EDDIE HALL VS THOR FIGHT LIVE PROFESSIONAL
EDDIE HALL VS THOR FIGHT LIVE TV

Ward said after the fight: “What a night. Ward recovered and finished the three-round fight strongly, but says being hit by Thor was like being hit by a horse! Game of Thrones star Thor, 32, dropped Ward with a big right which skimmed Ward’s shoulder in the second round. Hafthor Bjornsson gave a good solid showing on his boxing debut in a lively exhibition draw vs Irish cruiserweight Steven Ward in Dubai.Ģ018 word’s strongest man Thor was fighting in preparation for his HUGE boxing bout vs strongman rival Eddie Hall later this year in September.

EDDIE HALL VS THOR FIGHT LIVE TV

“Because he was the Mountain from Game of Thrones, a huge TV star, people listened and people believed him.' “Hafthor Bjornsson and his entourage have been smearing my title and the referee Colin Bryce’s reputation for the last three years. “For the last three years, instead of answering questions about how I defeated some of the greatest strongmen to ever live, Hafthor included, instead I had people questioning whether I really won it or not. “This is a quote from Hafthor Bjornsson: ‘I was robbed.’ “Before I even got home to my friends and family to tell them the news, one man took bad sportsmanship to a whole new level and it was plastered all over the world’s media. But ideally we’d leave the sport to the professionals.Eddie Hall can hardly wait to get in the ring with Hafthor Bjornsson, who he accused of 'smearing him with lies' by labelling him a cheat after his World's Strongest Man victory.Īhead of Bjornsson's fight with Steven Ward, Hall said: “When I achieved my dream of winning World’s Strongest Man three years ago, I couldn’t get wait to get back to Britain to thank everyone and share the title. I am glad Thor and Eddie found a way of settling their feud – for now at least. Rather, it is directed at celebrities who already have platforms of their own. All attention to the sport is surely good, one might think, but I wonder if the attention is misdirected. Celebrities who have little to no prior experience of boxing are selling huge gates and bringing renewed attention to the sport. In recent times we have seen the development of a different phenomena.

EDDIE HALL VS THOR FIGHT LIVE PROFESSIONAL

Naturally, professional boxers have historically become celebrities in their own right: Ali, Tyson and Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, to name a few. Eddie’s head-movement was, however, unexpectedly good, but he gased out by the fourth round due to throwing his punches aiming for the KO.īoxing has lamentably taken a turn to celebrity spectacle.

After three rounds he was visibly beat up while Thor paced around the ring evenly throughout the fight. In the first round he brought ‘The Mountain’ down once. Eddie kept his hands low, and threw wild haymakers. He kept to the basics: his guard was up, utilised decent footwork, and threw a heavy left hand to great effect when it landed. Thor, who got the win through the judges unanimous scorecard, managed to knock Eddie Hall down twice. Eddie Hall’s statements at the press-conference about this being more of a ‘fight than a boxing match’ turned out to be true. ‘Maybe they have mastered some boxing skills?’ I thought. I for one approached the fight with curiosity, anticipation and a slight suspense of disbelief. Surely most viewers knew what they were getting into: two non-boxers settling a personal dispute within the safe confines of long established boxing rules. Everything from the live-stream to some of the commentary left boxing fans exasperated. Yet, the fight itself turned out to be somewhat farcical. Many of us wanted to see the fight due to the epic storyline. Two friends who turned their backs on their friendship half a decade ago. Thor stood as the victor of the fight but the bitter rivalry seems far from over, despite some show of good sportsmanship from both sides. The anticipated bout between two titans went all 6 rounds and was decided by unanimous decision.

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