Iranian Hulk has removed dozens of 'photoshopped' pictures from his Instagram account a month on from his embarrassing boxing defeat by fellow influencer Kazakh Titan.
Hulk - real name Sajad Gharibi - was stopped in the opening round of his ring debut against internet rival Kazakh Titan - real name Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich - in the main event of Wicked N' Bad's white-collar event last month. It was evident from the opening bell that Gharibi did not flaunt the muscular physique displayed in many of his Instagram pictures and was barely fit enough to throw a punch.
Gharibi has amassed over one million Instagram followers, but it has been long theorised by fans that he edits his pictures. Now almost two months on from his ring debut, his Instagram account has just 14 posts as Gharibi has removed many of the old 'altered' pictures from his feed. Seven of the posts are from this year, with the most recent being a video of him weighing in for his fight with Bakhytovich whilst wearing a baggy t-shirt.
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Fans used to frequently comment on his photos with claims they were photoshopped, but Gharibi typically did not replied to the accusations. It was evident from when Gharibi was supposed to fight strongman rival Martyn Ford earlier this year that many of his pictures were deceiving, being towered over by the 'World's Scariest Man' during their face-off.
Ford pulled out of the fight over fears for Gharibi's mental health, something the Iranian later threatened to sue him for. Gharibi's fight with Bakhytovich proved the strongman had no idea how to box, with his trainer Hamzeh Moradian even stating Gharibi was "too shy" to box in public classes. Moradian also claimed Gharibi wanted to pull out of the fight just days before the event.
"When we talked, I told him that there is no way Sajad can fight," Moradian said, 'Help him as much as you can' and I said that he can’t do it. I said that I don’t mean to intervene, but I think it’s better if it’s cancelled. When they tried to cancel it, they realised that they can’t do it, because they had to pay a penalty. There are rules anyways and people working in sports know that it’s not possible to cancel such events and he had to attend."
