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Thor Bjornsson sets out conditions to Jake and Logan Paul ahead of proposed fight

Thor Bjornsson has kept his options open ahead of a proposed fight against one of the two brothers, Jake & Logan Paul. The American YouTubers have both fought in the ring, with younger brother Jake boasting a 5-0 record having beaten UFC stars Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.

The Game of Thrones star recently beat Britain's Eddie Hall in a battle of two of the world's strongest men in Dubai to extend his unbeaten start to his boxing career to 4-0. Hall was knocked down twice as the Icelandic fighter secured a victory by unanimous decision.

All three men are seeking an opponent for their next fight, with Jake Paul potentially entering the ring in August against either Tommy Fury or UFC star Nate Diaz. However, Thor has addressed the issue by noting the weight difference that exists between him and the brothers while refusing to make a concrete denial of any potential fight.

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He said in a recent YouTube video: "I heard also people also say that I should fight Logan Paul and even Jake Paul," Bjornsson said. "There's a reason for weight classes guys, but I have a lot of experience respect for all of these people as athletes, these are all very successful people.

"I'm willing to look at everything as long as you guys are behind me and as long as you guys think that's the right move. I want to keep on boxing, do what's right and do things that you guys support as well."

The 6"9" strongman towers over the 6"2" Paul brothers and added: "In my opinion, Martyn Ford or Mariusz Pudzianowski make the most sense. I read somewhere that Pudzianowski only wants to do MMA, he's been fighting now for more than a decade and is a lot more experienced than me, so he shouldn't have an issue boxing a man like myself."

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