Eddie Hall lost Saturday's fight against Hafthor Bjornsson and is also on the losing end of a bet that was struck prior to the clash between the former ...
The loser has to get a tattoo.” The two also agreed that the prize money for the fight would be a donation to charity. Manchester United Transfer NewsManchester United transfer news LIVE Ten Hag manager updates as Man Utd 'prepared' to sell MaguireFollow throughout the day for the latest Man United transfer rumours, injury updates and breaking news. “So straight away, I’ll say yes to that, the loser has to get a tattoo of World’s Strongest Man, and the opposing name. $200,000 each for charity regardless, let’s tick that off, that’s a goer.” Bjornsson - whose name was shortened to ‘Thor’ in promotion material for the fight - has already said he would not enforce the bet but expects it to be fulfilled. Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow meEddie Hall must get a Hafthor Bjornsson tattoo after losing Saturday night’s fight in Dubai. Hall lost on points having been dropped twice in the grudge match. Eddie Hall must now get a Thor tattoo after losing the boxing match.
Hafthor Bjornsson floors Eddie Hall twice to win 'Heaviest Boxing Match in History' by unanimous decision and then says he'll 'take a rematch no problem'
In the third, Hall strangely decided to switch to southpaw and was immediately punished with a one-two to the chin. The Mountain from Game of Thrones scord a nice backhand which sent Hall backwards into the ropes, but he fired back instantly and to make the Icelander hit the deck once again, but it was instantly ruled a slip. 34-year-old Hall's first punch of round two - another overhand right - sent his bigger opponent reeling backwards into the ropes in round two. On the backfoot, Thor used his southpaw jab to paw at Hall, who was patiently waiting for an opportunity to throw that big overhand right some more. Britain’s Hall, known as 'The Beast', came flying out of the corner as he bombarded Thor with a flurry of early efforts, capitalising on a crowd that was clearly cheering for him. He confidently held his hands low as he landed a series of overhand rights on Thor, who used his feet to keep away.
Former world's strongest man winners Bjornsson and Hall took their years-long feud to the boxing ring on Saturday, but there appears to still be bad blood ...
I started to realise his game plan, understand the distance a bit more and work on my game basically, jab, jab, jab, I kept it simple but smooth, moved around and won the fight. "I don't want to comment on what he said, but I've moved on," Bjornsson cryptically told fans in a video blog after the bout. And despite some sportsmanship immediately after the bell, the pair appear to still be rivals, and could square off in a future rematch.
Having lost their long-awaited boxing grudge match, Hall's mind has already turned to a rematch.
“He put a massive black cloud over my win, and in every single interview I did, it wasn't 'well done for winning the World's Strongest Man,' it was, 'I heard you robbed some guy of his title, what happened there?' At the end of the day, I’ve literally fought the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. “You know what, I can take things like a man," Hall said in a video posted to his Instagram account after the fight.
Get all of the latest Sport news from NationalWorld. Providing fresh perspective online for news across the UK.
At the end of the day I’ve just fought the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. We want to start a community among our readers, so please follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and keep the conversation going. NationalWorld is a new national news brand, produced by a team of journalists, editors, video producers and designers who live and work across the UK. Find out more about who’s who in the team, and our editorial values. Both fighters agreed beforehand that the prize money for the bout would be a donation to charity. Following the Mountain’s comments, Hall said: “You know what, I can take things as a man. After the match, the Icelandic Mountain said: “It feels amazing, I’ve been working my ass off for two years.
Thor Björnsson Defeats Eddie Hall in "Heaviest Boxing Match in History": Their combined weight was close to 800 pounds.
However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. To find out more, read our privacy policy. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. More informationThese cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies.
HAFTHOR BJORNSSON has revealed what he said to Eddie Hall after their epic boxing battle.But the Icelandic giant does NOT want a rematch.Bjornsson dem.
“Honestly I really wouldn’t want a rematch because I want to move on. “But if he wants the rematch I’ll give it to him 100 per cent.” Thor addd: “I respect him as an athlete but I just want to move on.
Eddie Hall was defeated by Hafthor Bjornsson on Saturday and the Icelandic giant is not keen on a second heavyweight fight.
Both Hall and Thor agreed that they will both donate $200,000 to a charity of the winner’s choice. “I respect him (Hall) as an athlete but I just want to move on. Both fighters had previously indicated they would be open to a rematch.
Hafthor 'Thor' Björnsson has revealed what he told Eddie Hall at the end of their boxing match.
Hopefully there's a rematch and we get to do business again. I don’t really want to communicate with him. "It's been a hell of a journey," Hall admitted.