How old is Barry Hall? Former AFL star returns to the boxing ring to ...

AFL premiership-winning captain Barry Hall is returning to the boxing ring to face Curtis Scott in Wollongong on July 10.

Searching for his first victory in the professional ranks, Hall will be taking on a man more than 20 years younger than him.

Can "Big Bad Barry" score a victory over father time as well as Scott?

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While you mightn't guess it looking at his physique, Barry Hall is 47 years old.

That's right, the man mountain looks fit enough to still do a job in the AFL but he's not far off bringing up the half century.

Hall was born on the 8th of February, 1977 but he says the man who will be taking on Scott will be the best version yet.

“This is the best version. People are going to scoff at that, going ,’Oh, he’s kidding, he’s 47,’” Hall told Sporting News.

“This is the best version, I just hope that people get to see it and I don’t get clipped and knocked out again.”

Throughout Hall's football career, much was made of his background in boxing.

Coached by his father in country Victoria, a young Hall was able to win a state title in the ring before making the decision to leave the sport, eventually turning his focus to football.

Hall would make his professional boxing debut in 2019, jumping in to face established cross-over athlete Paul Gallen on short notice at the age of 42.

The pair fought to a six-round draw on that occasion, which was up to that point the only blemish on Gallen's 10-fight record.

Covid prevented Hall gaining more experience in boxing but he would return in March 2022 to face Sonny Bill Williams in Sydney.

That fight didn't go to plan for Hall as he was knocked out in the first round.

Hall said the circumstances of that loss meant he would be going into the bout with Scott with no fear.

“It’s something that every fighter fears, getting knocked out in the first round after you’ve done all that training and all that preparation,” Hall told Sporting News.

“That’s eradicated now, I’m actually quite relaxed. I’ve ticked all the boxes, I probably couldn’t have done any more. I’m in a really good head space.”

He made his AFL debut with St Kilda in 1996, playing in 88 games for the club, including the 1997 Grand Final, before joining the Swans at the end of 2001 season.

In Sydney, Hall made 162 appearances, famously captaining the team to their drought-breaking 2005 Grand Final win over West Coast.

He'd later return to Victoria, finishing his career with 39 games at the Bulldogs.

Hall was named All-Australian four times, took out the Coaches Association player of the year in 2005, won the Sydney best and fairest in 2004 and led his club in goalkicking 11 times.

His reputation as a damaging key forward was matched by his intimidating style of play, one which often found him on the wrong side of the umpires and Match Review Committee.

In 2008, his punch to Eagles defender Brent Staker saw him suspended for seven matches.

All up, Hall was suspended for a total of 26 games over his 289-game AFL career.