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Eddie Hall Reacts To Joe Rogan Critiquing His Boxing Skills Ahead Of Thor Bjornsson Fight

Eddie HallEddie Hall is confident he’ll come out victorious as he responds to Joe Rogan’s critique of his fighting ability in brutally honest analysis. UFC commentator Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on Hall’s boxing technique. It’s fair to say that the comedian and podcaster is not a fan of what he saw as he criticized his […]

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Eddie Hall is confident he’ll come out victorious as he responds to Joe Rogan’s critique of his fighting ability in brutally honest analysis.

UFC commentator Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on Hall’s boxing technique. It’s fair to say that the comedian and podcaster is not a fan of what he saw as he criticized his boxing abilities:

“That’s not good. Right away we’re seeing that we have a real problem,” Rogan said, after watching footage of the Englishman training.

“Yeah, this is terrible. He’s very rudimentary, but also you see that his body is very stiff.

“Looking at him sparring there, he’s just not moving so good… This is super stiff. He’s throwing these punches with his arms. These are arm punches, almost like he shouldn’t be hitting things.” (transcribed by GiveMeSport)

‘The Beast’ has responded to Rogan’s honest criticism defending his boxing ability as he said, “Look, people can speculate, they can make assumptions, they can guess, they can do whatever they want, but I’m knocking Thor out.

“There’s no doubt in my mind. So, people can say whatever they want,” Hall said.

“I take no offence to Joe Rogan’s comments. He’s an experienced guy, he knows what he’s talking about, but he doesn’t know the full picture. You look at a few clips, you can’t make assumptions from that. It doesn’t bother me in the slightest, it doesn’t put me off.”

Will Eddie Hall knock out ‘Thor’ Bjornsson?

Hall is scheduled to fight Hafþór ‘Thor’ Björnsson this weekend in what is dubbed to be “The Heaviest Boxing Match in History”. Both former World’s Strongest men have been hard at work to prepare for the upcoming boxing match as they sport a definitive new look.

Hall has lost about 40kg in preparation while ‘The Mountain’ leaned out by around 60kg. The pair almost came to blows at the face-off ahead of the bout in Dubai, UAE. The Englishman seems confident he’ll win in what he calls ‘The Desolation of Thor’.

Will Eddie Hall prove Joe Rogan wrong with a win over ‘Thor’?

Game Of Thrones Star Wants Conor McGregor Rematch ‘In The Cage’

“The Mountain” says he held back when sparring Conor McGregor and wants another crack at him:

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Right around the time when Conor McGregor was preparing for his UFC 194 showdown against former featherweight champion Jose Aldo, a video emerged of “The Notorious” sparring with a literal “mountain” of a man.

That gigantic, tattooed sparring partner was none other that Game of Thrones actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, better known by his nickname “The Mountain.”

McGregor says he “folded” the massive 400-pound, 6-foot-9 strongman, but the video only showed some playful light sparring:

The strongman told Off The Ball he would be happy to give it another go with “The Notorious, claiming he had to hold back the first time for fear of crushing the relatively diminutive Irishman:

“Bring me some shorts and put us in a cage, I’ll fight again. I had him a few times, but I just didn’t want to break him. I was like, ‘Fuck this, I’m not going to run after this small guy!’ He’s running around, you know? I don’t have cardio for running around after small guys.”

McGregor would ultimately go on to win that featherweight title fight against Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, and even managed to capture the UFC lightweight belt shortly thereafter. Since winning the 155-pound title, McGregor made a brief foray into professional boxing, where he took on legend Floyd Mayweather in a losing effort last year and hasn’t stepped into the cage, or the ring, for that matter, since then.

“The Notorious” is currently embroiled in a legal issue stemming from his assault on a bus carrying a bunch of UFC fighters days before UFC 223 and will return to court in New York City on June 14.

Could an untrained, massive super-heavyweight like “The Mountain” defeat a smaller mixed martial artist through sheer size alone?

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