Hafthor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall’s boxing showdown is set to break the scales with the strongmen weighing in at a whopping combined 600lbs on Saturday night.The two former world’s strongest men will finally settle their rivalry with a grudge match in Dubai which has been dubbed the “heaviest boxing match in history”.
That comes due to Bjornsson’s staggering weight of 335lb, while Hall comes in 22lbs lighter at 313lbs.But while the bout is set to be a spectacular occasion, it is not necessarily deserving of its self-proclaimed title.
In fact, several heavyweight fights over the years have dwarfed the duo’s combined weight.Deontay Wilder had the honour of fighting ‘man mountain’ Dustin Nichols back in 2010 before his meteoric rise to the helm of heavyweight boxing.
Nichols weighed an extraordinary 398lbs at the time of the clash while Wilder came in at 215lbs, taking their combined total to 613lbs.Wilder came back from what appeared to be a knock down - which the referee ruled a slip - and knocked out Nichols in the very first round.
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