Strongman champion Eddie Hall challenges boxer Jake Paul amid eight stone gap

Eddie Hall, former World's Strongest Man, is willing to take on Jake Paul in a boxing match. In 2017, Hall rose to the top of the strongman competition, but in the years since, he has switched his focus to fighting. He lost his boxing debut to rival Hafthor Bjornsson in 2022, but has won his first two MMA fights, following last April's knockout of Mariusz Pudzianowski.Jake Paul, meanwhile, transitioned from social media celebrity to boxer, earning a 12-2 record since making his debut in 2020. And even though he admires Paul's achievements, Hall, who weighed in over 23 STONE for his most recent bout, is prepared to take on Paul.Eddie Hall told podcaster Rob Moore, “Yeah, of course. Good payday. I’d fight him in boxing, yeah.”“I think it would be a tough little bout, actually. People play him down, and people love to hate on Jake Paul, but I actually quite like the kid.“Some of the fights he’s taken, people say he only fights old men and whatever else, minus the Mike Tyson fight, but all the others are legitimately good fighters.“Good scrappers, and he went in and held his own. Even Tommy Fury. Tommy Fury is a decent-level boxer, and he lost to Tommy, but not by much.“It wasn’t like a beatdown. It was a good scrap. So fair preps to Jake Paul and no doubt he’s improved a lot since then as well.” In 30 seconds of their bout in Poland, Hall, 34, defeated Pudzianowski, 48, a former strongman and 17-10 MMA fighter. And he intends to take part in the MMA cage at least once more. In December, Anthony Joshua, 36, knocked out JakePaul, 28, in six rounds while breaking his jaw. He had to undergo surgery and has been suspended indefinitely until he is cleared by a physician. Paul moved up to heavyweight for the bout, weighing 216.4lbs (15st 6lb), which is still a massive EIGHT STONE lighter than Hall. Eddie Hall praised Paul's influence on the sport, which has seen him earn over £200MILLION and over 33 MILLION watched Anthony Joshua’s win on Netflix. Eddie Hall said, “What people don’t quite realise is he’s making more money than any of the pro boxers, probably put together.“It is mad, but I think he deserves it because of how many balls he’s put on the line.“I think you should get paid for that, and he’s created that environment for himself, he’s set that up, he’s set up those platforms, he’s got it on Netflix. He’s done that.”Also read: Jake Paul gets suspended indefinitely by Florida State Athletic Commission after brutal knockout by Anthony Joshua, comeback plans halted