{"id":1661,"date":"2022-03-31T15:21:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2022-03-31T15:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:46:26","slug":"eddie-hall-talks-future-eating-humble-pie-after-boxing-match-with-hafthor-bjornsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/eddie-hall-talks-future-eating-humble-pie-after-boxing-match-with-hafthor-bjornsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Hall Talks Future, Eating \u2018Humble Pie\u2019 After Boxing Match With Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 19, 2022, former <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-worlds-strongest-man-roster\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99004\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) champions Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson ironed out their &#8220;dirty laundry&#8221; in the boxing ring. Bj\u00f6rnsson defeated Hall by <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-vs-hafthor-bjornsson-fight-breakdown\/\" data-lasso-id=\"98985\">unanimous decision<\/a> in what might have been the capper to a long-standing back-and-forth.<\/p>\n<p>As Hall moves forward, he took to his Instagram on March 29, 2022, to reflect on the defeat. His address included a few important notes about the fight and what&#8217;s next. Among them, was a humble expression of appreciation for his rival.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CbstrXNAX-O\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CbstrXNAX-O\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"98994\">A post shared by Eddie hall &#8211; The Beast (@eddiehallwsm)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-nick-best-deadlifts-755-pounds\/\" data-lasso-id=\"98989\">Strongman Nick Best Pulls A 755-Pound Deadlift At Age 53, Continues Comeback From Lat Injury<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"eating-humble-pie\">Eating &#8216;Humble Pie&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Hall first offered deference to Bj\u00f6rnsson. He shared his admiration for the Icelandic athlete&#8217;s achievements, even before they took to the ring together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s time for me to eat a little bit of humble pie and address a few things,&#8221; Hall says in the video. &#8220;Firstly, I want to say a massive well done to Thor. I want to say well done for the fight. I want to take this opportunity to say what a great Strongman you are, or were.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hall&#8217;s commentary makes it appear that he always respected Bj\u00f6rnsson, regardless of any potential bad blood. When push came to shove, it seems Bj\u00f6rnsson was only another elite strongman who happened to compete against Hall over some of the highlights of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing more. That dynamic could understandably establish healthy regard between two top strength-sports athletes and two human beings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I appreciate you [Bj\u00f6rnsson], as a man and the things you&#8217;ve done and who you are because, at the end of the day, you\u2019re a phenomenon,&#8221; Hall continues. &#8220;You\u2019re a giant of the world amongst us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"true-to-his-word\">True to His Word<\/h2>\n<p>The lead-up to the fight saw Hall and Bj\u00f6rnsson discuss the terms of defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, there was minor contention over the amount of money the loser would donate to the winner&#8217;s chosen charity. The two eventually agreed to both donate $200,000 to the winner&#8217;s preferred charity. There was also an apparent agreement on the loser getting the winner&#8217;s name tattooed on their body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adding fuel to the fire post-match, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/kyle-kirvay-squats-685-pounds-for-5-reps\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99005\">bodybuilder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tamara-walcott-to-compete-at-2022-american-pro\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99006\">powerlifter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-is-for-everybody-the-log-clean-and-press\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99007\">strongman<\/a> Larry Wheels stipulated that Hall owes him $10,000 over a bet about who would win the fight. The two had previously verbally sparred intermittently over social media in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Wheels mentioned Hall&#8217;s debt again in a post-match interview with Bj\u00f6rnsson on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videos\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW WITH THOR + EDDIE OWES ME $10,000!\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0qCu8--QUQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve got to wait for people to pay up,&#8221; Hall says. &#8220;We\u2019ve got like a month sort of clause in the contract for these things to be paid over. Everybody is going to get their money. Larry [Wheels] is going to get his money. I\u2019m a man of my word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Hall leaves the tattoo out of his address. Due to possible miscommunication, he says that he and Bj\u00f6rnsson never agreed to formal terms on body ink. As such, he won&#8217;t be getting one for now.<\/p>\n<p>Hall stopped short of ruling out the tattoo altogether. He left it as a chip on the table to potentially entice Bj\u00f6rnsson into a rematch in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, it\u2019s going to be used as a tool for the rematch, which is fine,&#8221; Hall says. &#8220;I would do the same. I wouldn\u2019t do the rematch unless Thor got the tattoo. It\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-lies-ahead\">What Lies Ahead<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hall&#8217;s rivalry with Bj\u00f6rnsson began during the 2017 WSM, where Hall claimed the championship over his competitor. That win did not come without controversy. An official appeared to miss the call for one of Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s Viking Press reps <strong>\u2014 <\/strong>Hall&#8217;s margin of victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Later, in 2018, when Bj\u00f6rnsson eclipsed Hall&#8217;s previous <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-danny-grigsby-deadlifts-1025-pounds-raw\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99008\">world record<\/a> 500-kilogram <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/jamal-browner-953-pound-conventional-deadlift\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99009\">deadlift<\/a> (1,102.3 pounds) by precisely one kilogram, the competitive spirit continued to fester. Similarly, because Bj\u00f6rnsson&#8217;s record occurred outside of a sanctioned competition, Hall made it clear he thought it shouldn&#8217;t count.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With both men since retired from professional strongman competitions, they couldn&#8217;t settle their differences by lifting Atlas Stones. Instead, they took to boxing, and Bj\u00f6rnsson ultimately got the last laugh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if Hall gets his tattoo, that might change. He could use it as a precursor to continuing his now friendly rivalry with Bj\u00f6rnsson.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @eddiehallwsm on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-reflects-on-fight-with-hafthor-bjornsson\/\">Eddie Hall Talks Future, Eating &#8216;Humble Pie&#8217; After Boxing Match With Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 19, 2022, former World\u2019s Strongest Man (WSM) champions Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bj\u00f6rnsson ironed out their \u201cdirty laundry\u201d in the boxing ring. Bj\u00f6rnsson defeated Hall by unanimous decision in what might have been the capper to a long-standing back-and-forth. 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