Eddie Hall addressed fans after losing to bitter rival Thor Björnsson in their highly-anticipated boxing match. Check it out below.
Just want to wish everyone out there, stay safe, stay positive, keep moving in life and the most important thing is family." I'm not going to go into details with what he said, but that's what I said. Hopefully there's a rematch and we get to do business again. "It's been a hell of a journey. At the end of the day, I’ve just fought literally the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. I’d like to see anyone else get the balls and do that.
In what was deemed 'The Heaviest Fight in History', Hafthor Bjornsson knocked his opponent Eddie Hall down twice on his way to beating his fellow strongman ...
“He put up a hell of a battle. Thor has taken to his social media accounts to mock Eddie Hall post-fight. His posts were captioned, “I guess technique DOES matter.
Eddie Hall took on Thor Bjornsson in Dubai as the former strongman champions finally settled their long-running rivalry.
At the end of the day I've just fought the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. "He put up a hell of a battle. The most important thing is family; this gorgeous baby [Hall's wife] is my rock and no matter what happens I get to go home to her and the kids." "I want to wish everyone out there.. I had such a good team around me who have supported me all the way through. "I've been working my ass off for two years.
Thor Bjornsson scored another amateur boxing victory on Saturday as he outworked rival Strongman Eddie Hall.
As the fight progressed, Bjornsson made good use of his height and reach advantage to pick Hall apart with his jab. Hall was also credited with a knockdown in Round 2 when he landed a power shot that sent Bjornsson back into the ropes, which he leaned on before recovering. “He lost the fight, so there’s a lot of feelings going on right now.
Hafthor Bjornsson won boxing's heaviest match by unanimous decision as Eddie Hall survived a number of brutal hooks during their gruelling exhibitio.
The match was meant to take place back in September 2021, but anticipation was further ramped up for March 2022’s clash when the original date was put on hold due to a Hall injury. Thor beat Hall’s 500kg deadlift record in 2020 by 1kg, but Hall contested that it wasn’t a real record as the lift was conducted in a home gym. The closest the fight came to a knockout was in round three, though, when Hall was left looking up angrily following a brutal one-two combo.
Bjornsson is a former basketball player who later competed in strongman competitions for Iceland. In 2020, he surpassed the strongman deadlift record of 500 ...
He holds the record for the Log Lift competition at 470 pounds, and holding 1,021 pounds via the deadlift with straps. "He gave me a hell of a battle, hit me with some heavy shots at the beginning of the rounds. "I would like to thank Eddie, his team, for putting up a hell of a show.