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Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is very proud of MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Last month, Ngannou made his professional debut against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - who many regard, at least prior to the fight, as the top fighter of the weight class.
Not even Mike Tyson could foresee the enormous success Francis Ngannou had on Saturday night in an ultimately losing endeavor. Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, stunned viewers over the weekend when he dropped WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury in the third round of their 10-round heavyweight affair that many critics had been referring to as a woeful mismatch. It was, moreover, Ngannou’s debut in professional boxing.
Mike Tyson was dismissive when a Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou fight was first mentioned to him. The legendary former heavyweight champion considered it a preposterous proposition because Fury has proven himself as the best heavyweight of this generation and Ngannou has never participated in a professional boxing match. Tyson
Francis Ngannou is embarking on the tall task of dethroning heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury in their crossover clash on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Mike Tyson wants to make it clear he isn’t simply a gun-for-hire. The heavyweight legend has been helping trainer former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for his Oct. 28 showdown against WBC champion Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fury’s WBC belt, quizzically, will not be on the line.)
There have been millions of words written and spoken about Francis Ngannou possessing the one punch power to shock the world and knock out WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, in the ‘Battle of the Baddest’ which takes place in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi does not believe Mike Tyson will make one bit of difference for Francis Ngannou in his upcoming non-title fight with WBC heavyweight king Tyson Fury.
Former world champion Carl Froch is expecting a demolition job this coming Saturday night, when Tyson Fury collides in the ring with Francis Ngannou. The fight, which takes place in Saudi Arabia, will see Ngannou - a former UFC heavyweight champion - make his professional boxing debut against the man most observers view as the best heavyweight in the world. Fury's WBC title will not be at stake.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou realizes the deck is heavily stacked against him when he faces WBC champion Tyson Fury in a boxing match. Their non-title fight takes place on October 28th in Saudi Arabia.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is planning to confront Mike Tyson next week in Saudia Arabia. On October 28, in Saudi Arabia, Fury will take part in a non-title crossover boxing match with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.