Most boxers spend years perfecting their craft, with hours spent in the gym and in the ring with the gloves on. But one Territorian has forgone the usual blood, sweat and tears and is instead throwing himself into the fray with next to no experience. Will Tollner is about to enter an amateur fight for men's mental health. So, is he courageous or crazy? We'll let you decide.
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00:00The sun is going down but a champion is rising.
00:06This full-time accountant is stepping out of the office and into the boxing ring at
00:10the Birdville races.
00:11I mentioned it at a drunken night out and I'm a man of my word and my friends kept me
00:15to my word.
00:16So in the morning I just had to double down.
00:18I'm trying to model myself off Floyd Mayweather.
00:21He's never lost, I've never lost, there's just so many similarities.
00:25The fight might be for a laugh, but it's also for a good cause.
00:29Everyone has dark days, but yeah, definitely growing up there's definitely a few mates
00:35that have lost the battle to men's mental health.
00:37Out of his depth, Will realised he may need help with his right hook and enlisted the
00:42help of a trainer at the 11th hour to prepare.
00:45It's not enough time to learn his timing and that, but for what he wants to do, seven weeks
00:51is enough.
01:00My fighting technique at the moment is just trying to get through the rounds.
01:03My mates have a lot of bets going at the moment that I won't last the first round.
01:07Not a chance, no.
01:08No Korean boxing.
01:09If he's good, he's doing it for charity, he's going to have a good time, but no, not a full-time
01:16job for Will.
01:24Lord help him when I get in there.