BRITISH strongman Eddie Hall is channelling the great boxer Muhammad Ali as he prepares for a colossal heavyweight bout against rival Hafthor Bjornsson.
Hall took to Instagram to post a snap of him in training for his debut fight against Icelandic giant Bjornsson.
Eddie Hall is taking inspiration from the late Muhammad Ali ahead of his fight with Hafthor Bjornsson next year
The Englishman is getting himself in shape to take on Icelandic rival Hafthor BjornssonCredit: Instagram
Eddie Hall showed off his incredible 5st weight transformation on his Instagram pageCredit: Instagram
He captioned the shot with a quote from legendary fighter Ali, which said: “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
The late American Ali is heralded as ‘The Greatest’ and is clearly providing inspiration for Hall to push himself to the limit in the boxing gym.
‘The Beast’ is keeping his 2.2million followers up to date with regular updates of his training progress ahead of a foray into the ring next year.
Game of Thrones star Bjornsson challenged Hall to a fight after breaking the Brit’s deadlift world record in May.
World’s Strongest Man (WSM) 2017 winner, Hall had previously been the first person to ever lift 500kg before his nemesis racked up an extra kilo.
The two stars have been embroiled in a war of words after 2018 WSM winner Bjornsson claimed there was some “cheating” involved in Hall’s 2017 triumph.
But the Englishman, 32, released previously unseen footage to disprove the claims and the Icelandic heavyweight said he “would probably never compete again”.
The gigantic pair will settle their differences in the ring in September 2021 in Las Vegas and with no love lost between them – Hall has vowed to “rip his f***ing head off”.
Icelandic giant Hafthor Bjornsson is training to face Eddie Hall in Las Vegas next September
Game of Thrones star ‘The Mountain’ is practicing his glovework ahead of a colossal bout with English Hall
Both men have shown off their drastic weight loss after beginning to transform their physiques.
Hall has lost an incredible five stone in the the last three years after hard graft helped him shed over 30kg.
Bjornsson is undertaking his own cut and revealed he had lost over a stone in just three weeks after ramping up the training ahead of the pair’s hotly anticipated bout.
Eddie Hall shows off stunning body transformation as he does intensive workout training
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
