The former All Blacks<\/a> and Kiwis star lost to Mark Hunt in his most recent fight<\/a> \u2013 one which he was expected to win.<\/p>\n Battle on the Reef<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Pay-Per-View will be live & exclusive on Stan this Saturday from 6:30pm AEDT.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Come Saturday night, the NRL stars will not have the protection of 12 other teammates on the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n Instead, it'll be just them and their opponent.<\/p>\n "You just don't want to get knocked out," Williams told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n "There's only limited opportunities in life I feel like to really showcase what you're about, and boxing is one of those events, one of those types of situations where you put yourself out there.\u00a0<\/p>\n LIVE UPDATES:<\/strong> Bathurst 1000 day two results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Legend's spray as FIFA World Cup slips from Australia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Cup holders 'completely outplayed' as cricket history made<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "When it comes to the naysayers and this and that, the negative energy, that's what makes this boxing so special, high-performance sports, so special \u2013 because you're putting your nuts on the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n "You can come up trumps, and I've come up trumps a lot of times in my career, or you can fail and I've failed a few times in my career. Thank God I've succeeded more than I failed, but the fails hurt \u2013 they hurt! You probably feel them more than you feel the success and that's why I take my hat off to all of these guys getting in the ring. It's a hell of a ride man."<\/p>\n Williams is excited to see how "big Nelson" Asofa-Solamona goes in his fight against Jarrod Wallace.<\/p>\n He has also pinpointed Jason Taumalolo as a fight to keep an eye on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n "I just want to see his power," said Williams.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportAU\/status\/1709897260933529741<\/a><\/p>\n Then there's Tevita Pangai Junior's not-so-little 19-year-old brother.<\/p>\n "He's a big boy man," said Williams. "And he's got a massive engine."<\/p>\n One fighter he's worried might fall short of the mark is Justin Hodges, who'll face off against Dragons legend Matt Cooper.<\/p>\n "Hodges I'm not overly taken aback by his boxing prowess," Williams explained.<\/p>\n "But he's got that real strong right hand and it's cool to see the old boys still in there doing that thing."<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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