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Eddie Hall makes shock Francis Ngannou fight U-turn in X-rated comment
Eddie Hall has now indicated he would fight Francis Ngannou, if the money and time to prepare were adequate. Hall recently made his second appearance in MMA, knocking out experienced veteran Mariusz Pudzianowski in just 30 seconds. Hall is now not against a shot at Ngannou It was an incredible moment and ‘Beast’ is now being thrust into a whole host of fantasy fights in the cage. Current PFL heavyweight champion Ngannou was an option brought to Hall before his recent outing, which he swiftly shut the door on. But the former World’s Strongest Man has now changed his mind, insisting he’d have little chance of victory but would accept the bout. “F***ing hell,” Hall replied on the Ariel Helwani show when asked again if he’d take on Ngannou. “You are basically chucking me in with the wolves doing that. I would need a bit of time. I would need a lot of training, and it would need to be a lot of money. “I think with anything in life, if the money is right, I would take it. The only way I’d fight Francis Ngannou would be with a hell of a training camp. “I’d probably want six to nine months of training with top-level athletes in top camps. And the money would have to be good because you are literally putting your life on the line. “Francis Ngannou outclasses me in every single way possible, in the fight world, but it’s that unknown. “If I catch him. If throw that right hand and it just gets him on the end of the chin, it could happen. “It’s that unknown. So, I wouldn’t be going in thinking I’ve got zero chance. KSWHall stunned the world by knocking out Pudzianowski[/caption] “But it would have to be a big-money incentive for me to do that and literally put my life on the line by going into the ring with someone like Ngannou.” Ngannou is one of combat sports’ hardest hitters, and had huge previous success in the UFC where he also reigned as champion. The Cameroon star has also fought Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in the boxing ring, but has yet to pencil in his next fight. Hall is now 37-years-old but is open to headlining further ‘freak’ events. He previously fought and lost to Thor Bjornsson in the boxing ring, and sees his home more permanently fixed in the cage. And he has opened the door to another two vs one fight, having knocked out the Neffati brothers last year. He continued: “Something that does excite me is the two-vs-one fights. “When I did that two-vs-one fight back in June/July last year. I was in my element. I absolutely loved that. “Taking that two-vs-one fight was dangerous. You’ve got two arms, two legs, two sets of lungs, and hearts. “They might not be the same weight, but it’s double the trouble. That was a dangerous fight for me to take, and I don’t think there are a lot of men on the planet that would take that fight. “So I think the two-vs-one has got good legs. I think people want to see it.”
Eddie Hall has now indicated he would fight Francis Ngannou, if the money and time to prepare were adequate.
Hall recently made his second appearance in MMA, knocking out experienced veteran Mariusz Pudzianowski in just 30 seconds.
It was an incredible moment and ‘Beast’ is now being thrust into a whole host of fantasy fights in the cage.
Current PFL heavyweight champion Ngannou was an option brought to Hall before his recent outing, which he swiftly shut the door on.
But the former World’s Strongest Man has now changed his mind, insisting he’d have little chance of victory but would accept the bout.
“F***ing hell,” Hall replied on the Ariel Helwani show when asked again if he’d take on Ngannou.
“You are basically chucking me in with the wolves doing that. I would need a bit of time. I would need a lot of training, and it would need to be a lot of money.
“I think with anything in life, if the money is right, I would take it. The only way I’d fight Francis Ngannou would be with a hell of a training camp.
“I’d probably want six to nine months of training with top-level athletes in top camps. And the money would have to be good because you are literally putting your life on the line.
“Francis Ngannou outclasses me in every single way possible, in the fight world, but it’s that unknown.
“If I catch him. If throw that right hand and it just gets him on the end of the chin, it could happen.
“It’s that unknown. So, I wouldn’t be going in thinking I’ve got zero chance.
“But it would have to be a big-money incentive for me to do that and literally put my life on the line by going into the ring with someone like Ngannou.”
Ngannou is one of combat sports’ hardest hitters, and had huge previous success in the UFC where he also reigned as champion.
The Cameroon star has also fought Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in the boxing ring, but has yet to pencil in his next fight.
Hall is now 37-years-old but is open to headlining further ‘freak’ events.
He previously fought and lost to Thor Bjornsson in the boxing ring, and sees his home more permanently fixed in the cage.
And he has opened the door to another two vs one fight, having knocked out the Neffati brothers last year.
He continued: “Something that does excite me is the two-vs-one fights.
“When I did that two-vs-one fight back in June/July last year. I was in my element. I absolutely loved that.
“Taking that two-vs-one fight was dangerous. You’ve got two arms, two legs, two sets of lungs, and hearts.
“They might not be the same weight, but it’s double the trouble. That was a dangerous fight for me to take, and I don’t think there are a lot of men on the planet that would take that fight.
“So I think the two-vs-one has got good legs. I think people want to see it.”
