A former world's strongest man says he will knock Game of Thrones star 'The Mountain' the 'f--- out' in a boxing match after losing his world deadlift record
- Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson and former world record powerlifter Eddie Hall have agreed to fight in a boxing match.
- Bjornsson broke Hall's deadlift world record on Saturday, after which he called for the Englishman to meet him in the ring.
- Hall swiftly replied in a Facebook video, agreeing to the bout and saying he is ready rip Bjornsson's "f--king head off."
- Hall was crowned The World's Strongest Man in 2017, however did not compete a year later when Bjornsson won the title.
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Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson and Eddie Hall are two of the strongest men in history. Now, the pair are set to go head-t0-head in the boxing ring.
On Saturday, Game of Thrones star Bjornsson set a new deadlift world record by lifting 1,104 pounds. The record had previously been held by Hall, who lifted 1,102 pounds in 2016.
Immediately after, Bjornsson called out Hall, saying, according to Boxing Scene: "CoreSports just offered me a seven-year contract, I have signed it already.
"Eddie Hall has been running his mouth now for weeks and I know he has been given the same contract. So Eddie, I just knocked out your record. And now I'm ready to knock you out in the ring.
"It's time to put your fist where your big mouth is, and sign the CoreSports contract. I'm ready, are you ready?"
Hall took little time respond. saying in a Facebook video shortly after that not only did he agree to the fight, but that he would knock Bjornsson "the f--- out."
"1000% I'm going to sign those papers," said the Englishman. "It's not the money, it's not the dead lift feud we've got going on, nothing to do with that. It's because you called me a cheat at World's Strongest Man 2017. I can't put that to bed, I can't forget it."
Hall added: "I cannot have that, that's why I'm going to sign those papers. Because I want to teach you a lesson. and that lesson is going to be me knocking you the f--- out.
"I don't care if you're 6 feet 9 inches, I don't care if you're an actual giant. I don't care. I'm gonna train the hardest, prepare the hardest, do everything in my power to step in that ring and rip your f--king head off."
Hall was crowned The World's Strongest Man in 2017, however did not compete a year later when Bjornsson won the title.
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