Former world’s strongest man winners Hall and Bjornsson have lost considerable amounts of weight ahead of their fight, but we are still set for a monstrous super-heavyweight clash
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Thor Bjornsson Talks Eddie Hall Fight
Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson are billing their fight as “the heaviest boxing match in history” after weighing in at a combined weight over 600lb.
And while that title isn’t exactly 100 per cent accurate, it certainly is going to be a monstrous super-heavyweight clash between two former ‘world’s strongest man’ winners. Bjornsson and Hall are two elite-level athletes in strongman competition, and will switch to boxing to settle a years-long rivalry dating back to the 2017 tournament which the Brit won.
The pair have weighed in after a firey press conference, and after years of build-up and multiple reschedulings, the fight appears to finally be happening at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium. There will be no undercard for the event, which will be streamed live on Segi.tv.
Here’s all you need to know about the pair’s stats…
Thor Bjornsson
Game of Thrones star Bjornsson is 33-years-old, 6’9″ tall and has a reach that is reportedly 80-inches. He weighed in at a whopping 152kg, or 335lb, despite losing an incredible amount of weight to make the fight happen.
At the height of his strongman days, Bjornsson weighed a colossal 205kg, or over 32-stone or 450lb. During that time, he won the world’s strongest man twice, the Arnold strongman classic twice and a number of European and Icelandic tournaments.
He has cut a huge 52kg to make the still huge weight for his fight with Hall, which he believes will help him in every aspect of the fight. “Having extra weight in my opinion doesn’t help you,” Bjornsson has said of his dramatic cut.
“Me and Eddie have a different view. But on Saturday we will see. On Saturday we will see what is better. Was it Eddie’s technique to come in heavier and stronger? Or will it be Thor’s emphasis on boxing technique, endurance and boxing skills that will beat brute strength?”
And despite his huge cut, Bjornsson has actually gained 5.5kg for his fight with Hall from where he was when he beat Devon Larratt within a round back in September. On that night, he tipped the scales at 146.5kg, or over 322lb, and viciously stopped the arm wrestling champion within minutes in a monumental mismatch.
Eddie Hall
British strongman Hall has opted for a different approach to his rival, keeping a lot of weight on ahead of his debut. He believes that the power achieved by staying heavy will help him to stop Bjornsson, and has no concerns over his cardio and getting tired early.
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The 34-year-old, who is 6’3″ and has a huge 80-inch reach, weighed in at 142kg, or 313lb, which is still a massive drop from his career-high of 195kg, or 432lb. He had planned to come in heavier, but was diagnosed with coronavirus three weeks out from the fight and lost a lot of weight while sick.
“I’m actually the lightest, best I’ve probably been since I was 22 years of age,” he told fans in a video blog, before confirming to Mirror Fighting that he had battled covid specifically. “I’m 34 now, 147-148kg and I’m feeling good. I feel fit, and as I say I’m calling this journey the desolation of Thor, look that word up because that’s what’s going to happen to that lanky streak of p***.”
He believes that it’s unnecessary to lose massive amounts of weight, and that monumental drop from his career-high weight is not all from this boxing camp. He had tacked on substantial weight in an effort to become the first human being to lift 500kg in 2016, but lost that again to compete in other competitions.
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