Heavyweight boxing is for sissy. How about the “Titan Weight” battle? Eddie Hall: Beast vs. Mountain (BBC Three) illustrated the accumulation of what was claimed as the biggest, strongest, and strongest boxing match in history. If you were partial to beards, tattoos, and thunderous punches, you were looking for a treat.
Since the dramatic bust-up in 2017, the two former world’s strongest male champions have been in fierce competition. Stoke-on-Trent cult hero Eddie “The Beast” Hall and Icelandic giant Hafso “Tall” Bjornson (Game of Thrones Mountain) were friends until Bjornson accused Hall of cheating. For Hall, this was not allowed. He took up bodybuilding to solve teenage mental health problems and used it as a “coping mechanism and void filler”. He promised his beloved Gran on her deathbed that one day he would win the strongest man in the world. They agreed to settle the score in the ring. As Hall’s wife Alex said, it was “a battle for his happiness.”
The camera got an intimate view of the cozy family life in the hall. We saw his relentless training regimen and strict diet and ate £ 20 worth of smoked salmon every day. It’s no wonder Alex had a weird look on Tesco. We witnessed the frustration of his injury and subsequent surgery as he tore the biceps.
Come on the night of the battle, this magnificent movie made by the company of Lewis Serow has failed. The unsightly action photos just thanked you for how well the sports channel is doing. The movie was a little crazy about hype, money and social media turmoil. The Rocky-style story had a surprisingly modest ending when the judge gave Bjornson a victory. His excellent reach and technique overcame the bullish aggression and punching power of the hole. As his trainer explained it, “like hitting a bread bun.”
Hall’s wife was worried about what this “extreme man” would do if he lost. Thankfully, he was philosophical and comforted by his close family. “Sometimes you need to tweak to understand how lucky you are,” he said. This beast had beauty.