Hafthor Bjornsson has beaten Eddie Hall in their huge boxing match over in Dubai.
Thor dropped Hall TWICE in the six-round thriller, after recovering from an early knockdown himself.
The feuding pair weighed in a combined 47 STONES – making it the biggest boxing fight in history!
Thor hopes it’s Hall over for rematch
Triumphant Hafthor Bjornsson hopes it’s a scare story that Eddie Hall wants a rematch – because he’d rather take on Martyn Ford.
After winning ‘the heaviest boxing fight in history’ Thor now wants to put the frighteners on Ford – the ‘World’s Scariest Man’.
Beaten Brit Hall insists he is keen to activate a clause for a second shot at the Icelander.
But instead Thor wants to tame Game of Thrones star Ford.
The ‘Mountain’ actor reckons he’d come out on top, despite watching Thor hammer out a convincing, unanimous victory.
But Thor, 33 claims he’d ‘bash’ up the 39-year-old.
He does, though, tip Ford to first see off the Iranian Hulk.
Thor said: “The other guy doesn’t look in shape at all.
“On pictures he looks big and doesn’t look like he has the endurance to even go one round, in my opinion.”
Thor smartin’ for Martyn
Thor reckons he’d ‘smash’ Martyn Ford after battering his old pal Eddie Hall.
‘World’s Scariest Man’ Ford was ringside for the fight and revealed he’d “back” himself against Bjornsson, who is more than happy to test the Brit’s mettle.
After getting wind of Ford’s comments, the Icelandic giant told Boxing King Media, he said: “I disagree, I think I’ll smash him.”
Before Ford can think about facing Bjornsson, he must first get through his own titanic showdown with the Iranian Hulk.
I don’t want to communicate with him more’
Victor Thor Bjornsson doesn’t want to communicate with Eddie Hall any more.
But the Icelander still congratulated the Brit for a ‘good job’.
Thor hammered Hall to win a unanimous verdict.
And quizzed on their exchange afterwards, Bjornsson said: “I’m not going to comment too much on what he said, but I’ve moved on.
“I told him ‘good job’. It was a hell of a fight and congratulated him on all the hard work he’s been putting on for two years.
“I respect him as an athlete, but I just want to move on. Just between us guys, I wouldn’t really want a rematch as I want to move on.
“I don’t really want to communicate more with him as I’ve moved on. I’m not saying we’ll be best buddies, that’s just a fact.
“I have 100 per cent moved on. If he wants a rematch, I’ll give it to him 100 per cent.”
It’s Hall the more painful
Eddie Hall must now have rival Thor Bjornsson’s name tattooed on his skin after losing to his bitter rival in the ring.
Hall was dropped twice by his fellow former strongman before losing on points in Dubai on Saturday night.
And as per the terms of a bet struck before the fight, Hall should now have “World’s Strongest Man” and the winner’s name inked on to his skin.
The rivals agreed the bet last year after their bout had been postponed when Hall suffered a torn bicep.
Bjornsson proposed the bet – and Hall accepted instantly.
“My training partner showed me Thor’s video about getting the tattoo for the loser of the fight,” he said. “Well Thor, I don’t need to think things over, as I say, I think from the heart so I speak from the heart.
Wheels of fortune
Hafthor Bjornsson raked it in the hard way against Eddie Hall in Dubai but bodybuilder friend Larry Wheels found an easier method.
Thor’s lucrative paypacket for victory was coupled by Wheels winning a cheeky bet with beaten Brit Hall.
Wheels posted an Instagram picture with the words: “Eddie bet me £10k he would win” – plus smiling emoji.
Bjornsson seen practising shot that floored Hall
Hafthor Bjornsson has posted footage of him practising the shot that floored Eddie Hall.
The Icelander shared footage on YouTube of the devastating blow ahead of Saturday’s convincing, unanimous victory over the Brit.
Bjornsson has already admitted he hopes Hall doesn’t activate their rematch clause.
And he was reluctant to reveal much of their post-fight exchange.
But he did say: “I told him ‘good job’. It was a hell of a fight and congratulated him on all the hard work he’s been putting on for two years.”
Thor vs Hall round-up
Hafthor Bjornsoon has revealed he doesn’t want to fight Eddie Hall again, but would face him in a rematch if his rival wishes to get it on for a second time.
Thor convincingly outpointed his fellow strongman on Saturday in Dubai.
And there is a clause in Bjornsson and Hall’s contract for a rematch, which doesn’t interest Thor.
He said: “I respect him as an athlete but I just want to move on. Honestly I really wouldn’t want a rematch because I want to move on.
“I don’t really want to communicate with him. We’re not going to be best friends, that’s just a fact. But if he wants the rematch I’ll give it to him 100 per cent.”
Meanwhile Martyn Ford reckons Hall’s emotions got the better of him against Thor.
He remarked: “Before this fight, I thought Eddie was too emotional.
“I was concerned that he was going in with too much hate and too much anger and I thought that would affect him.”
And finally, Hall must now have Thor’s name tattooed on his skin after losing to him rival in the ring.
As per the terms of a bet struck before the fight, Hall should now have “World’s Strongest Man” and the winner’s name inked on to his skin.
Ford on Hall’s emotions
Martyn Ford reckons Eddie Hall’s emotions got the better of him against Thor.
Hall lost the fight but it couldn’t of had a different ending if he kept his emotions in check, according to Ford.
Ford said: “Before this fight, I thought Eddie was too emotional.
“I was concerned that he was going in with too much hate and too much anger and I thought that would affect him.”
What Hall said after defeat
Eddie Hall hopes to fight Hafthor Bjornsson again after their war in Dubai.
Hall was beaten by the better man but landed some good shots and wants another go at his fierce rival.
After the bout he said: “You know what, I can take things like a man. It is what it is. It’s boxing. At the end of the day, I’ve literally fought the biggest man on the planet in a boxing match. I’d like to see anybody else get the balls to do that.”
“It’s been a hell of the journey. I enjoyed it. Hopefully there is a rematch. We can do business again. I just want to wish everyone out there to stay safe, stay positive, keep moving forward in life.”
Adding insult to injury for Hall
Eddie Hall must now have rival Thor Bjornsson’s name tattooed on his skin after losing to his bitter rival in the ring.
Hall was dropped twice by his fellow former strongman before losing on points in Dubai on Saturday night.
And as per the terms of a bet struck before the fight, Hall should now have “World’s Strongest Man” and the winner’s name inked on to his skin.
The rivals agreed the bet last year after their bout had been postponed when Hall suffered a torn bicep.
Bjornsson proposed the bet – and Hall accepted instantly.
“My training partner showed me Thor’s video about getting the tattoo for the loser of the fight,” he said. “Well Thor, I don’t need to think things over, as I say, I think from the heart so I speak from the heart.
Thor mocks Eddie Hall online
Thor has taken to his social media accounts to mock Eddie Hall post-fight.
His posts were captioned, “I guess technique DOES matter. Who knew,” accompanied by an emoji of someone shrugging their shoulders and a slow-mo clip of him dropping The Beast.
Many have questioned the difference in preparation in the lead up to the fight, with Thor opting to take three warm-up bouts over the last two years, against Steven Ward and Simon Vallily.
A hastily-arranged victory over arm-wrestler Devon Larratt also occurred in replacement of Thor and Eddie’s previous date – this fight was ruled out when Hall had torn a bicep.
Alternatively, Hall decided not to have warm-up bouts and shared minimal footage of his training and preparation on social media.
After the fight, Thor admitted that his rival carried significant power and said that this worried him.
Ford up next for Thor?
Thor reckons he’d ‘smash’ Martyn Ford after battering his old pal Eddie Hall.
‘World’s Scariest Man’ Ford was ringside for the fight and revealed he’d “back” himself against Bjornsson, who is more than happy to test the Brit’s mettle.
After getting wind of Ford’s comments, the Icelandic giant told Boxing King Media, he said: “I disagree, I think I’ll smash him.”
Before Ford can think about facing Bjornsson, he must first get through his own titanic showdown with the Iranian Hulk.
Thor slams Hall over comments
Hafthor Bjornsson was not happy Eddie Hall brought his family into their feud.
The Brit disrespected Thor’s mum in the build-up to the fight and the Icelandic is not happy with how his opponent acted.
He told iFL TV: “I’m so happy now. It’s been a lot of hard work. Almost two years of hard training but it’s all worth it now at the end.
“He disrespected my mum and nobody does that. He should leave family out of it, always.”
Thor ‘could be a professional’
Hafthor Bjornsson could compete in professional boxing according to his trainer Billy Nelson.
Nelson praised Eddie Hall for landing some good shots and was impressed with the event overall – praising the atmosphere in particular.
Billy Nelson said: “He’s obviously got a decent trainer because he (Thor) got hit by two good shots.
“What an atmosphere! If they did it again it would be bigger and better. Why not bring it back here.
“He could (compete professionally) but I don’t want him to because professional boxing is a very unforgiving sport.
“Doing this he can walk away any time with a big bag of money in the bank.”
‘Gave it a good go’
IFL TV have published footage of Eddie Hall immediately after his fight, talking to his family and his team.
The strongman is heard saying: “He’s the biggest man on the planet…I gave it a f* good go didn’t I?”
Thor shows off black eye
Thor Bjornsson was left sporting a black eye the morning after his win over rival Eddie Hall.
Bjornsson dropped his fellow former strongman twice en-route to a comfortable points win in Dubai on Saturday night.
But the Icelander didn’t come out of the six-round war unblemished with a nasty-looking black eye.
Thor shows off black eye
Thor Bjornsson was left sporting a black eye the morning after his win over rival Eddie Hall.
Bjornsson dropped his fellow former strongman twice en-route to a comfortable points win in Dubai on Saturday night.
But the Icelander didn’t come out of the six-round war unblemished with a nasty-looking black eye.
Hall ‘fought with broken hand’
Thor’s coach and boxing fans reckon Eddie Hall was fighting with a broken hand.
The Mountain’s trainer Billy Nelson told iFL TV: “He obviously had something wrong with his left because he was loading up with his right all the time.”
Fans echoed Nelson’s sentiment on social media.
One fan said: “Has Eddie Hall broke his left hand? I swear it’s decoration at this point.
And another added: “Has Eddie Hall just completely forgot he has a left hand?”
Huge charity donation
Thor won’t be enjoying any of his fight purse from the win over Eddie Hall.
That’s because the fighters agreed to donate the fight cheque to charity.
Before the fight, Thor and Hall decided that they’ll both give a charity of the winner’s choice £150,000.
Ford on Hall’s emotions
Martyn Ford reckons Eddie Hall’s emotions got the better of him against Thor.
Hall lost the fight but it couldn’t of had a different ending if he kept his emotions in check, according to Ford.
Ford said: “Before this fight, I thought Eddie was too emotional.
“I was concerned that he was going in with too much hate and too much anger and I thought that would affect him.”
Thor’s wife shows him love
Thor’s wife paid tribute to her husband after his win against rival Eddie Hall.
Kelsey Henson planted a huge kiss on the Mountain after the fight and took to Instagram to praise his performance.
Thor relaxes with son in pool
Thor has been pictured playing in the pool with his son after defeating Eddie Hall.
The Mountain looked chilled as he frolicked with his offspring in the water.
Butterbean trumps Thor vs Hall
Thor and Hall’s fight was billed as the heaviest boxing match.
But it’s been reported that this isn’t the case.
Boxing legend Butterbean was involved in the bout that actually holds the record, according to Boxing News 24/7.
Butterbean took on Leominster police detective Joe Siciliano in 2007, and they weighed a whopping 730 pounds combined.
Joshua proved wrong
Anthony Joshua’s boxing predictions were proved wrong after Thor defeated Eddie Hall.
Before the fight, Joshua had thrown his weight behind pal Hall on Instagram Live.
When asked for his fight predictions, Joshua said: “Eddie vs Thor? Go on Eddie.
“Good fight though, but I’m with Eddie. Eddie’s my guy.
Heaviest-weight boxing clash
Thor and Eddie Hall took part in the heaviest fight in boxing.
The two man mountains weighed an astonishing 47 STONE combined.
And National World reveal that’s the equivalent of roughly one vending machine filled with ten bags of sugar.
Fans dispute Thor’s win
Fans are disputing Thor’s win over Eddie Hall by claiming that rounds in the fight were stopped early.
They took to Twitter to address the alleged travesty.
On fan said: “Noticed they would ring the bell in the second round and last round EARLY.
“[There would] be 5-10 seconds left and they ring the bell early. What’s up with that? You guys don’t call the shots but what’s with the bell ringer and ref? Eddie knocked Thor back and ref didn’t let him follow through.”
One fan addressed Hall directly – and said: “You know that they stopped multiple rounds early, the 6th round was stopped 10 seconds early, and if you’re not up someone’s ass about this you’re making a mistake. You got robbed on points.”
