Eddie Hall

Hall was asked about his stamina by a reporter at the pre-fight press conference for his bout with Bjornsson, and made a crass comment regarding his wife as ...

Hall insisted that he was "on about wrestling", joking with his son that the comment wasn't as crude as Bjornsson believed it to be. "Look at you, you scared little boy," Hall told Bjornsson, who had called him a child in the exchange. And those in attendance were stunned when, with his son sitting in the seat next to him, he joked that the journalist should "ask his wife" about his stamina.

Anthony Joshua has stated that he is backing his fellow Brit Eddie Hall in his fight with Hafthor Bjornsson on Saturday night.The pair are ready to fi.

Thor was next up and was nearly 10kg heavier and weighed-in at 152kg, a massive drop from the 205kg he was at his strongman peak. At the weigh-in on Friday, Hall was first up and weighed in at 142.2kg, a much leaner figure than the 197kg he came in at when he won World’s Strongest Man in 2017. There was an incident at a gym earlier in the week where they squared off against each other, and Thor threw an drink can at his rival when they met at the press conference.

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Held at the 5,000-seater Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in the UAE, you can watch at home via Segi TV. The two giants will fight on Saturday night, with the coverage starting at 8.30pm in the UK, and the fight itself kicking off at 9pm. Here’s when the fight will be shown in the UK and how you can watch it live.

Hafthor Bjornsson had a complete and utter meltdown during his pre-fight press conference with Eddie Hall. Tensions were already threatening to boil over ...

Because I don't give a f**k about the money." The Icelandic man mountain then tried to get his hands on Hall before eventually throwing a bottle in his direction. "Let's step up and do it.

Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson combined to tip the scales at nearly 300kg as they get set for the heaviest boxing match in history.The pair are set.

Now I really enjoy hitting the bag, doing technique work, sparring. “I would be in so much pain every single day. Thor was next up and was nearly 10kg heavier and weighed-in at 152kg, a massive drop from the 205kg he was at his strongman peak. Hall was first up and weighed in at 142.2kg, a much leaner figure than the 197kg he came in at when he won World’s Strongest Man in 2017. But it has mostly been a war of words between the pair and they stepped on the scales in the final preparations. Hall and Thor have undergone remarkable body transformations as they swapped the strongman arena for the boxing ring, as they bid to knock each other out.

The two World's Strongest Man champions are set to go head-to-head in the boxing ring.

Earlier this week, Eddie left a note for Thor in his hotel gym, which read: "To Thor/ Numbnuts. Just wanted to wish you all the best and look forward to smashing your face in/ correcting your face on Saturday. The pair have a long rivalry dating back to their strongmen days. Eddie is thought to be consuming around 7,000 calories a day with a diet including smoked salmon. Instead, Thor took on the professional arm wrestler Devon Larratt and managed to defeat him by a technical knockout in the first round. A draw, meanwhile, had odds of 8/1 on the website. Punters betting on who will triumph in this weekend’s boxing bout between Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson, otherwise known as Thor, are divided.

Fans of Eddie Hall are now wondering whether he will have someone special rooting for him ringside during the fight against Hafthor Björnsson.

Well that’s an understatement if there ever was one, she’s my absolute everything and the reason for me being so driven and ambitious.” Eddie Hall is married to Alexandra Hall, the founder of Bobo’s Barbers and scalp micropigmentation clinic Micro Ink. Eddie Hall is one of the most talked-about sportspeople in recent moments, given his ever-growing beef with Hafthor Björnsson and their upcoming boxing fight.

Hafthor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall had to be kept apart at their most recent press conference for their crunch boxing fight on Saturday.

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The Clayton big man is preparing to step into the ring against Thor Bjornsson.

Eddie Hall versus Thor: What are the ages of the boxing foes? Eddie Hall versus Thor: What are the heights of the boxing foes? Eddie Hall may have the edge over Thor in terms of age, as Eddie is 34 years old, whereas Thor is just a year younger and is 33 years old. A table in front of each heavyweight separated the pair for the face-off after coming on to the scales to weigh a combined 600lbs for the clash. Eddie Hall vs Thor: What were the results of the weight-in? This was the third time the pair had been involved in a heated altercation with the pair first meeting during a crossing of paths in the shared hotel gym earlier in the fight week.