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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Eddie Hall shares throwback photo as fans refuse to believe he's 11
Former world's strongest man Eddie Hall has left fans floored after sharing a throwback photo of himself as a young boy. The Beast posted the surprising picture he had dug up on his social media. Eddie, from Clayton, weighed a staggering 195kg (31 stone) during his Strongman days. And the 6ft 2in has seemingly always been a man mountain. In an old snap posted on Facebook, he is stood topless, flexing his arm muscles, while sporting a pair of round sunglasses. He captioned the photo: "11 years old looking like Bronson." READ MORE: Driver dies in Royal Stoke after hitting tree READ MORE: Live updates as air ambulance lands at Stoke-on-Trent beauty spot The picture was shared just days after he uploaded another topless picture with a chain around his neck, a pierced nipple and cream trousers on. He captioned the image: "13-years-old and on the doors." The throwback photos have wowed fans and many refuse to believe his age. One said: "Damn, I was like 3 foot nothing and built like a noodle at the same age." Another joked: "Seriously 11 years old. Are you joking? Someone must have eaten all their green giant beans." A third commented: "Insane body at 11." Eddie was previously a competitive swimmer who competed in the UK Nationals when he was a youngster - even setting a British record for his age group in the pool. At his peak he won the prestigious World's Strongest Man competition in 2017 in Botswana and set a world record by completing a 500kg deadlift. The legend has gone into fighting in recent years and scored a knockout victory in 30 seconds over Mariusz Puzianowski in his first MMA bout earlier this year. Get daily headlines and breaking news emailed to you - it's FREE
The Sun
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Ex-World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall shares incredible throwback aged 13 as fans refuse to believe he's a child in pic
EDDIE HALL has left fans stunned with an incredible throwback picture. The former World's Strongest Man looked unrecognisable in old photos he has dug up and posted on social media. 4 4 Hall, 37, weighed a staggering 195kg (31 stone) during his Strongman days. And the 6ft2in giant has seemingly always been a man mountain. In old snaps posted on Facebook, he is stood topless with a chain around his neck, a pierced nipple and cream trousers on. Hall captioned the image: "13-years-old and on the doors." And in another photo, he shows off his ripped physique alongside his brother and dad. The throwback images have wowed fans and many refuse to believe he is aged 13 in the first picture. One said: "You must be kidding me." Another joked: "Thirteen years old grown man." BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK A third commented: "Thirteenth birthday bash at working men's club after 30 pints." Hall was a competitive swimmer who competed in the UK Nationals when he was a youngster - even setting a British record for his age group in the pool. But at his peak, Hall won the prestigious World's Strongest Man competition in 2017 and set a world record by completing a 500kg deadlift. The legend has gone into fighting in recent years and scored a knockout victory in 30 seconds over Mariusz Puzianowski in his first MMA bout earlier this year. Hall shed 45kg (seven stone) from his heaviest weight for the clash, ditching his 12,000-calorie-a-day diet to be a lean machine in the octagon.
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
British athlete shares incredible throwback picture of himself with a pierced nipple at the age of 13 - but can YOU work out who he is?
What were you like at the age of 13? We all mature at different rates, but it's safe to say some hit the semblance of adulthood much sooner than others. You get some superhuman teens who can cut it with the very best - think Ethan Nwaneri making his Premier League debut aged 15 years and 181 days. Meanwhile, there are others who look beyond their years. People joked that Luke Littler looked 35 when he made his entrance on the World Darts Championship stage aged 16 in 2023. And fans are in disbelief over a rare photo which has been posted by a British sporting favourite, allegedly from when he was 13. The image shows the youngster stood shirtless near a beach wearing nothing but shorts, trainers, and a ring piercing on his left nipple. Can you guess who it is? If you need a clue, think plane-pulling and keg tossing. That doesn't ring a bell? He's a former World's Strongest man winner, having claimed the gong in 2017 when he edged out Hafthor Bjornsson and Brian Shaw, and now plies his trade as an MMA fighter. Still not sure? Well, it's none other than Eddie Hall, AKA 'The Beast,' who now towers six foot, three inches tall over most other men. He's the former holder of the world's heaviest deadlift at 500kg, before Bjornsson came along and broke it by a kilogram. Hall claimed he drank 20 bottles of Lucozade the night before that record attempt and that he 'put on two stone overnight' Muhdo, an English Health consultant company, analysed his DNA and epigenetics and found a variant in the gene MSTN. Fans could scarcely believe that Hall was just 13 at the time of his photographs That anomaly allows for a greater muscle mass and size, partially explaining how he went on to be one of the world's brawniest brutes. Fans on Facebook were in disbelief that we was '13' at the time of the post. He also claimed that he was 'on the doors' at the time - perhaps a jest, but likely a reference to the security work he picked up in his teenage years. 'Thirteen my left foot... that's a 19/20 year old man,' wrote one fan. 'Good muscles for 13,' said another. 'You must be kidding me, bro looks like me at 29 years old,' one commented. 'Thirteenth birthday bash at working men's club after 30 pints,' another quipped. 'Thirteen years old grown man,' one said. Hall has done this shtick before, and it is hard to know whether he is being serious. Last year he shared a photo of himself, apparently at 16, looking like a fully-fledged movie villain, packing muscles most men could only dream of.
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry, Selects LeBron James Over Michael Jordan: "He Would Bully Him..."
World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry, Selects LeBron James Over Michael Jordan: "He Would Bully Him..." originally appeared on Fadeaway World. In the never-ending debate over who reigns as the greatest basketball player of all time, the latest voice to weigh in belongs to none other than World's Strongest Man and WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry. Known for feats of superhuman strength and once pulling two tractor trailers as part of a world-record event, Henry recently brought that same force to the GOAT conversation, and he didn't mince words. Advertisement Speaking on SiriusXM Sports, Henry made a bold case for LeBron James over Michael Jordan, offering a perspective grounded not only in basketball analysis but also in sheer physical dominance. "I put LeBron over Jordan just because of his basketball acumen. Jordan was a better scorer, but if LeBron was in, they both was in their primes, LeBron is just a bigger giant dude. He would bully him." "Michael was strong, but if Michael had to push around a guy two hundred seventy pounds, I think it would be different. Imagine Karl Malone being able to play like, if Karl Malone could play like LeBron, that's who LeBron is. He's Karl Malone that plays like a guard, and he has the ability to pass the ball like Magic and Stockton." It's a powerful image, quite literally. Henry isn't just another commentator tossing out hot takes. He's someone who understands elite physicality at the highest level. His point isn't simply that LeBron is taller and heavier. Advertisement It's that LeBron James is a rare athletic specimen, a 6-foot-9, 270-pound freight train with guard skills and elite basketball IQ. In other words, Henry sees LeBron as the ultimate basketball hybrid: a power forward's body with a point guard's mind. The idea of Jordan, listed at 6-foot-6, 216 pounds in his prime, matching up physically with someone like LeBron is where Henry draws the line in the comparison. Of course, this isn't just about size. While Jordan remains the definitive clutch scorer and perhaps the most ruthless competitor the game has ever seen, Henry leans into LeBron's versatility, durability, and his ability to elevate everyone around him. From a purely analytical standpoint, the numbers support parts of Henry's take. LeBron is the all-time leader in points, ranks top five in assists, and has logged more playoff minutes than anyone in NBA history. Advertisement He's played over 21 seasons and made 10 NBA Finals. His passing, vision, and positional flexibility have allowed him to dominate across eras. That said, Jordan's resume is mythic: six championships, six Finals MVPs, five regular-season MVPs, 10 scoring titles, and an unblemished 6-0 record in the Finals. What Jordan lacked in brute size, he made up for in unmatched footwork, finesse, defensive intensity, and killer instinct. But Mark Henry's take is refreshing in that it doesn't diminish Jordan, it simply acknowledges the physical and strategic anomaly that is LeBron James. In a debate where everyone from NBA legends to barbershop philosophers has chimed in, leave it to the World's Strongest Man to give the GOAT debate its most heavyweight perspective yet. Related: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, And Other NBA Stars' Worst Playoff Game Of Their Careers This story was originally reported by Fadeaway World on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Weymouth dad goes from ruptured bicep to World's Strongest Man
"I'm proud of myself but the work's not done", says Shane Flowers who has recovered from injury to become one of the world's strongest father from Weymouth ruptured his bicep and needed to have the muscle surgically 13 months on, he said he "couldn't believe it" after he came 7th in the 2025 World's Strongest Man competition, held in the US last 31-year-old told the BBC he had been inspired to be a "role model" to his new son. Twenty-five of the world's top athletes gathered in Sacramento, California, for the annual showcase of strength which first took place in 6ft 5in, 24-stone giant from Dorset admitted it was "a huge mental game", taking more than just his physical strength to succeed."When it's going on, there's this atmosphere, it's like a do or die type thing, it's pretty intense," Flowers said."At times I thought I was being over ambitious." He suffered food poisoning during the contest but managed to make his way to the final, performing well in events like sandbag throwing, the Hercules hold and the Atlas his top 10 finish, he said, with a smile on his face, "the competitor in me thinks I could have been 5th".But he admitted he was "buzzing" with his success and said: "To be a competitor at that stage already puts you in the upper echelons of the sport."Flowers added becoming a father for the first time also gave him "a different perspective"."I don't care if my son Ronny wants to become a strongman when he's older, I just want him to witness his old man really work hard towards what he's passionate about, and then he witnesses that and use that blueprint in his own journey," he African Rayno Nel became the first African to win the historic contest, narrowly beating last year's winner Scotland's Luke Stoltman by 0.5 points. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
