Eddie Hall slams ‘idiot’ John Fury as Tommy Fury vows to make World’s Strongest Man pay in first face off

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Tommy Fury has threatened Eddie Hall with ‘two fights’ in one week over comments made about his dad John Fury.Fury faces Hall under the Misfits Boxing banner in a bout officially billed as ‘Beauty vs The Beast’ on June 13 at the AO Arena in Manchester.There is set to be over 100lbs in weight difference when Hall boxes Fury over six rounds in JuneGettyHall explained in late March that the fight came together after he had bumped into John and ‘rubbed him up the wrong way’ after telling the 60-year-old he wanted to fight Tyson Fury in MMA.This led to John putting forward Tommy instead, a move Hall described as making the 26-year-old the ‘sacrificial lamb.’There is no weight limit for the clash, and former World’s Strongest Man Hall has told talkSPORT.com he will tip the scales at around 150kg (330lbs) for only his second appearance in the ring.The pair met face to face for the first time following the announcement of their fight at London’s Glazier Hall on Tuesday.John, who usually steals the show at his son’s press conferences, was notably absent due to illness, but ‘The Beast’ wasn’t having any of it.Eddie Hall goes after Big John“John Fury is a big bully of a man,” Hall explained when asked if he believed John’s reasoning.“He’s just headbutting midgets and slapping doors and whatever. “And when he comes up against someone his own size, he p*****s out.”Fury responded: “We’ll see on fight week when he’s here.”Asked about coming to blows with John pre-fight, Hall added: “I don’t think John will jeopardise anything come to that fight.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boxing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHall has welcomed a street fight with John after he takes on FuryGetty“But look, if John wants to go out on the street and have this out, I’m more than game.“I’ve got big respect for Tommy. He’s done well in the game, 11-0. He’s building his career, he’s doing it the right way. “It’s just a shame about his f***ing pussy dad… he is an absolute idiot.”Tommy Fury: Be careful what you wish forHis opponent hit back: “I’m going to say a prayer for you. “Because on fight week, whether it’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, if my dad clocks you, I’m telling you now, he’ll steam straight into you. “He’s done 12 years for a fight, so he’s not bothered about anything like that…Fury believes Hall will have to take on him and his dad when it comes to fight weekGetty“You’re going to have two fights on Fight Week, myself and my dad.”Hall and Fury have trained together in the past and recorded multiple videos for one another’s social media pages.However, although Fury said he once got along with Hall ‘like a house on fire,’ he said things became personal when ‘The Beast’ began talking badly about his dad.“There’s just some things that you can’t overlook,” he added.“I know my dad, he’s got high tempers 99 per cent of the time, I agree with that.“But that’s one thing you can’t let slip. You can’t talk to my dad, shout and scream at my dad and not have to pay for it.Boxing scheduleFor all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s  boxing schedule.“In the way we live, you’ve got to have a fight.”Fury continued: “He’ll be here on fight week. I would keep talking because he’s watching all this. “And believe you me, on fight week, you’re going to wish you never said any of that. “I’m being genuinely serious. One thing about my dad, when you’re face to face, it’s a different story.”Fury calls for ‘war’ against HallFury said he’s working on a ‘rigorious game plan’ to defeat Hall on June 13, saying he wants nothing else but a ‘war’ when they come to blows.It seems like a matter of when not if Hall and John eventually come to blowsGettyHall had the utmost respect for Fury’s background, but said he’ll find a way to ‘land that big shot’ and knock his opponent out cold.“He’s sparred with heavyweights all his life,” Hall concluded.“But no one’s hit as hard as me. I’m telling you that now.”Hall first entered the combat world in March 2022, losing a boxing bout to fellow strongman Hafthor Bjornsson, before he contested a wild 2v1 MMA fight against TikTok stars The Neffati Brothers.The 38-year-old then made a successful professional MMA debut against Mariusz Pudzianowski in April 2025, stopping the veteran in less than 30 seconds.He was originally set to fight Dillon Danis in his MMA return, but after angering John by calling out his legendary boxing son, ‘The Beast’ now finds himself up against the younger Fury.