EDDIE HALL claimed he puts professional boxers to shame in sparring – much to the disbelief of Hafthor Bjornsson’s coach.
Hall will settle his bitter feud with Bjornsson – nicknamed Thor – on Saturday night at the Duty Free Tennis stadium in Dubai.
The British former world’s strongest man winner has opted to keep his skills a mystery by learning the sweet science over the past two years behind-closed-doors.
Whereas Bjornsson – who starred as ‘The Mountain on Game of Thrones – had three exhibition warm-up bouts to prepare him for the fight of his life.
But Hall insisted he has learned more than enough in private – and had the beating of far more experienced campaginers.
He said: “I’m not here to shame anyone, they can come and speak for themselves.
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“I’m not about putting anyone down, saying I’d beat anyone, sparring, fighting, are two different things.
“But I can tell you, Lyndon will shake his head on it, I’ve put some boxers to shame. I’m not going to name names, as that’s wrong.”
The comments drew skepticism from Scottish boxing brain Billy Nelson, who trains 6ft 8in Bjornsson.
Nelson said: “Eddie, I find that hard to believe, I do, genuinely.”
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The coach made bold claims of his own, suggesting Bjornsson is a naturally gifted boxer – which would be bad news for Hall.
He said: “I can put my hand on my heart, I’ve trained many, many champions and in the short space that I’ve trained Thor, he’s improved as much as any professional that I’ve ever trained.
“I can honestly look Eddie in the eye and say, you’re in a world of trouble on Saturday. A world of trouble.”
