Fury vs. Hall – Live results, round-by-round coverage
Behold, the spectacle is here.
Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall square off at Manchester’s AO Arena as boxing unveils its latest crossover event. Fury is an 11-0 fighter with a background in reality TV and gimmick matches, while the behemoth Hall once held the title of World’s Strongest Man.
Love it or hate it, Fury vs. Hall is coming to you live. There’s no looking away now.
Stay tuned to ALL-STAR for live updates and round-by-round coverage of this main event, which is presented by Misfits Boxing.
Final Thoughts
As the post-fight interviews ensued, Hall asked Fury what his newborn son’s name is. The answer: “Midas,” which was printed on the back of the shirt he wore after the final bell.
Hall then told Fury that the birth of his son was the true victory for the boxer.
After all the in-ring commotions and over-the-top ring walks on this night, the two main eventers were as real as it gets. Much respect to both of them.
That’s it for ALL-STAR’s live coverage of Fury vs. Hall. Still to come this morning: our live updates on the Rodriguez vs. Vargas world title fight. Can’t wait!
You Don’t Want to Meet This Guy in a Dark Alley…
Hall is an imposing specimen. Just look at how he confounded Fury in the early goings of the fight.
Credit to Fury for making the adjustments, getting his inside game going, and finding angles for clean shots.
And the Winner…
Tommy Fury outpoints Eddie Hall to win this main event. The flames are shooting up again as the Manchester crowd roars in approval. I’m not mad at that decision, though a better performance in Round 6 would have looked even better.
Fury vs. Hall: Round 6
Hall is going for broke. Towards the end of the round, he inflicted some damage on Fury’s body. Not such a strong finale for Fury, which might leave doubt in the minds of the judges. I’ll have that 10-9 to Hall. So…a draw, then? Let’s see what the scorecards have to say.
Fury vs. Hall: Round 5
Fury goes to the body again and again. Hall looks his tank is nearing on empty. I gave that 10-9 to Fury.
Fury vs. Hall: Round 4
Hall throws a body punch, and Fury answers with a combination. Great left hook from Fury, putting more pressure on his opponent. He’s doing a better job of finding angles now. Hall’s punching volume has declined, and just as I say that, he’s throwing some heavy right hands. Fury throws one late body punch and jab combo. That’ll be 10-9 for Fury.
Fury vs. Hall: Round 3
The commentators are wondering whether Hall is in good enough shape to press the advantage. We’ll see. Hall continues to remain active, landing a right hand as Fury backs up against the ropes. Fury is now stringing together some combinations, but the accuracy isn’t quite there. He’s going for the body as well. Still, Hall is dictating the pace. Good left jab by Fury in the last 20 seconds, followed by a body shot. I think I’ll have that 10-9 for Fury.
Fury vs. Hall: Round 2
Fury’s cheek is bruised. Hall makes that worse by landing a left jab. His imposing physical frame has absolutely stumped Fury. Fury with a left jab of his own. Hall, though, has firm control of the center of the ring. I have it 10-9 for Hall once again.
Fury vs. Hall: Round 1
This fight is set for six 2-minute rounds. Hall is pressing forward while Fury is circling around, taking a cautious approach at the beginning of this fight. Chants of “Eddie” are ringing out in the crowd. Fury is throwing that left jab but he continues to backpedal. Hall threw an overhead that looked like it could have been devastating. Hall connects with a right cross at the :25 second mark. For me, that’s 10-9 to Hall.
The Main Event Is Here
Eddie Hall is now making his way to the ring. The ring announcer called him “The Beast Incarnate.” Gee, I wonder where I’ve heard that before? Credit to Hall for having no shenanigans in his ring walk. The man just walked briskly down the ramp.
As for Tommy Fury, he’s coming out to Shakira’s “Waka Waka.” His wife Molly-Mae Hague, whom he met back in Love Island series five, is shown in the live crowd. Molly-Mae, by the way, just gave birth to their second child days ago.
Fury’s now on the stage, and flames are shooting up into the air. This Manchester crowd is cheering on their hometown hero, who is taking his sweet time before he gets into the ring, dancing like he doesn’t have a 325-pound adversary waiting to punch him in the face.
What in the Millennium Falcon Is This?
Matt Floyd, who’s fighting in the co-main event of this card, is nicknamed “The Jedi.”
So, naturally, this was his ring walk.
Honestly, this event is giving Jar Jar Binks vibes.
This Is Really, Really Weird
Talk about a gimmick.
The undercard bout between Big Stacks and Armz (yes, those are their ring names) featured zero punches to the head. For all four rounds, it was body shots and nothing more for the two competitors.
Was this because Armz recently got involved in a scuffle, which supposedly left him with a busted lip and a tooth that is, in his own words, “a little wobbly?”
Whatever. Armz won by TKO in the fourth round. Next.
Fury’s Big Brother Has a Chat With Hall
By now, the whole world knows that Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall have been friends for quite some time. So it’s no biggie, then, if Fury’s big brother stands inside Hall’s locker room as the former strongman gets his hands wrapped.
In his conversation with Hall, Tyson “Gypsy King” Fury talked about the fight on his horizon: a warm-up summer bout ahead of his highly anticipated clash against Anthony Joshua in November.
Tyson, however, couldn’t give Hall an exact day on the calendar. “Working on it still, end of July or August. There’s a lot of f**king around as you well know, trying to pin a proper date,” the former heavyweight champ said.
Fury vs. Hall: Tale of the Tape
With the exception of height, every major category is lopsided in favor of either Hall or Fury. Talk about extremes.
Fury vs. Hall: What Did We Learn From the Weigh-In?
Well, it’s official: Fury is working with a massive (and some would say comical) weight discrepancy.
At the official weigh-in, Hall clocked in at 325.6 pounds. That’s a drop from the heyday of his strongman career, when 400 pounds was the norm for “The Beast.”
Meanwhile, Fury came in at 217.5 pounds. In his 11 pro fights, the Manchester native has fought at light heavyweight and cruiserweight. There’s no sense, of course, in going for anything less than heavyweight against his massive opponent.
Ultimately, the size gap doesn’t matter to Fury. “He could be 400 pounds heavier than me. Don’t give a f***. I’m ready to fight tomorrow,” Fury said at the weigh-in.
