Former Wallabies lock Justin Harrison has bravely relived the painful memories of his ill-fated charity boxing bout against England hardman Danny Grewcock.
The giant second rowers squared off in London in 2013 at a charity event organised by former England prop David Flatman.
In another hilarious edition of 'Tall Tales with Goog', (watch above) Harrison recalled agreeing to the fight after taking a phone call from Flatman while coaching Narbonne in France.
"I think well, it's a charity, it'll be soft gloves, a bit of pantomime… no problem, right," Harrison said on Stan Sport's Rugby Heaven on Tuesday night.
"I forget about it, actually forget about it. So then he rings me a week before, 'Hey Goog, it's on, we've got 600 tickets sold at this London black tie event, there's sponsors going through the roof, Danny Grewcock's been training like a madman.'
"He's got a professional boxer employed to train him, like this bloke could knock out an Easter Island statue. This man is carved like a living Mount Rushmore."
Harrison then watched 'highlights' of his big night in the ring as colleagues Sean Maloney, Roz Kelly and Morgan Turinui made no attempt to suppress their laughter.
In hindsight, he was underprepared.
"That is the look of a man who is scared, trying his best," Harrison said.
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"I had these aspirations of rope a dope, Matt Stevens was my cornerman. I think I'll just step in the boxing ring and avoid him. I step inside the boxing ring and think, 'My mattress is bigger than this.' How am I going to get away from this bloke?
"He's got muscles in his spit!
"I tried to turn it into a game of tag. It just ended up being a red nightmare, six minutes of hell. It was crazy. You can't do anything, you're not allowed to elbow.
"I keep thinking charity, keep raising money because I'm going to need it for my hospital bill – let alone charity. Forget about charity, I'm trying to stay alive!
"I thought about pretending to pull a hamstring."
Maloney then pressed Harrison for details of his pre-fight routine.
"Steak and chips down at the local, I hadn't been to London for a while, and two pints, just for a bit of starch.
"My dad said, 'Mate, if all else fails, have a Guinness pal'."
At least Harrison had some wins on the rugby paddock against Grewcock.
Kelly then floated the idea of a fight with new Stan Sport colleague Sonny Bill Williams.
"I'm going to get him ready for his next fight," Harrison claimed.
"Me, Williams, (Paul) Gallen, you name it, bring it on."
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