Eddie Hall may have gone the distance with Tommy Fury, but if you ask him, the result could have looked very different under a different rule set.
Fresh off his points loss at Misfits 23, Hall has wasted no time making one thing crystal clear — boxing might be entertaining, but it’s not where he feels most dangerous.
The former World’s Strongest Man showed grit in lasting the full fight against Fury, taking plenty of punishment but continuing to press forward in what was another huge crossover event for Misfits Boxing.
But in the aftermath, Hall has opened up on exactly why he believes the contest played directly into Fury’s hands.
Speaking after the bout, Hall gave a brutally honest assessment of his performance and where he sees his future.
“Honestly, as much as I love the boxing tonight, it’s just not me,” he said.
It’s a telling admission from a man who has thrown himself head-first into combat sports since stepping away from elite Strongman competition.
Hall has built his post-Strongman fighting career around spectacle, power and aggression — traits that often thrive in more chaotic environments.
And according to him, boxing strips away the one thing he believes makes him most dangerous.
“You’re taking away my strengths, which is my strength,” Hall said.
That line sums up Hall’s frustration.
Against a technically polished boxer like Fury, Hall was forced to operate in unfamiliar territory. His explosiveness and raw physicality could only take him so far under strict boxing rules, and over the course of the fight, Fury’s cleaner work earned him the decision.
But Hall doesn’t believe it would have been close if it were MMA.
In fact, he thinks it would have been over almost immediately.
“If that was MMA. It would have been 10 seconds,” Hall argued.
Hall then painted the exact picture of how he believes the fight would have unfolded.
He said: “I would have charged at Tommy, pulled his leg, put him on the floor, pulled his arm down, smashed him in the face five times, and the ref would have got me off. That would have been the result if it were MMA tonight. Boxing just put me in his will.”
It’s the clearest sign yet that Hall’s focus is shifting back toward mixed martial arts.
That shouldn’t come as a huge surprise.
After his first-round demolition of Mariusz Pudzianowski, Hall immediately began speaking about wanting more MMA opportunities. That victory gave him confidence that his physical gifts could be even more effective in a sport where grappling, takedowns and ground-and-pound are all in play.
And Hall already has one man firmly in mind.
In his explosive post-fight interview with Fred Beck, Hall reignited his long-running feud with Dillon Danis, openly calling for Misfits to make the fight happen.
“Hopefully Misfits reach out, and we get another fight booked in pretty quick. Hopefully MMA,” he said.
He didn’t stop there: “Yeah, f*** it. Give me Dillon Danis, because that little c*** says he’ll beat me left, right, and centre. So, let’s find out.”
The rivalry between Hall and Danis has been bubbling for months, with Danis repeatedly questioning Hall’s ability while pointing to his own elite jiu-jitsu background.
But Hall has made it abundantly clear he isn’t remotely intimidated by that.
He said: “F*** his f***ing jiu-jitsu. I will f***ing grab him, bend him up like a pretzel, dip him in f***ing ketchup, and f***ing munch on that c***.”
It’s vintage Eddie Hall — blunt, chaotic and impossible to ignore.
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