{"id":98286,"date":"2023-09-25T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=98286"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:27:09","slug":"mike-tyson-gives-blunt-six-word-reponse-to-tyson-furys-claim-hes-going-against-him-by-training-francis-ngannou-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/sport\/mike-tyson-gives-blunt-six-word-reponse-to-tyson-furys-claim-hes-going-against-him-by-training-francis-ngannou-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson gives blunt six-word reponse to Tyson Fury's claim he's going against him by training Francis Ngannou | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MIKE TYSON has given a blunt response to Tyson Fury's disappointment with his decision to coach Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n
Iron Mike has teamed up with the former UFC heavyweight champion ahead of his controversial crossover clash with the Gypsy King next<\/span> month.<\/p>\n Fury was left saddened by Tyson – whom he was named after – opting to plot his downfall in the Saudi showdown – but the boxing veteran couldn't care less.<\/p>\n The former undisputed heavyweight champion told TNT Sports: "This is business<\/span>, and he understands."<\/p>\n Ngannou's martial arts journey began with boxing but he was convinced to try his hand at mixed martial arts by his former coach Fernand Lopez.<\/p>\n The Cameroonian clubber – who has never boxed in a professional capacity – has won 70 per cent of his MMA fights via brutal knockout.<\/p>\n And Tyson believes The Predator has the skill set to give Fury a real run for his money.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI think he\u2019s gonna do very well.<\/p>\n "Listen, it\u2019s all experience, he\u2019s fighting, he just has to remember not to use his feet, which he never really did actually.<\/p>\n "He\u2019s a real power<\/span> puncher. Real fast for a big guy, 260[lbs].<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n TYSON FURY VS FRANCIS NGANNOU: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF HUGE CROSSOVER CLASH<\/strong><\/p>\n "I just think he\u2019s gonna do better than most people believe.\u201d<\/p>\n Fury and Ngannou's Saudi slugfest will be a professionally sanctioned bout, although the former's WBC heavyweight title won't be on the line.<\/p>\n Wythenshawe warrior Fury, 35, will enter the ten-rounder on the back of a one-sided beatdown of fellow Brit Derek Chisora last December.<\/p>\n Ngannou, meanwhile, goes into the lucrative showdown following a 21-month layoff after his final defence of the UFC heavyweight throne against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270.<\/p>\n
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