{"id":315952,"date":"2026-04-09T16:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315952"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:41:18","slug":"eddie-hall-reveals-the-illegal-move-he-must-drop-from-his-arsenal-as-he-switches-from-mma-to-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/eddie-hall-reveals-the-illegal-move-he-must-drop-from-his-arsenal-as-he-switches-from-mma-to-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Hall reveals the illegal move he must drop from his arsenal as he switches from MMA to boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eddie Hall goes to should learn learn how to clinch again if he desires to avoid being disqualified against Tommy Fury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2017 World\u2019s Strongest Man winner Hall has been training MMA for the past two years, winning his debut inside seconds in 2025. Now, he’s returning to the boxing ring for the primary time since 2022 as he takes on Tommy Fury on June 13 on the AO Arena in Manchester.<\/p>\n

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He only got just a few weeks of coaching in for his fight with Hafthor Bjornsson in 2022 after suffering an injury to his bicep. And he has established himself as a rather more comfortable MMA fighter after taking the game up in preparation for a strongman tournament in 2024 that was cancelled.<\/p>\n

Eddie Hall must surrender knees within the clinch for boxing debut<\/h2>\n

Even with all the crossover lately between sports, there’s an enormous difference between the training and movement when switching between boxing and MMA. One key factor is working inside the clinch, which is fully legal and actively encouraged within the cage, but severely limited within the ring.<\/p>\n

Eddie Hall has been preparing for years to utilize his massive size by throwing knees and hurting his rival to the body while training for his KSW fight. But against Fury particularly \u2013 who infamously pulled out of a fight with Darren Till over fears that he could be kicked \u2013 he cannot afford to do anything illegal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been tough,\u201d Hall told Bloody Elbow of the transition. \u201cMMA is a very different ballgame. Two days per week of jiu-jitsu, two days of standing and fighting and using your feet as well obviously for head kicks and body kicks or whatever.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s been tough to transition back. You\u2019ve got to forget some things, I\u2019m quite used to entering into the clinch and kneeing someone within the ribs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve actually done it a few times in sparring recently and I\u2019ve got to get it out of my head. I\u2019m boxing now, not doing MMA\u2026 There\u2019ll be no kicks from me, trust me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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