IRANIAN HULK claimed that he is practicing in sub-zero temperatures in a parking lot in preparation for his fight against Martyn Ford.
Sajjad Gharibi, a weightlifter, is well-known for his 28 STONE frame.
Iranian Hulk claimed that he trains in sub-zero temperatures in a parking lot
He will be fighting Ford, the movie star - who has been called the "world's most dangerous man" - at the O2 Arena on April 30.
Gharibi's boxing training methods were questioned ahead of the "BoxStar" celebrity boxing bout.
Bu said on Iranian TV: "I worked in the worst conditions for six-to seven years."
"I have been working out in the heat, at 50 degrees in Bushehr. In the last few months, I have been working out in a parking garage at minus zero degrees.
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"Not even the trainer could go there. Videos prove that I am correct.
"It would make everybody wonder how I work in such a place, but I did it anyway and I never raised an objection."
Gharibi, 30, broke down crying as he revealed that his parents had disowned him after a bust up with Ford, 39.
They met in Dubai, UAE, during February as they were promoting the super-heavyweight fight.
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit RequiredGharibi was forced to the ground, and he lost his relationship to his parents when he returned to Iran.
He stated that he could not call his family and that he didn't return to his family when he returned.
"I cannot talk to my father, and my mother, when she spoke to me, said that the person I saw in the video was not my son. My son is stronger than this."
"It hurts me when I can't speak to my family. I have lost all my pride and am now completely destroyed. How do I explain this?
"They deceived and I fell to my death. My family told me that you would go to him and finish him. They were expecting the opposite.
"How do I get sleep? I feel terrible and can't sleep. I have started taking sleeping pills.
How can it be tolerable when a mother says this to her child? It's a lot of pressure. If I get paid even one dollar, I won't be able to continue."
