Icelandic strongman and actor Bjorsson deservedly walked away with the Titan belt after all three judges scored the fight 57-54. The 33-year-old Game of Thrones ...
"It's been a hell of a journey; I've enjoyed it and hopefully there's a rematch and we can do business again. At the end of the day I've just fought the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. Hall didn't hang around after Thor picked up the unanimous decision win, and quickly headed to the locker room. "I would like to thank Eddie Hall and his team. "[There would] be 5-10 seconds left and they ring the bell early. But after gaining some much-needed momentum, Thor gained the upper hand in rounds three, four and five.
Some suspicious boxing fans have come up with a conspiracy theory suggesting this weekend's fight between Hafthor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall was stopped early ...
"At the end of the day I've just fought the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. One frustrated viewer commented, "Noticed they would ring the bell in the second round and last round EARLY. Be 5-10 seconds left and they ring the bell early. He lost the fight so it’s understandable as well."
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.
The much-anticipated grudge match between North Staffordshire's Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson finally too place last night. All eyes were on Dubai as the ...
I was just about to say the broadcast had finally started, but after a few seconds it cut out again. "People haven't seen the real Beast," he says. Eddie is knocked down, but the bell rings soon after. Hopefully the stream will stay up. Eddie is looking very tired, following that knock down in the third. Eddie and Thor have each won acclaim in the World's Strongest Man competition but decided to try their hand at a new sport. Eddie seems like he's always looking to land a big right. We've had the first round. At this week's weigh-in, Eddie was 142kg (313lb), which is 13lbs lighter than Thor who has stepped on the scales at 152kg (335lb) despite holding a six-inch height advantage. Eddie kept his fans regularly updated with gruelling training sessions on YouTube where he has showed just why he is the Clayton Colossus. The much-anticipated grudge match between North Staffordshire's Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson finally too place last night. That was actually a better boxing match than many might have been expecting.
Hall was dropped twice by rival Bjornsson as the former strongman world champions put their beef to rest in the ring in Dubai.
AND THOR PUTS DOWN EDDIE WITH A HUGE SHOT AT THE BELL! Eddie Hall lands a knockdown in the opening seconds with a solid right hand! And despite a promising start, Hall faded in the second half of the fight as Bjornsson ran out a comfortable winner on all three judges' scorecards.
Hall and Bjornsson struck a bet before the fight which would see the loser have the winner's name inked on their body.
The loser has to get a tattoo." And then the loser has to get a tattoo." “My training partner showed me Thor’s video about getting the tattoo for the loser of the fight," he said.