due to fight Brit Martyn Ford earlier this year - finally made his boxing debut on the latest Wicked N' Bad card in Dubai.
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Hulk - real name Sajad Gharibi - locked horns with fellow behemoth Kazakh Titan but looked incredibly tiny in comparison to his photos on social media.
And Gharibi's lack of experience and preparation for the short-notice bout was evident from the get-go.
The 30-year-old could barely throw a punch and showed absolutely no defence in the first round - in which he repeatedly turned his back to his opponent.
The ref gave Gharibi a time-out in the first and the Iranian briefly traded blows with his rival after the brief intermission.
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But he soon found himself slumped in the corner after being dropped by a right hand from Titan - real name Almat Bakhytovich - which prompted the ref to wave off the contest.
Footage of Gharibi's bout travelled quickly on social media and fight fans didn't hold back with their opinions.
One said: "Somebody please pay Iranian Hulk to never step foot inside a boxing ring again."
Another said: "No wonder this bloke pulled out of fighting Ford absolute shambles."
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And another said: "Did they even give him a camp?"
One remarked: "Jesus… I don’t want to know what Ford would have done to him had they actually fought!?"
Another chimed in: "I’m so glad he didn’t fight Martyn ford. Martyn ford would have killed him with one hit."
One even joked: "I heard that the Iranian Hulk gassed out thinking about the ring walk.
"Can we stop hyping up this man please…I beg."
Gharibi was embarrassed by his display, saying: "I have nothing to say but I am ashamed and I apologise to the Iranian people."
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His coach said after the fight: "I just wanted to five a brief explanation about the fight.
"The fight was set before Sajad came to me and he signed the contract.
"There was no way to cancel it unless he paid a big fine for the cancellation.
"We had a bad situation. Sajad came to Tehran for his training [but] we had a financial problem, the sponsor didn't keep their word.
"In short, Sajad trained with me for only two weeks and I told him he was not ready to fight.
"But I had to be with him because he had to fight and somebody had to coach him.
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"His opponent was the same level as Sajad but Sajad couldn't do much, I am so sorry.
"I tried to help him but we had a really short time for it. I hope we can fix it in the future."
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