Thor Bjornsson Reveals He Has Been Studying Lennox Lewis Ahead Of His Fight With Bitter Rival Eddie Hall

Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson has revealed that he has been studying heavyweight great Lennox Lewis as part of his preparations to face Eddie Hall.

Bjornsson, 33, and Hall, 34, will finally settle their long-running feud in Dubai on March 19, in a fight dubbed 'The Heaviest Boxing Match In History'.

The two former World’s Strongest Man winners were originally due to fight in September before Hall suffered a detached bicep, forcing the bout to be postponed until this month.

Bjornsson, who is also known for playing 'The Mountain' in Game Of Thrones, heads into the fight on the back of a first-round TKO win over professional arm-wrestler Devon Larratt, who stepped in to replace Hall after his injury.

Icelandic giant Bjornsson insists he has made major technical improvements since his last bout, drawing inspiration from the likes of Lewis and current heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

“There’s a lot of guys that I look up to. Lennox Lewis, Tyson Fury… many, many others that are active today,” Bjornsson told SPORTbible.

“Triple G [Gennady Golovkin], Canelo [Alvarez]. So many guys who are active, and older guys who I loved to watch.

“I believe I have a very specific style, and that everyone has their own style, but I’ve tried to look at guys like Lennox Lewis. In my head, I’ve thought he has a good jab, tall guy, moves well, great ring IQ.

"I’ve tried to watch him and do similar things to what he’s done in his fights, even though you’re never going to look like guys like him obviously.

"But those are the guys that inspire me. I watch them, I see the combinations they do and I try do the same in sparring and training when I’m able to do so."

Bjornsson has been preparing for the fight at a gruelling training camp in Scotland under the guidance