Hafthor And Eddie's 1st Meetup Since Incident! - Highlights & My Reaction

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

Regarding the controversial comparison Eddie made that was edited out of the IFL Tv original video. It's definitely a bad look for Eddie to go that far but I don't think Eddie's intent was to offend people but more so to prove his point. They probably shouldn't have removed it so people could have seen it and made up their own minds about how to feel.

[@Think_Outdoors]

I thought the same thing at first. And its very true diminishing a title cannot be compared with rape. However i wonder if Eddie was making that comparison as a blatant reference towards Halfthors past domestic abuse and rape allegations. Either way it's a bad look, but if its the latter option, then it's more understandable on Eddie's part for talking about it.

[@TF-mn1wo]

They shouldn't have edited it out, show the world how disgusting of a human eddie really is

[@singleskin-yt3680]

@@TF-mn1wo bro you really hate this guy did he steal your lunch at school or something ?

[@GarryG2X]

@@TF-mn1wo this is fake news. Eddie didn’t say anything wrong. I watched the original clip before it was edited out. Y’all some snowflakes

[@zimzimzimmer]

@@GarryG2X he liked someone being raped to Thor’s insult. It’s not bullshit it’s on there on the internet.

[@lengman2112]

I feel like all that was needed was to have sat down and talked it out 5 years ago.

[@lmdoinraysmom]

The problem is that thor really does believe the contest was rigged and ill say he’s not insane to have that opinion with how it did go down.thor at least seems genuine in his belief. Also eddie saying that they both have one win is hilarious. No matter what happens. Thor was a way way better strongman than eddie hall

[@lengman2112]

@@lmdoinraysmom Thor double dipped at least a few times but was still awarded most of the bad reps. If he was judged completely fairly in that round he would’ve come out a lot worse.

[@Steevvee]

@@lmdoinraysmom Thor wasn’t a better strongman then eddie. Eddie was way stronger then thor back in 2017 even thor will admit that he said himself that eddie needs to work on his speed then he will be the most complete strongman.

[@lmdoinraysmom]

Archivo yeah that judging was pretty typical for strongman. Thor lost that one but he seems he’s over that. (Side note: viking press is a horrible event for strongman. Cause strongman is getting objects from A to B without rules on how you do it. That event was bad for thor as even on other pressing events he always dips like that. Should had a log press for a reps). He still should have expected eddie to win that event as he was better at pressing. But yeah Thor may not be wrong about how the events could have been randomly changed for eddie as he was best friends with the guy making the events and judging them.

[@lmdoinraysmom]

But there’s still no proof eddie cheated but i get Thor and why he believes that. Wsm in general has always seemed very biased for the UK as it is UK ran

[@dennisebbes2367]

Eddie was hilarious, OMG, insane, double dipping.

[@adrianpap1374]

Thor should've took one of those packets and ripped it in half like they removed the chain drag from the tire flip & drag in 2017. Or just pour a little bit on the table to reduce the quantity, just how they reduced the stone platform height in 2017. Missed opportunity.

[@Boss-hs8yk]

@@adrianpap1374 do you think they did that because of Eddie or because they wanted to change the events

[@wickywills]

@@adrianpap1374 Events are changed and altered every single year. Thor was let off THREE TIMES for double dipping. He should have had 4 reps discounted, not just 1. Cry elsewhere. 😭 😭

[@adrianpap1374]

@@Boss-hs8yk well every change that year worked in favour of Eddie. And too many coincidences means it's not a coincidence.

[@adrianpap1374]

@@wickywills no one except Eddie and his worshippers care about the viking press. Also when events are changed, the changes are not made specifically to help someone do better in the events. Except for 2017 of course. Deal with it, your god needed help for his WSM win and his 500 kg deadlift.

[@deep.dark.wisdom]

Eddie put his life on the line for strongmen 2017, I have not seen anyone like him, trying that hard and pushing his body to the limits. Maybe Ronnie Coleman is another athlet who did the same. Half Thor had much bigger body frame and as a matter of fact he's stronger than Eddie but at 2017, Eddie's motivation, dedication and sacrifice was far front of every other competitors.

[@patrickjohnson721]

Eddie mentioning being raped in comparison to being punched and having his wsm victory smeared is fucking low, man... That's disgusting.

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

When did he say that?

[@patrickjohnson721]

@@SecondThoughtsBand kzbin.info/www/bejne/joi2e3mEfNOsbM0 07:00 in mate

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

Just rewatched it. I think he's just trying to make a point about being screwed over but yeah he went too far with that one.

[@GODOFHELLFIRE3]

I was surprised how no-one was talking about Eddie saying that, absolutely despicable behaviour on his part. Just goes to show how much of a petulant fucking drama-queen he is that he'd even make that comparison in the first place.

[@singleskin-yt3680]

@@GODOFHELLFIRE3 bro it’s an analogy and I hood one stop being a snowflake Jesus Christ

[@DylanRenew96]

Laughed so hard at 8:10 when thor raised his voice lol

[@mrshinybald2739]

Honestly though man, you have a really good and unbiased analysis....

[@MellonVegan]

The event change is also something that other strongmen (like Brian Shaw, Eddie's friend) complained about, too. Eddie was terrible on the anchor drag in the heats and surprise, it suddenly got switched for a tyre flip in the finals. Then the deadlift for reps suddenly became a max dl. And 3 static events to begin with. I'm not saying Eddie was in on it and I'm not 100% certain there was fudgery but especially with WSM banging on about it unlike any other contest ever where every other sporting organisation would just ignore it is just making it more suspicious. Edit: I'm just gonna add to this one to not spam here unnecessarily. 7:10 WSM is a contest that survives on its name and its name only. At least in strongman circles it's generally agreed that the Arnold Classic is the better show. It's also notoriously heavier than WSM, arguably making it more of a true WSM. Granted, there are fewer athletes there. But to say nothing else matters is flat out wrong. 8:40 That's also a moot point. It was a WUS event. Everything was weighed on camera. THE most famous WSM judge who is by many considered the strictest judge and doesn't like Thor checked for everything being done correctly. They don't need to have the president there to have it be official, lol. That joke at the end was really funny.

[@hansolo3174]

The viking press was also added to the comp informing the athletes very late leading up to the comp (don't know what the actual event should have been). Eddi was apperantly training viking press before they informed the other athletes. !This is something I read online and don't know for shure if it's true!

[@Tuggers1986]

I dont think the tyre flip benefitted Eddie either. its more suited to the taller and bigger athletes, as proven by Brian and Thor coming 1st and 2nd and Eddie coming 5th.

[@hansolo3174]

@@Tuggers1986 Eddie was one of the bigger athletes (almost 200kg) and JF also had or still has a WR in the tire flip so yeah not really that much of an advantage for the taller athletes.

[@forestcitymountaintrail43]

Eddie Hall: «i can do 20 rounds» 🙈🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

Yeah definitely not lol.

[@DG-EditsYT]

He would spark you in 20 seconds or less 😂

[@MellonVegan]

@@DG-EditsYT Did he claim otherwise?

[@Tukkertje]

Maybe in an eating contest

[@DG-EditsYT]

@Lagia whats weird is you dont even get the comment

[@jason561120]

I know there is genuine dislike there, but do not underestimate how brilliant Eddie has proven to be at promotion! He didn't go to Thor's gym just for the sake of going, he was ASKED to go by the promoters to "stir things up".

[@BC08]

Eddie is a showman for sure

[@gojira444]

too bad that's not gonna do anything for him on the ring.

[@BC08]

@@gojira444 Nope, that’ll come down to how much work he’s really done

[@GarryG2X]

@@gojira444 trippin if you think Eddie isn’t gonna win. Imma come back to this comment in a week to remind you how foolish you were🤡

[@xSebb0608x]

It's possible that Eddie can win, but you're the 🤡 for acting like you know what's going to happen

[@heathen168]

Eddie is very good at getting under peoples skin

[@MNchees]

Nah. Hafthor isn’t phased. He just wants to skip the small talk and get right to the beating.

[@heathen168]

@@MNchees I think you might be simping to hard if you have seen halls content on KZbin he is a jokester and so I think he just used that skill in being a cheeky bastard as the Brits to anger Thor and when he does he says calm down to annoy him further especially with the double dip joke at the end

[@richieewinns]

He's a brit. Those bastards are always the cheeky ones I tell ya haha. Its like what Eddie said back in WSM '17, half the fight is a mental one as well. If you can get into the guy's head, he's already beat mentally.

[@phalanx8437]

He’s not, Thor is just clearly a bit shaken and hasn’t been in many confrontations before. Someone should’ve trained him in this sort of thing, the best thing he could’ve done is maintain his composure and remain calm instead of freaking out, breathing heavy, and getting emotional.

[@damaniherrington4170]

@@MNchees ngl hafthor was getting mad. He’d raise his voice out of nowhere it was hilarious

[@NiallJones1986]

Thor has won Europe's, Arnold's, multiple times and WSM X1 plus a shit ton of other competitions he has a point

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

He used to win Icelands strongest man every year aswell.

[@jackdunlop768]

true but at the same time I think Eddie's point is valid because the majority of people don't know this about Thor and they don't care to either, the vast majority of people only care about worlds strongest man and not the lesser know competitions.

[@TheJoker-yz8dv]

@@jackdunlop768 The Arnold Classic is a massive competition which is very well known.

[@jman2_012]

@@SecondThoughtsBand Eddie would win Britain's as well

[@names-mars]

@justinsane1995 As a long time strongman fan, I prefer seeing them lift at the arnolds. They're more professional and respecting of the athletes. WSM did actually at the last minute swap the events out to something that favored Eddie. I can't say that Eddie was in on it, but they did. And for me that year, it made WSM less credible...

[@PerformanceEnhancingPancakes]

the double dip was next level, best mind games ive ever seen

[@carnivorepolice5-0]

Than you really haven't seen shit

[@PerformanceEnhancingPancakes]

@@carnivorepolice5-0 oh cmon that was hilarious lmao

[@gotzvonunentberlichingen1452]

I preferred Devon‘s: „What was your roughest night, Thor?“

[@PerformanceEnhancingPancakes]

@@gotzvonunentberlichingen1452 haha yah that's funny too. I'm realizing Thors the common denominator lmao

[@gotzvonunentberlichingen1452]

@@PerformanceEnhancingPancakes , English isn’t his native tongue and he‘s a very emotional guy so he really dug himself into shitty pit back there.

[@bruce3242]

Thank you for linking the full video for some reason I couldn't find it anywhere thank you friend cheers

[@simonhedqvistsegelman3805]

Hafthor is better at trash talking than i thought

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

Yeah I thought the same.

[@phenixnight3704]

I understand Eddie holding a grudge for Thor being unsportsmanlike in 2017 but sadly I think Eddie focusing on it has never allowed him to fully enjoy the win witch he fully deserved. though I can understand people saying some of the events of WSM 17 maybe did favour Eddie but being favoured in an event doesn't guarantee a win (example the plane pull was won by the lightest guy) it was still a contest of strength and I think the win was fair. Regarding the boxing. I'm no expert, I think Thor slightly takes it in stamina also Thor does seem to have a better technique but Eddie looks more intense, more powerful while training and watching Eddie for a while, he really seems to dedicate himself and literally give it his all. Eddie's said he's had fights in the ring with Pros (not sparing). He would of been stupid not to of had and Eddies not stupid when it comes to training. He's just not showing them witch is smart. Also understand people saying Thor has more in ring experience. Also I think Eddie is the type of guy who actually been in real street fights ( used to be a doorman) I know that doesn't necessarily translate to the ring , but it wouldn't surprise me if Thor has never been in a real fight (outside of the ring) I'm a little biased towards Eddie but definitely don't condone he conduct. Serious question though has there been any good Icelandic boxers? I can think of several British ..... But overall it's a tough one to call. their both incredible athletes who have incredible accomplishments. Whoever wins ...they deserve it ... No excuses

[@ektoras_fl4943]

As a fan of both . I count the 501 AS AN UNOFFICIAL RECORD ALSO Eddie went from 460 to 500 in a year and Thor from 420 to 501 to 3-4 years . Also Thor arguably could have pulled 510 but this doesn't matter now . Eddie did a very impressive jump that will never be mimiced again .

[@derekmartindill5762]

The double dip candy at the end had me rolling 😂

[@TF-mn1wo]

Eddie living in 2017, pathetic

[@LaughingChaos]

Great job on the video new sub liked how you never paused it a crap load of times.

[@CL-ty6wp]

Eddies r4p3 joke was edit out lollllll The aids one was left in though

[@hwsteele]

Eddie's voice is a bit higher when he isn't on his channel. I never noticed that before.

[@Deschainn]

His channel he said he is fighting off some chest infection

[@bobster2022]

damn i love eddie and i'm actually rooting for him...but i've seen Thor 's workout and how he does mitts he can really pass for a proper boxer.

[@jamiecassells5587]

I think thor was in the moment lost his goal was annoyed didn't shake his hand at the moment calmed down shoke his hand later but still wasn't good enough for Eddie over the last 2 years watching Eddie a think he's turned into a bit of a want to be honest

[@MM3Soapgoblin]

Eddie lost to Thor many times and always gave him a huge congrats and held his hand up to the crowd, talked about how amazing of a competitor he was ect. It was clear that it hurt Eddie that Thor didn't do the same for him when he won. I think if it was just that, Eddie would have moved on but Thor spent the next 2-3 years talking about how Eddie won by cheating and he was colluding with Colin and WSM. It got to the point that Thor said he would never compete in strongman ever again because of how he was "robbed" of his title in 2017. They've both talked shit and made it a bigger deal. Neither one is "in the right" on it. Should be a hell of a show Saturday though!

[@jcbanbury]

Gunna be one of the most interesting fights of all time! I wonder how Eddie's rage will play out after all these years.

[@deannawheeler4362]

WHERE can I watch the fight??? Is there a link??????

[@frankfrank264]

@@deannawheeler4362 in hafthor and eddies KZbin pages there’s a link with the website in their description or there should be one soon.

[@BC08]

Well, unless they both gas out and stumble around for the last couple rounds. Odds are high for this at their size

[@deannawheeler4362]

@@frankfrank264 Cool, thanxs!!!

[@michaeljvdh]

Sad thing is, Eddie is using the "charity card" to palm of as better, it's strategic passive aggressive egotistical games, it DOES NOT define Thor, and for the record I am pro the better boxer on the day, this is not sticking up for either contestant. When these two started, my Son and I lost an enormous amount of respect for the strong man realm, Eddie and Thor were heroes, only now they are being displayed as little school yard boys fighting for marbles. This is definitely a coliseum style match. "THINK ABOUT THE KIDS, watching this you fools !!!," - not impressed at either of their behavior.

[@rickettyross9254]

Sooo true especially, the words "noone cares.... noone thinks your lift is valid" So many lies and trying to gain validity in the conversation by asking questions. He was purposefully calm in this interview probably after the video of that swearing clash happened at the gym

[@celeroon89]

And Eddie's comment that he compares Thor's loss and Eddies grudge towards him to rape is really disgusting, but the KZbinr cut that out

[@alan74453]

sober up and get a grip.

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

Alot of dumb things were said by both. More so by Eddie but most of the back and forth was hilarious.

[@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n]

Hes so full of shit he knew Thor would never agree on the spot to dumb conditions he just doesnt want any susbstantive conversation to occur thats just a rhetorical device to stall and make himself look better as you say passive aggressive games

[@raff257]

Thor's face at 15:25 had me dying bro X'D help me lol

[@wickywills]

Meme potential right there

[@KSizbored4life]

Eddie is such a troll lmfaoo

[@-Tidgy]

Eddie is fantastic, as much of a wind up as all of us English 😂😂 We love sarcasm and winding people up and then saying 'calm down' lmfao.

[@samsungcrossland2036]

No been funny but Eddie Hall like a broken record going on about 2017 I cannot wait for boxing 👊👊👊

[@Fl4sHy]

Thor couldn't take his loss in 2017 and started this boxing, so how can you say he is a broken record about 2017? lol you sound just like Thor

[@DG-EditsYT]

Thor sympathiser detected

[@samsungcrossland2036]

@@Fl4sHy 🤣🤣🤣

[@TF-mn1wo]

@@Fl4sHy thor has literally said nothing about 2017, eddie is pathetic for not dropping it after 5 years like move on you crybaby

[@HushtheMag]

I bet they both give amazing hugs.

[@brendansings]

IFL edited out Eddie's rape comment which I think was awful.

[@jarkkoseppanen899]

it's funny how Halfthor's eye starts twiching everytime his fee-fees get hurt 😂

[@dilbertleadbetter8481]

Thor's lift was total crapola everyone knows it. It was not official and was not sanctioned. And like Brian Shaw said. In competition you don't have the time to warm up like you do in your own personal gym. All the weights were not officially weighed. I don't blame Eddy one bit, its a slap in Eddie's face.

[@curvinh6289]

Eddie saying he won 1 show and thor won one show like their on the same level is just funny

[@ATomRileyA]

i know thor had to cheat with double dipping and use fake plates, Eddie owned him so easily poor old thor just cant keep up.

[@curvinh6289]

@@ATomRileyA lol no

[@swswsw9775]

@@ATomRileyA what are you smoking lmao 😂

[@jacobyjohnson6417]

It's astounding this dude acted as The Mountain in the Game of Thrones

[@richieewinns]

15:26 LMFAOOOOO look at Thor's face omg. Ngl, that was a cunning way to sneak that cheeky joke in there.

[@CraigNiel]

Gold... fucking gold that... Some might say Wispa Gold!

[@TF-mn1wo]

Was actually really pathetic and childish

[@Fiskkor2]

@@TF-mn1wo snowflake detected

[@Esotericism72]

THIS is the Eddie I love LMAOOOOOOO

[@n4sc8r]

it still on tiktok i looked it up Earlier and it's still up there

[@n4sc8r]

like the eddie and thor argument

[@fatsuperfly]

Been looking forward to this, but love to see these make up. Hope they become good buddy’s after this, they need to fight it out like old times. Make up after tho.

[@raymondmarshall8497]

I have to say my full confidence is in Eddie 🇺🇸👊🏻

[@arilyngdaljohannesson1673]

Your just silly if you think Eddie will win 🤣🤣

[@BKGclan4LIFE]

Ill be back after the fight sir :) i wish i could bet you money

[@jasonmoser24]

@@BKGclan4LIFE I second your comment

[@centralfloridafishing8467]

Oohhh man idk, Eddie I think is trained to destroy Thor, Thor wanna win by points, both amateur boxers, we’ll see

[@jcbanbury]

Not really, you will look silly if he does win

[@BKGclan4LIFE]

I came back to say I was wrong and I truly can’t believe eddie was as bad as he was but I got to admit when I am very wrong. You sir have bested me this time!

[@IvanCuk19]

Can’t say how much this reminds me of KSI and Logan Paul

[@aleksandergjengst782]

Eddie has Thor Just where he wants him. This is psyc warfare and Eddie Will win the match Just because he is smarter than numbnuts.

[@eireenelily2302]

Eddie has no idea if he's coming or going lol. I think Eddie will gas after one round.

[@aleksandergjengst782]

@@eireenelily2302 Eddie Will beat him with pure grudge.

[@curvinh6289]

Eddie thinking he would have beaten thor again in 2018 is hilarious 😂

[@ATomRileyA]

Why not thor had to cheat and double dip and still lost to Eddie in WSM17, thor then only won cause Eddie was not there just look at thors performance in WSM19 and 20 he had lost it and then quit cause he knew he was on the way out.

[@curvinh6289]

Not saying eddie didn't deserve 2017 . But just look at 2018 events any logical strongman fan knows thor would owned him all day long . And thor is just a better all around strongman end of story

[@damaniherrington4170]

Eddie would have won 2018

[@adrianpap1374]

2017 WSM was the single solitary time Eddie placed ahead of Thor in a strongman competition. And that's because of all the fuckery that was going on. Eddie is not worthy of tying Thor's shoes as far as strongman is concerned.

[@TF-mn1wo]

@@ATomRileyA thor didn't cheat, he got a rep disallowed, eddie needed a series if event changes to win and has never been close to beating thor otherwise

[@stokiemanbrent4200]

Okay so if Eddie gases out and is a punching bag, you still don’t think Thors going to KO him? Really? Eddie isn’t going to have a godlike chin. A 150kg guy hitting you on the chin will put you on the deck regardless of how big you are yourself

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

I don't think Eddie I'd gonna has first but if he did then Thor would have a better opportunity I guess.

[@stokiemanbrent4200]

@@SecondThoughtsBand what makes you think that? Eddie hasn’t shown he has cardio close to Thor’s level. Thors been 4 rounds in the ring already

[@SgtTeddybear66]

@@stokiemanbrent4200 LOL stop talking bullshit. Get your facts straight. Eddie has some of the best cardio in all of the Strongman line up. He's even credited by his peers for his Endurance after his retirement. Fuck off with this bias. Do your research.

[@niightmaregaming]

@@SgtTeddybear66 Eddie hasnt won a single competition that requires him moving from where hes standing. Evvvvverrrry comp that has stones, train pulls, loading, he does TERRIBLE. Why has he never won Arnolds? Or done well in any other comp than the single WSM where 5 events were standing still?

[@dinointhetube7952]

Eddie is a straight guy Thor hides behind his middle men 😂😂😂🤔

[@names-mars]

lmao, Eddie lies a lot, I mean a lot of what he said like Thor not congratulating him (he saw it on video) and the fact that Eddie was the one who instigated the fight xD

[@eltrain8694]

Handshake yes...but no congratulations from Thor.

[@emiliovalladares9000]

And no Thor went online saying he should have won and He was robed

[@names-mars]

@@eltrain8694 he did, when he shook Eddie's hand he spoke something, if you can read lip you'd know he did congratulate lol. Eddie just decided not to hear it. Don't just hear the lies and accept them, makes you worse than the person telling the lie.

[@Bling92]

💯 agreed that Thor isn't knocking Eddie out

[@celeroon89]

Funny that you cut out when Eddie compared the loss to a rape... And Eddie is wrong, Thor's deadlift was sanctioned: Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson completed a staggering 501 kg deadlift, in an attempt sanctioned by the Worlds Ultimate Strongman. Hafþór aka 'Thor' beat Eddie Hall's 2016 500 kg deadlift by 1 kg, however Eddie's lift remains the heaviest ever in strongman competition. Source Guinness World Records

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

What? Thor's English has zero to do with anything. And do you think I'm trying to protect Eddie? I've been just as hard on him as I have been on Thor. Obviously that was a dumb thing too say.

[@celeroon89]

@@SecondThoughtsBand Well, I think that if they talked in icelandic or Thors english was more natural he would have had some better combacks, that's all. Yeah that comment was really disgusting

[@omgbbqcia911]

Eddies point is that yes it was sanctioned, but NO ONE from the Sanctioner was physically present at Thor's deadlift. which is a big No-No for a sanctioned world record attempt.

[@celeroon89]

@@omgbbqcia911 But why does it say for example on GWR that it was sanctioned? And a legit WR?

[@omgbbqcia911]

@@celeroon89 world records have been posted in the past that wound up being ill-legitimate. Eddies main point is that no one from the sanctioning party were present, it was live streamed from his home gym, his dad weighed the plates, and the ref was supposedly "Bullied" into reffereeing are all reasons people do not believe in the legitimacy of the record and why some contest it. Thor obviously has the WR but if they decided to investigate and found these claims to be true, the WR could be revoked

[@dinointhetube7952]

Eddie is the better man simple win or lose👍❤️

[@TF-mn1wo]

Eddie is a crybaby that whinges about everythingggggggg

[@redragesurfer]

"Like you always fucking do..." "Accept it.." These are fuckin..bros..

[@BigRed_GG]

Eddie wins if he controls his emotions and boxes. If he gets emotional he's going to wear himself out and Thor will just have to weather the initial storm

[@garethsutherland9649]

Thats how i see it as well. Eddie will have to finish fast within 2 rounds if hes raging otherwise he will be gassed and Thor will outbox. Maybe im wrong.

[@CL-ty6wp]

Eddies arm position when thor calls out his lung infection says alot. Thats a sign of insecurity and him trying to comfort himself. He's literally hugging himself. Body language doesnt always follow the mouth. Criminals in interrogations do the same thing when the heat is turned up.

[@jcbanbury]

Pretty basic stuff mate. His facial expressions and restless leg etc

[@drcookieccook230]

Is Thor claiming that his 501 deadlift in his home gym has more legitimacy than Eddie's 500 deadlift AT A COMPETITION?????? 8:00

[@jakepaulp4p1boxer9]

Because competitions cant be rigged in any way?

[@BigEd8]

I love Eddie!!! He's the man!

[@dean40king]

Can't wait . These body builders really take pick heavy things up and putting it down again real serious

[@kye4216]

They’re strongmen not bodybuilders

[@dean40king]

Yea it was a joke not a statement didn't mean to be serious. But thanks ill keep that in mind for next time

[@davidshaw8846]

All just a bunch of nonsense fighting. They each deserve all their accomplishments

[@dfg12382]

Eddie thinks so too, but Thor doesn't think Eddie deserved WSM 2017. In this dispute, Thor is the bad guy

[@kamatk1]

He went there with the double dip😂at first I was like oh and then I was like oooohhhhh 💩

[@markalan5755]

I remember those double dip sherbert packs as a kid, cracked me up when Eddie got them out

[@hispaniolan9327]

2 vikings fighting, this is gonna be epic

[@Steevvee]

Eddie telling Thor to calm down then Thor calming down everytime 😂

[@TF-mn1wo]

Weak of eddie, he really didn't have anything better

[@willyhwang1059]

these two need to get into the ring to settlement all scores

[@jamesfaraimo1221]

Awesome interview but at the end of the day it just entertaining words and best of luck to both fighters.........

[@robotic_hams6412]

I think Eddie is in Thor’s head

[@richardthomas3697]

No it’s the other way round as this grudge has been festering away in Eddie’s head for the last 5 years

[@chrislaalo3965]

Look at Eddie's YT channel to see how many videos are about Thor and 2017. Compare with Thor's YT channel. It's like Thor says, he's been living rent free in Eddie's head since 2017 and he probably always will. Thor just wants this BS to be over so Eddie will shut up about it.

[@robotic_hams6412]

@@chrislaalo3965 yeah I see what you mean but Eddie seems to get Thor so irritated so easily

[@WELSHYTECH]

me personally want eddie to win but one thing eddie has done right is getting under thors skin the mind game in boxing and mma can fuck up anyone good luck to both ill be watching it live

[@jameschristy9966]

Omg was priceless and he always thinking ahead

[@msr2566]

Really unfortunate how Thor’s language barrier is affecting this. He is just unable to trash talk. I saw a response for every point eddie had but thor can’t bc of the language

[@blueduck119]

I've been thinking that for a while. Everyone saying Thor is boring etc when a lot of his humour and wit may be getting lost due to English not being his second language.

[@msr2566]

@@blueduck119 Icelandic humour is more dry and dark for he most part. Just thing there yk, its true that thor isn't as much of a shit talker as Eddie but the language barrier makes that even worse

[@brianswift2525]

Thor been speaking English for years

[@msr2566]

@@brianswift2525 if you spoke other languages. you would know that doesn't correlate

[@austinmarion4852]

Honestly I like both guys, but I hope to see Thor get knocked out for what he did in 2017.

[@Brimannn1]

Agreed

[@hunterwatts1478]

Agreed

[@collapse4068]

@bronchoped1 Lot's of boxers made Mike Tyson look like a kid when standing next to him. Look how that turned out for them, they all got knocked out.

[@richardthomas3697]

When looked at from a neutral perspective it’s understandable why Thor called foul about the overall result of 2017. Don’t go by the documentaries about 2017 as they were made by Eddie or on behalf of Eddie and things were spun to make Thor look as bad as possible

[@collapse4068]

@bronchoped1 So were the guys who made him look small... You are obviously not getting my point.

[@topdog5252]

11:36 🤣🤣🤣 what the hell! I found this so hilarious also.

[@84dhanreddy]

I don't think Eddie cheated in 2017 WSM. But, Eddie does not even come close to Thor in terms of records. Thor placed 2nd in 3 and 3rd in 4 WSMs and won in 2018 out of the 9 WSMS he competed. Won 3 Arnold's and won 5 Europe's. While Eddie participated in 6 WSMs and didn't qualify in the 1st two and placed 6th, 4th, 3rd and finally won in 2017. Never placed even top 5 in Arnold's, never won Europe's. I don't even know why he is all that famous in strongman community. I mean people keep mentioning him along the same lines as Brian Shaw, Thor and Big Z. Why? I wouldn't even put him in the top 20 greatest strongmen. He won WSM once out of nowhere and that kind of makes it suspicious. Not that I think he cheated, but it does seem out of place. Sure, Big Z was done by then and Shaw was getting a bit slower. And it was the perfect timing for Eddie to take the podium. Thor was struggling a little bit too. So, Eddie did get lucky that way. Cause literally nobody else was there to challenge him. I don't believe Eddie would have won another WSM after that, which is why he retired immediately. Thor should just remain calm in the ring and put his training to effect. Remember the basics. Eddie may think he is getting into Thor's head. But quite frankly Thor owns a lakeview apartment in Eddie's head since 2017. He's gonna come swinging and try to take his revenge, that's for sure.

[@rauldelgadillo8447]

Well said. Eddie's fan base came from KZbin. He was strong but no where close to best ever or best in his prime.

[@holyhex6520]

I noticed that they edited out Eddie's "rape" comment.

[@brianswift2525]

I noticed that aswell

[@MellonVegan]

5:30 Correct me if I'm wrong but all Thor did before Eddie made everything public was to post "robbed" (just the word) as an IG story, which he quickly deleted. Did Thor take the viking press (although that's not the only point to be made there) in a bad way? Yes. Should he have argued over it at the time? No. But all that was behind the scenes until Eddie decided to make it not so. And don't kid yourself. People feeling cheated saying as much even in front of the cameras isn't new to WSM. It's not common but it has happened before, same as sanctioned but out of competition records have happened before but as soon as it concerned these two, it became a huge deal all of a sudden.

[@tobykirk2889]

He also made a post saying that Eddie cheated and was responsible for everyone being more focused on Thor's reaction than Eddie's win, which is why Eddie took it so personally (I think)

[@danielmaxwell7827]

There was no double dip, its called a push jerk, by the way, and you don't change the rules on the same day to suit your boy. Eddie is a 1 hit wonder on phama grade gear and still only got 1 tittle, with help .then retired in his 20s. not a champ, not at all. Thor will win, cause he has put the work in.

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

🤔

[@S-Christ]

No double dip??? What contest where you watching in 2017🤣🤣

[@zakmayo1804]

That was brilliant! Funny as fuck!

[@Hofeiz]

As a fan of strongman, I feel like Eddie was very disrespectful during this interview. He disrespected every promotion that wasn’t World’s Strongest Man and every athlete who competes in them by saying nobody cares about them. He implied that Magnus Ver Magnusson was “bullied” into officiating Thor’s 501 kg deadlift, as if he has no agency of his own. He disrespected Martis Licis by impling that losing to him would be embarrassing. This is despite Licis having a more decorated record in strongman than Eddie, having just won every major competition at least once with his recent victory at the Arnold Strongman Classic. He disrespected Rogue by speculating that they, an incredibly successful fitness company, would jeopardize their credibility by fixing the weights for Thor’s 501 kg attempt. He disrespected Devon Laratt when he referred to him as an “old man”, as if he didn’t give a respectable effort against a larger, younger, more experienced opponent on 5 weeks’ notice. I just can’t imagine Eddie from 2017 saying all of this. Not sure what’s changed, but I’m really disappointed in his behavior here.

[@eveeaen]

he speaks out-loud what everyone else thinks. he has respect for the other promotions, Arnold is his hero, but it is 100% true that the only thing people will pay attention to in 100 years is who won ‘The Worlds Strongest Man.’ he is speaking from a place of authority, as he lived and breathed the sport for his entire adult life. he’s not some random guy talking shit. he also has great respect for Devon and is friends with him, just watch his videos. and he clearly said in the full interview that he doesn’t think Rogue are a corrupt org, just that it’s not right they were the ones who sponsored the lift and then supplied everything. that is rightfully questionable. that entire 501kg BS is laughed at in the strongman community, you’ll probably know that yourself.

[@Hofeiz]

@@eveeaen I would argue that it doesn't matter what Eddie actually believes. Someone could claim to be my friend but if they were to publicly slander me like this I would take offence to it. Am I expected to believe that Eddie has inside pacts with all parties so that he can insult Thor? It seems to me that he is merely being disrespectful here. Also the 501 kg is not laughed at in strongman. Thor has the official record and it's very easy to verify this. Your comment makes me worry that you have a distorted perception of Eddie's accomplishments as a strongman. He has won 3 international contests while Thor has won 28. If anyone has the right to be talking about strongman at that table it's Thor, and he didn't disrespect a single person other than Eddie.

[@eveeaen]

@@Hofeiz i am very aware of both guys’ accomplishments. the fact Thor won so many more titles makes this full thing worse, don’t you realise? Eddie was actively supportive of Thor every time he beat him in a competition, whereas the one time he beat Thor(fair and square) to win WSM, Thor’s true character showed. he did not mistakingly think he got cheated out of a win, he blatantly lied in order to discredit Eddie because he’s a very sore loser. that is genuinely one of the worst things a man can do morally. he is literally known within the industry as being a Diva, way before WSM17. the man that brought Thor into the sport and taught him for years has even turned his back on him after his actions. and the 501kg record is not respected within the industry, i do not know where you are getting your information from haha.

[@Hofeiz]

@@eveeaen None of that you've said here has any impact on whether Eddie is right to disrespect anyone else. I agree that Thor was in the wrong regarding the WSM 2017 situation. I think you're confused about my intentions. I have long been a fan of both Eddie and Thor. I just found Eddie's behavior toward other people very disrespectful here. I expected more from him as a fan. I have no intention of arguing about who's a better person if that's your angle.

[@eveeaen]

@@Hofeiz my first comment still stands, he is just speaking what others think but would not say out loud. Eddie is wired differently, he totally wears his heart on his sleeve, has no filter. i don’t disagree that what he said wasn’t respectful and those who he mentioned have every right to feel a way, however they all know Eddie. 95% of folks can keep their(sometimes ego-driven) non-PC thoughts in their head, but Eddie cannot haha. i personally think he’s much further on the spectrum than the average person, and i know quite a bit about that stuff i’m not just making excuses for him.

[@Noone-pr3vq]

''and you dip agaaaainn''and ''pussy'' were very funny:)

[@liverpoololdschool]

Thor burns with envy😂

[@markg3305]

I fucking love Eddie 😂😂

[@PaIvator]

Watch hafthors video Eddie said some bad shit

[@kye4216]

It really wasn’t that bad at all

[@hejjahejansson1783]

Omg, Eddie is a killer when it comes to talking people down 😄

[@Trey-Farmhand-Suit]

Dude is trying to get a angry gassed out Thor.

[@TF-mn1wo]

Not really, he just came off like an absolute crybaby, whinging about everythingggggg and like from 5 years ago wtf 😂

[@Papikascz]

I am afraid that this trash talk will get back into him. I personally like Eddie more and wish him victory... But this will make it harder

[@RabbitConfirmed]

@@TF-mn1wo truth

[@chris51330]

Shit Thor actually looks weak here man, he’s deffo got the boxing advantage too but Eddie has gotten to him

[@michaelderenne9838]

Doesn't make you weak to not have as good of a shit talking game

[@29slowjoe]

English isn't his first language. Let them have a interview in Thor's native tongue and see how well Eddie does.

[@eireenelily2302]

You're judging Thor for losing a verbal match? You got a lot to learn son smh

[@professorfabulous8336]

WHO WAS SEVERELY INJURED BY EDDIE? ARE THEY OK? DOES ANYONE KNOW?

[@jimmoore8943]

Thor does seem already beat

[@MNchees]

Nah. Hafthor has literally been preparing nothing else than for the fight for the past 2 years. He js ready to beat the brakes off this laddy boy

[@adrianpap1374]

He wasn't the one hugging himself like a hurt child lol

[@MNchees]

Told you. Hafthor won!

[@jimmoore8943]

Yes Eddie was made himself look a fool with that big talk

[@DeadSnail1204]

I don't think thors defence is good enough too outbox eddie , especially if eddie is going in to slug it out, thors looks pretty slow and uncomfortable in defence

[@Maarud97]

They didn't add Eddie's "r*pe - analogy" in this video. Watch Thor's video, he literally said "if someone get r*ped five years ago, do you just forget it?". That was just a disgusting comparison, and took away all my respect for Eddie.

[@77yelsew]

Calm down snowflake

[@treycarl7561]

The double dip 😂😂

[@louishoey]

Double dips 🤣

[@ben10971]

The funny thing about this fight is that so many people commenting seem to be just strongman fans and not boxing fans. So all these comments about who is gonna win just look stupid cos they don’t even know boxing

[@raymondluke92]

Exactly. Even if you're a boxing fan or whatever you like. I keep on saying...."Nobody knows who's gonna win." Its just both sets of fans, hoping their "chosen one" wins. I just hope it's an entertaining fight! Not a hugging match. Best of luck to both fighters. 👍🏻

[@tony_0088]

Most of the time I had the impression Eddie was more emotional than Thor, in this interview though Thor had more emotional outbursts and looked less collected (at least in this video cut). I'm not particularly fan of any, I just find interesting the whole situation.

[@kennethhutchinson8911]

all i see is eddie crying for 20 minutes

[@marksavoia3687]

@15:00 ...deep reference to 2017 strongman shoulder press

[@BullseyeIX]

I think the one that lands the first punch on the opponents face will most probably be the winner.

[@elfukingbjarkos7986]

I kinda feel bad for the guy in the middle

[@SecondThoughtsBand]

Hah!

[@Drugon-Dag]

Lmao Eddies double dip 🤣🤣🤣

[@pietermeyer9740]

Eddie knows how to play the head game. Saturday will be fun.

[@TF-mn1wo]

More like eddie knows how to look like a crybaby and embarass himself

[@lukemc9090]

I think thors got this

[@BaileyGreenwood2001]

Ngl that charity comment really makes thor look bad aswell for not saying he would give to charity

[@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n]

...cuz he doesnt instantly just play into eddies mind games makes him look bad ... sure

[@BaileyGreenwood2001]

@@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n it's not really a mind game though is it you agree to it if your a nice charitable person

[@wmoore7712]

@@BaileyGreenwood2001 Nah. Eddie directly stated that he wants the loser to suffer by paying the charity. Thor offered for both of them to pay to charity regardless win or lose. Besides, Thor is worth around £2 million. It's not responsible to bet half of your life savings to appear a certain way to people. Eddie is either worth more or just more unhinged. Thor has a family that he wants to provide for long into the future; gambling away such a large portion of your savings is madness.

[@rauldelgadillo8447]

I love how when Thor calls out Eddie for being primed for the 500kg, Eddie ignores it. Having the same bar, platform, rest periods, and Eddie just says "there were other competitors" means jack shit when the entire "competition" was dictated by you.

[@ljss6805]

These two all gangstas about deadlifting 501kg until a gorilla shows up and does a strict curl with it.

[@thesupportingcast6972]

Thor is bigger, and not doubt very strong. Dedicated to training as well. However, I just think Eddie is a real fighter. He has been in real fights. I think Thor just isn't like Eddie in that respect. I can't wait to watch!

[@filiphedman4392]

He is taller yes. But Eddie will actually be a little heavier in the fight.

[@jcbanbury]

This is why I predict ed wins

[@TF-mn1wo]

What real fights? Eddie hasn't done shit, from the confrontation the other day it actually looks like he's never been in a fight seeing how nervous he got

[@thesupportingcast6972]

@@TF-mn1wo Umm... Eddie was a bouncer. So in comparison to Thor, yeah he has been in more 'real' fights.

[@jakepaulp4p1boxer9]

@@thesupportingcast6972 pushing drunk men around is "real fights" to you LMFAO 🤣