Eddie Hall, the former World’s Strongest Man, has clarified that he has not actively called out Logan and Jake Paul for a potential fight, despite media reports suggesting otherwise.
In a recent interview ahead of his upcoming bout with MMA veteran Mariusz Pudzianowski, Hall addressed the rumors surrounding potential matchups with the Paul brothers.
“The media is great at twisting sh*t aren’t they?” Hall explained. “I think I was asked the question, would you fight them? And I’m like, if the money’s right, I probably would. And then that gets turned into I’ve called them out.”
While Hall hasn’t specifically targeted the Paul brothers as opponents, he did express confidence in his abilities should such matchups materialize in the future. “If the money is right, I would fight the pair of them,” Hall said.
The strongman-turned-fighter highlighted the significant difference between boxing with 16-ounce gloves, which the Pauls typically use, and MMA’s smaller 4-ounce gloves. “You don’t know you’ve been hit till you’ve been hit with a 4-oz glove. You might as well be bare knuckle… that knockout capability really does ramp up when you get those 4-oz gloves on.”
Hall believes this difference would give him an advantage: “I fancy my chances. I think I’ve got them both in the ring, catch one of them on the chin, they’re going lights out, and then one-on-one is easy.”
Currently, Hall is focused on his upcoming April 26th fight against former strongman and MMA veteran Mariusz Pudzianowski. Hall has been preparing intensely, following a carnivore diet that has helped him drop from 170 kilos to around 158 kilos while maintaining his strength and improving his cardio for the four-minute rounds.
When asked for a prediction about his fight with Pudzianowski, Hall was hesitant to make specific claims but promised excitement: “I hate doing predictions ‘cuz you always look such a dick if you say you’re going to win and you don’t… but I just think there’s going to be fireworks. I think it’s going to be a knockout.”
