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TYSON FURY is among Hafthor Bjornsson’s favourite fighters along with British boxing legend Lennox Lewis. Game of Thrones star Bjornsson has been learning the sweet science for over a year now after calling out strongman rival Eddie Hall in May 2020.
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The actor – nicknamed ‘Thor’ – has had three boxing exhibitions in preparation for his grudge match with Hall, now set for March 2022.
They were against cruiserweight Steven Ward, 31, heavyweight Simon Vallily, 36, and most recently Canadian arm wrestler Devon Larratt, 46.
And in an interview with SunSport, Bjornsson revealed England’s Fury, 33, and Lewis, 56, are two of his favourite all-time boxers.
American heavyweight icon’s George Foreman, 72, and Mike Tyson, 55, are also on that list.
And lastly, boxing’s current pound-for-pound No1, four-division champion Canelo Alvarez, 31, makes up Bjornsson’s selection.
His super-heavyweight fight with Hall, 33, was set for September, until his rival pulled out with a bicep injury.

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It allowed Bjornsson, 32, one more exhibition tune-up, which he won in the first round, weighing a career-low 23 STONE.
That is NINE STONE, lighter than his days as a 450lb strongman competitor.
Hall has opted against warm-up fights of any sorts, instead focussing on behind-closed-door bouts and hard sparring.
But Reign Total Body Fuel ambassador Bjornsson backed his decision to learn on the job in front of the lights.
He said: “I’ve been in sports my whole life, and for me at least, but most people agree with me here that when you compete and step into the ring with referees with the lights on and the pressure, that’s how you get better. 
“That’s how you gain experience and when you’re able to learn from your mistakes as well. 
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“I can train hard and spar extremely hard in training sessions but competing the way I’m doing, this was my third match, that gives me the most experience I could ever ask for. 
“That’s the reason why I’m doing it, because I want to be as prepared as possible before the Eddie fight. 
“If I was him, I would definitely do exhibition matches and try to learn as fast as possible because neither of us want to lose this fight. 
“He obviously want to win against me and I obviously want to win against him.
“So, I truly believe he is doing everything he believes is the best. He doesn’t believe in those exhibition matches, but I do and that’s fine.
“He has his training ways to do things and I have my training ways to do things.” 

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HAFTHOR BJORNSSON joked he is ‘always hungry’ after dramatically losing NINE STONE on his boxing journey. The Game of Thrones star weighed as heavy as 32 STONE while competing in strongman.
Hafthor Bjornsson joked he is ‘always hungry’ after dramatically losing NINE STONECredit: @thorbjornsson
Hafthor Bjornsson weighed as heavy as 32 STONE while competing in strongmanCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
But for his last fight, against arm wrestler Devon Larratt, Bjornsson scaled 23 stone, revealing his huge body transformation.
The super-heavyweight has had to drastically cut the calories as part of his switch to boxing where he will eventually fight rival Eddie Hall.
Bjornsson told SunSport: “I’m training more in boxing than I did for strongman.
“I’m in the gym more because of all of the conditioning work, there’s a lot of conditioning work. 
“I’m boxing like six times a week, sparring three times a week, then I’m running like five times a week. 
“There’s a lot of different training styles, in the gym like two times a day but that’s just what you do, so that’s the biggest difference. 

“And the diet too, there’s a few changes in the diet, not eating nearly as much, in strongman I used to eat a lot. 
“It was all about eating every two-three hours, big meals, while here I’m almost always hungry and always like to eat more. 
“The diet and the training are the biggest change in the two sports.” 
Bjornsson, 32, called out Hall, 33, in May 2020 after he broke the Brit’s 501kg deadlift record.
Ever since, the pair have dropped the weights and picked up gloves to prepare for a spectacle billed as ‘the heaviest boxing match in history’.
Reign Total Body Fuel ambassador Bjornsson has had three tune-up exhibition bouts in preparation for the grudge match with Hall in March.
They were against Irish cruiserweight Steven Ward, 31, English heavyweight Simon Vallily, 36, and most recently Canadian Larratt, 46.

Hafthor Bjornsson beat arm wrestler Devon LarrattCredit: EPA
Eddie Hall will fight Hafthor BjornssonCredit: Instagram @eddiehallwsm
Bjornsson, known as ‘Thor’, shocked even himself as he weighed in a career-low but does not expect to drop any size.
He said: “I was actually surprised how light I was. 
“I was on the scales at the weigh-ins, I was 147kilos if I remember right, rather light in my opinion, but that’s fine, completely fine. 
“I think being somewhere around that is good for me, I doubt that I will drop more but you never know, I’m not really too worried about my body weight. 
“I’m just trying to train the way I’m doing and if that means I’m going to lose more weight, then so be it. 
“But I doubt that I will, because I’ve lost a lot of weight so far.” 

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HAFTHOR BJORNSSON has fired another shot at rival Eddie Hall by calling him the ‘biggest bully on the internet’.The powerhouse, who played Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane in Game Of Thrones, was set to finally battle his fellow World’s Strongest Man winner a week ago.
Hafthor Bjornsson has taken aim at rival Eddie Hall (above) againCredit: Instagram / @eddiehallwsm
Game of Thrones star Thor appeared on Logan paul’s podcastCredit: Instagram
The long and eagerly-awaited boxing bout was postponed until next year after Hall detached his bicep.
Thor took on arm-wrestling star Devon Larratt instead and stopped him in the first round of their exhibition fight in Dubai.
The 32-year-old instantly switched his focus back to Hall following his triumph.
And he has urged his bitter foe to step up his training ahead of their war in 2022.
Thor told Logan Paul’s podcast: “Hopefully he’ll stop fighting these celebrities. He’s always punching these celebrities for fun.
“Hopefully now he’s gonna pick up training and stuff to train hard, because I really hope that I’m able to punch him for at least three to five rounds.

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“I don’t want to finish him in the first round. I want to have a real battle here.”
Since talk of a boxing match between them first surfaced last year, the two big men have exchanged numerous verbals.
And on the war of the words between them, Thor added: “He’s just all about talking s***.
“Being behind the screen, he’s basically the biggest bully on the internet.
“He likes to be behind his computer talking crap. That’s what he does best.”

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HAFTHOR BJORNSSON has backed Anthony Joshua to be ‘too big’ for Oleksandr Usyk – despite the challenger’s best efforts to beef up. Joshua defends his unified heavyweight crown in a mandatory title defence at Tottenham’s stadium this Saturday.
Game of Thrones star Hafthor BjornssonCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
Oleksandr Usyk has gained weight ahead of fighting Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram @usykaa
It will only be former cruiserweight king Usyk’s third fight since moving up, with his most recent against Derek Chisora, 37, last October.
Beforehand, he scaled at just 15st 7lbs, giving away close to three stone which almost gave him an early scare prior to winning on points.
To combat AJ’s hulking frame, Usyk, 34, is piling on the pounds and amassed a career-heaviest 16st 5lb in an Instagram post in July.
But Game of Thrones star Bjornsson – who has lost nine stone himself while boxing – fears how the Ukrainian will perform after the body transformation.
He told SunSport: “Absolutely, I will be watching 100 per cent. I think Joshua will be a bit too big for Usyk.
“Usyk is a great boxer, but there is a height difference and a weight difference. I think that Usyk is gaining some weight now.

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“So I don’t know how that will affect his performance, he won’t be used to being that heavy. We don’t know how he’ll react to that.
“Whether it will make him a bit more stiff or what but my money is on Joshua. He’s more comfortable in that weight category.”
Reign Total Body Fuel ambassador Bjornsson, known as Thor, has been training for a year and a half as a boxer.
It comes with a super-heavyweight fight against strongman rival Eddie Hall signed and sealed.
To prepare, Thor has had three tune-up exhibition bouts, the last of which against arm wrestling champion Devon Larratt, 46, in Dubai.
Hall, 33, was due to be in the other corner, until he sustained a bicep injury in training, leaving the grudge match postponed until March.
Thor, 32, has now returned home to Iceland from the Middle East and plans to kick back and watch Joshua, 31, defend his belts against 18-0 unbeaten Usyk.
He said: “I can’t wait to see this fight, I think this fight is going to be brilliant.
“I think it could go either way, but if I had to pick a winner, it’s Joshua.”
Anthony Joshua has been backed to beat Oleksandr Usyk by Hafthor BjornssonCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
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HAFTHOR BJORNSSON weighed in three-and-a-half-stone heavier than his next boxing opponent Devon Larratt.The Game of Thrones star has been preparing for his super-heavyweight fight with strongman rival Eddie Hall over the past year.
Hafthor Bjornsson weighed in three-and-a-half-stone heavier than his next boxing opponent
Hafthor Bjornsson and his next boxing opponent Devon Larratt
They were due to fight this weekend, before Hall was forced to withdraw after suffering a bicep injury in training.
So instead, Bjornsson, 32, will fight world No1 arm wrestler Larratt, 46, in an exhibition bout in Dubai.
The Icelandic actor – who has already lost NINE STONE – weighed in for his third boxing bout at 23stone.
Whereas Canadian Larratt scaled a still massive 19stone 5lb.
Bjornsson – known as ‘Thor’ – has boxed in two prior exhibitions to prepare for his grudge match with Britain’s Hall.
The first was against Irish cruiserweight Steven Ward, 31, and the second with England’s Simon Vallily, 36.

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Hall, 33, opted against warm-up bouts, which he slammed as ‘fake’, but revealed he has been put to the test behind closed doors.
He told Muscle and Health: “I’ve been doing some good exhibition fights as well, not just sparring, so I’m actually getting in the ring with guys who want to take my head off and that’s what it’s all about. 
“It’s about trying to take someone’s head off. Unless you’re actually in the ring with someone trying to take you down, you’re never going to experience that. 
“You can be like Thor and you can set all these fake exhibition fights where guys are told to tickle you and not really take your head off, but that won’t do you any favours. That’s just teaching you to be tickled.”
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GAME OF THRONES star Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson has found an opponent to step in for Eddie Hall.The 6ft 9in Icelandic giant will now fight Canadian arm wrestling icon Devon Larratt in the boxing ring on September 18.
Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson will now box arm wresting icon Devon LarrattCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
Bjornsson wants the Eddie Hall fight – but will have to wait a while longerCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson

Strongman legend Hall suffered a DETACHED BICEP which left Bjornsson desperately looking for a new opponent.
But Larratt, who is widely regarded as one of the best arm wrestlers of all time, has stepped into the breach.
Larratt, 46, has won 53 of his 61 arm wrestling bouts and is currently the holder of the ‘Legacy Hammer’ – the sport’s most prestigious prize.
Bjornsson wrote on Instagram: “And it’s on! Finally a fight confirmed for September 18th!
“[Devon Larratt] Good luck, you’ll need it this time around!” 
Larratt, who was a member of the Canadian Special Forces and was deployed SEVEN times in Afghanistan, responded: “I have a hard time with the word no. Thanks [Thor] and [Core Sports] for the opportunity. Five weeks for Lincoln hawk to become Rocky.”
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Brit Hall, 33, was due to face his strongman rival in September 18 in Florida, in a fight dubbed ‘The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’.
Hall shed a staggering 6st for the bout, but had to pull out last month.
Hall wrote on Instagram: “I’m so devastated to say I detached my bicep on Monday but I’ve already got it reattached on Thursday AWAKE and recovery is going well.
“Unfortunately this means the fight between me and Thor will be rescheduled but the fight night is still going ahead – Sept 18th – and all PPV’s will carry over and including the rescheduled fight night also.”
Hall was crowned the World’s Strongest Man in 2017, with Bjornsson – who won the title a year later – accusing The Beast of cheating.
Last year, Bjornsson broke Hall’s deadlift world record of 500 kg (1,100 lb) by deadlifting 501 kg (1,105 lb).

Hall weighed as heavy as 197kg (30st) in 2017 when he was at the peak of his strongman career.
But earlier this year, he posted a side-by-side picture which revealed he was down to 161kg (25st).
And he most recently confirmed he is down to 158kg, now at a lowest of 24st 8lb.
Eddie Hall picked up a bicep injury that ruled him out of the September 18 fightCredit: Instagram / @eddiehallwsm
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