Eddie Hall vs Francis Ngannou: Strongest Man Vs Strongest Punch
Mark Bell's Power Project
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🗓️ 2 June 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Ever wondered who’d win between the World’s Strongest Man and the hardest puncher alive? Dive into this epic clash on Mark Bell’s Power Project Podcast! In Episode 1145, hosts Mark Bell and Nsima Inyang hang out with Eddie Hall, the legendary strongman, to break down a dream matchup against Francis Ngannou.
Get ready for insights on raw strength, brutal fighting skills, and intense training routines. Eddie shares his journey from smashing deadlift records to stepping into the fight game, comparing his power to a knockout artist like Ngannou. You’ll hear about mental toughness, strongman history, and wild stories of facing real-life challenges.
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Chapters:
0:00 Eddie Hall’s Next Fight: Francis Ngannou?
1:00 How Strongman Competitions Have Evolved Over the Years
1:40 Fitness Beyond Strength: Eddie’s Cardio and Swimming Routine
2:27 Mental Preparation and Training Secrets for Peak Performance
3:01 Fighting Background: Eddie’s Transition from Strongman to MMA
4:42 Hardest Punch: Comparing Eddie to Francis Ngannou
8:43 Strongman vs. Fighting: Assessing Each Other’s Strengths
10:24 MMA Style: Eddie Discusses Boxing Tyson Fury and His Fighting Approach
11:23 Leaving Strongman: Why Eddie Retired and Built a New Career
13:17 The Legacy of the 500kg Deadlift and Its Impact on Powerlifting
20:27 Deadlift Training and Equipment Standards in the Sport
22:04 Strength Training Techniques: Speed Pulls, Recovery, and Explosive Lifting
25:19 The Mental Game: Adrenaline and Focus in Competition
27:38 Strongman for Entertainment vs. Ultimate Strength Testing
37:05 Strongman Creates Mutants: Physical Feats and Testing Results
41:12 Swimming’s Role in Fitness, Recovery, and Fight Training
47:09 Why Strength Training Benefits MMA and Grappling for Fighters
50:47 Exploring Sumo, Judo, and Crossover Athletic Potential
54:06 The Challenges of Fame: Managing Privacy and Viral Moments
58:01 Protecting Inner Peace: Confronting Intruders and Viral Backlash
1:02:03 New Career Paths: Acting, YouTube, and Life After Strongman
1:05:01 Future Plans: Eddie’s Next Big Challenges and Fight Opportunities
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And there has been talk of me fighting Francis and Ganyl from my next fight, which is fucking scary as fuck, because he is. |
| 0:06.7 | He is one of the most frightening men on the planet. |
| 0:09.0 | That's why it excites me, you know, because the training for it would just be awesome. |
| 0:13.5 | What is it about Strongman that, like, turns you guys into such mutants? |
| 0:17.0 | This professor was like, I've never seen a heart so efficient. That transfers over to so many different things like fighting. |
| 0:23.5 | You know, I'm able to move this huge amount of mass and do seven minute miles and swim a mile in 22 minutes. |
| 0:28.2 | It's just, it's unheard of. |
| 0:29.4 | Pulling that 500 kilo, you got to remember, I broke the record by 37 kilos. |
| 0:34.6 | It's certainly more likely than not that in September, the whole deadlift debate will be over and I'll hold the all-time deadlift world record. |
| 0:42.1 | You think Mitchell Hooper can break it? He's got all the tools and he's definitely on track to. Everything's got to be perfect. Not only physically, I think mentally as well. I call it the inner piece. Like if you're in a piece as f***, you aren't, you aren't performing to 100%. |
| 0:55.1 | You were mentioning that the sport is different. Now, do you think it's different for the better? |
| 1:00.6 | Or do you think it's taking away from the strength of stronger? I think it's better for the |
| 1:04.7 | athletes, but I think it's worse for the sport. Do you think you'd actually do really well in today's Strongman? I mean, look, if I were to walk into Will Strongest Mountain |
| 1:11.7 | for a few months training, I would make top 30. |
| 1:14.5 | Top three would be two years away. |
| 1:16.3 | What happened recently when you were chasing some people down the street? |
| 1:19.5 | Oh, geez. |
| 1:20.5 | They were like the third people that day to come and knock on my house. |
| 1:23.6 | And I was just like, fuck this. |
| 1:24.9 | I need to put a fucking stance on this, you know. I need to let people know that it's not okay to come to this house. |
| 1:30.5 | And he looked me dead in the eyes. |
| 1:32.1 | As he just put his car into gear and was just driving off, |
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