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His devastating left hook and durable chin are legendary \ufeffand Mark Hunt enlisted the help of the 49-year-old for Saturday's showdown at the Aware Super Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n Being in the enemy camp wasn't going to stop Williams approaching Tua to pay his respects in between sparring sessions and media duties at Tony Mundine's gym in Redfern.\ufeff<\/p>\n "Oh it's special," Williams told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Looming Smith bombshell to crush the PGA Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> NRL responds to stinging Fittler fight claim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Aussie snares world medal with incredible feat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "He was one my idols growing up and all the boys here are buzzing.<\/p>\n "For us, growing up in New Zealand, getting to watch a David Tua fight on the weekend was something special. Definitely one of the greatest Samoan athletes to ever come out of the Polynesian islands.<\/p>\n "So, yes, he's involved in Mark Hunt's camp but nonetheless, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I'd be boxing, boxing against someone like Mark Hunt and David Tua being involved with the show. It's unreal. It's an Auckland reunion."<\/p>\n While Williams \ufefffocused his early sporting energies on the league and rugby field, the fight game was never far from his mind.<\/p>\n "I grew up watching Mark Hunt and Ray Sefo and those were the guys you tried to emulate at school," Williams said.<\/p>\n "Not getting into fights every day but the David Tua, Mark Hunt left hook, walk-off knockout. God willing that doesn't happen on Saturday night.<\/p>\n "It's exciting, it's daunting, there's anxiety – all of it."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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