KSI\u2019s coach Viddal explains Thor\u2019s biggest weaknesses ahead of Eddie Hall boxing match YouTube: Hafthor BjornssonThe long-awaited matchup between Haf\u00fe\u00f3r \u2018Thor\u2019 Bj\u00f6rnsson and Eddie \u2018The Beast\u2019 Hall is set for September 2021, but KSI\u2019s boxing coach Viddal Riley is already seeing holes in the former\u2019s game that needs improvement. [jwplayer smynPnSq] The 23-year-old trainer is squarely in Hall\u2019s corner for the matchup, but gave Bj\u00f6rnsson\u2019s pro boxing debut an honest look. While he liked how the 2018 World\u2019s Strongest Man looked in the ring, his technique in trading blows has to be better, according to Riley. \u201cThor, don\u2019t run in again,\u201d the coach said after seeing the 6\u2019-9\u2019\u2019 fighter leaning too far into his jabs and charging into his opponent. While he did see a lot of things that needed improvement, KSI\u2019s trainer said it was typical for a new boxer to find his range with those kinds of swings. Riley identified that his jab looked more like \u2018paw\u2019 in that Bj\u00f6rnsson swung at his opponent instead of looking to land a straight hit. By extension, this makes it hard for the boxer to pinpoint his range, hurting his chances at landing meaningful blows. (Timestamp at 10:50 for mobile viewers) This contributed to the weakest part of Bj\u00f6rnsson\u2019s game that Riley thinks needs to improve before the September fight against Hall: getting pushed back. \u201cWhat you got to worry about, if you\u2019re Thor, is that if Steven Ward is pushing you back, I\u2019m pretty sure [Eddie Hall] can push him back,\u201d he said. Maintaining your position in combat sports is pivotal to not only executing your game plan but keep from getting tired so early in a fight. The 32-year-old lost about 110lbs (50kg), so there\u2019s no question that he\u2019s committed to giving himself the best chance against Hall. However, Riley thinks that he still has a way to go before his dance with The Beast. Some of the problems are only going to get fixed by spending more rounds in the squared circle, but KSI\u2019s coach simply doesn\u2019t want to see the hulking Thor lunging into his opponents. Both Hall and Bj\u00f6rnsson have been seen tirelessly training for their boxing career, and both have a few more months to clean up their form before they meet in the ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KSI\u2019s coach Viddal explains Thor\u2019s biggest weaknesses ahead of Eddie Hall boxing match YouTube: Hafthor BjornssonThe long-awaited matchup between Haf\u00fe\u00f3r \u2018Thor\u2019 Bj\u00f6rnsson and Eddie \u2018The Beast\u2019 Hall is set for September 2021, but KSI\u2019s boxing coach Viddal Riley is already seeing holes in the former\u2019s game that needs improvement. [jwplayer smynPnSq] The 23-year-old trainer is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70044\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}