Thor Bjornsson appears to be weighing up options for his next boxing fight after defeating Eddie Hall earlier this month.
The former World's Strongest Man winner dropped Hall twice en-route to an unanimous decision victory. And he has now asked fans who they feel he should fight next after a successful night in Dubai last time out.
Bjornsson has already fought a number of times, taking on exhibition bouts with boxers Simon Valily and Steven Ward before brutally stopping arm wrestler Devon Larratt within a round back in September. But his bout with Hall was his first truly competitive contest, and saw him display his sleek boxing as well as his endurance over six rounds.
Fans have made a number of suggestions after the strongman took to Instagram to ask who he should fight next, with a few celebrities also throwing their hat into the ring. Former WWE star Adam Scherr, who took on Tyson Fury in a 2019 wrestling event under ring name Braun Strowman, teased a possible bout with Bjornsson by commenting "hmmmm".
Fitness YouTuber and lacrosse star Jesse James West also threw his hat in the ring with a comment saying "me", while Irish strongman Pa O'Dwyer declared that he should be given the opportunity, adding that "the trash talk would be 100 times better too..."
However, the clear fan favourite suggestion appeared to be the 'World's Scariest Man' Martyn Ford, who will make his boxing debut next month at The O2 arena against 'the Iranian Hulk' Sajad Gharibi. Ford was in attendance for Bjornsson's fight with Hall, who he was supporting on the night.
Most fans in the post's comments section wanted to see the pair fight, particularly after Ford declared that Bjornsson was "too soft", and the Icelander replied by promising to "smash" the Bri t.
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“Thor has been very edgy the last two days," Ford told iFL TV days before the fight took place. "Like I said before this fight, I was like, I think Thor is too soft. I think he has just not got that ‘(signalling energy).’”
The Game of Thrones star told Boxing King Media that he would be willing to face the bodybuilder as his boxing career continues. "I disagree," he said of Ford's claim that he would win a prospective match up. "I think I'd smash him."
"I think Martyn Ford is going to win that fight," he continued. "The other guy doesn't look in shape at all.
"I don't know the guy but from the pictures I've seen he looks big. He doesn't look like he has the endurance to go more than one round in my opinion. But I don't know, we'll see, I've seen some bits of Martyn Ford, he looks okay."
Other suggestions included Hollywood star Will Smith after his attack on Chris Rock at The Oscars last night, as well as former strongman and KSW heavyweight Mariusz Pudzianowski.
