But it built hype for the match, which Björnsson won.Īccording to Men’s Health, it was a pretty even match with both fighters giving as good as they got. All in all, the fighters were trash-talking each other for upwards of two years to this day, I don’t know if that was genuine or put on for show. The match was supposed to happen a while back, but COVID delayed things. That led to their fight being dubbed the World’s Heaviest Boxing Match.
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Thor is also a five-time Europe's Strongest Man winner, while Hall is a five-time British and six-time UK Strongest Man champion.Over the weekend, Game of Thronesstar Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Gregor “the Mountain” Clegane) fought former strongman Eddie Hall in an exhibition boxing match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Björnsson is a former strongman himself, and both combatants weighed in at over 300 pounds. Hall won it in 2017 before retiring following his success, with Thor winning the event the next year. RECORDSīoth men have won the World's Strongest Man competition once. REACHĭespite Hall five inches shorter, the duo incredibly boast the same reach at 80in.
Hall is the older fighter, though only by ten months with Thor to turn 34 in November. Like Thor, Hall has also underwent a massive body transformation having dropped over 30kg. Though SunSport have exclusively revealed how Hall believes his rival has lost too much weight. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply) WEIGHTĭespite being a smaller man, Hall boasts a weight advantage with Thor losing a whopping 55kg in just two years for the fight.
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Here SunSport takes a look at how the two compare ahead of their boxing bout. Meanwhile the former Game of Thrones actor is confident at securing the win as he urged Hall to just show up inside the ring. Hall has labelled his rival as a 'c***' as he vowed to knock out the Icelandic icon.īETTING SPECIAL - GET EDDIE HALL AT 40/1 OR HAFTHOR BJORNSSON AT 50/1 Read more on SunSport CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL Gold Cup build-up on final day of racing after thrilling St Paddy's Day BET BOOST Cheltenham free bets: Best new customer betting offers and free bet deals
However, Hall suffered a detached bicep and the fight had to be postponed.īut now the stage is set for the heaviest fight in boxing history when the two rivals meet in the United Arab Emirates. The two former World's Strongest Man winners were initially scheduled to lock horns in September following a brutal war of words dating five years.
1 Here is how Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson compare ahead of their boxing bout EDDIE HALL and strongman rival Hafthor Bjornsson come to blows this weekend in a boxing battle of the giants.Īfter a lengthy war of words, the pair will face each other in the middle of the ring at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in a six-round affair.
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