Eddie Hall to make tactical changes for Tommy Fury fight as he eyes upset

Eddie Hall has made a series of tweaks to his boxing training, having recovered from a bicep injury.

Hall has fought in the boxing ring once before, when he was dropped and beaten on points by strongman rival Thor Bjornsson.

During the fight ‘Beast’ showed signs that he was struggling with a pre-existing injury to his bicep.

Hall had suffered a detached bicep and was forced to undergo surgery months before, which originally postponed the contest.

And he came up against the Icelandic giant largely just using one arm, boxing in his unnatural southpaw stance.

But he has revealed to talkSPORT that he will be better prepared this time out as he prepares to take on Tommy Fury on June 13 in a Misfits Boxing clash in Manchester.

He explained: “It will be a lot different to that fight.

“I went into the Thor fight while throwing nothing but right hands, because I couldn’t throw my left hand.

“So yeah, I’m an orthodox fighter and you won’t see the southpaw stance because my arm is fixed this time.

“I will be a lot more technical, better defence and a lot more aggression.

“It will be a lot more improved all around. I hope Tommy Fury is the first of the Fury’s I can fight if I beat him.

“It’s already been much better in sparring too, I’ve sparred Johnny [Fisher] and it was great but tough.”

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Fury fearing nothing – a clear favourite

Hall winning the fight would of course be a monumental upset, given his lack of experience in boxing.

The strongman giant has himself confirmed he is more cut out for MMA, where he last fought and knocked out Mariusz Pudzianowski late last year.

Naturally Hall is feared given his huge frame and clear power, which has seen him knock out rivals in MMA.

And he will benefit with the fight being over a shorter format as per the contracted rules.

But it’s Fury who is confidence his higher level of boxing skill will be enough to carry him over the line.

“Eddie’s got muscles all over his body, but you can’t put muscles on chins,” Fury said. 

“And that’s what I’m about to expose. We’ve got good big men in the ring all the time.

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“But what’s different is that muscles can’t hit the chin, and I’m looking to find that chin.

“I’m going to show Eddie on June 13 that size does not matter.”