Outside the ring,these heavyweight boxers work up a sweat

Most boxers in New Zealand organise their own funding in order to take part in the domestic and club circuit. Sponsors are hard to find, said Aloua,who qualified to represent Tonga at the Games said.

Picking up steel frames and fitting them keeps one in good shape, Aloua said.

Scotlands super heavy weight Ross Henderson works as a blacksmith in his fathers factory back home.

Henderson put together electric gates and staircases. Henderson weighs 102 kilograms and stands at six foot and six inches. It was his cousin,who spotted Henderson lifting staircase planks weighing 75 kilograms who suggested that he turn to boxing.

When I joined my father at the factory in Cleland as a 15-year-old,I never had boxing my mind. My daily routine includes lifting the finished staircases and gates. I continue to work as a blacksmith. But now I have to also train at the local boxing club. Its still the same,the only difference is that now I have to train at a local boxing club also, Henderson said.

Hendersons sparring partner Stephen Simmons is a scaffolder. As an employee of a construction company,Simmons lifts steel frames and fixes them over buildings. He gets paid 320 pounds a week. It helps fund his 2000-pound monthly training programme.

I work full time now. I am required to put large aluminum and steel frames around the building and since machines cant do it precisely,it calls for manual labour. I hope to win a medal in India and that will help change things, Simmons said. Papuni cant resist lifting a crate of cold drinks at the Talkotora Stadium.

Old habits die hard. Even if I turn professional I dont think I can stop lifting crates. It is as good as working out in the gym, Simmons added. Outside the ring,these heavy weight boxers work up a sweat.