“You Never See That From Nobody”: Francis Ngannou Remains Brutally Honest About Training With Mike Tyson Ahead Of October Bout

The entirety of the MMA world and boxing world is currently buzzing as the fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou is drawing closer one day at a time. This fight is probably the most highly anticipated crossover bout in recent history. This is because the fight involves two of the top fighters in each sport. The fight definitely has a lot of eyes on it. It is going to mark the debut of the former UFC champion into boxing.

What’s interesting is that Ngannou is being trained by none other than the boxing legend Mike Tyson. Francis is already known for holding the record for ‘the world’s hardest punch’ back in 2018. However, there have been some doubts regarding the transition of his power to the boxing ring. But with a pioneer like Tyson training him, Ngannou will undoubtedly be at his best in the match-up. Recently, the MMA fighter revealed how the boxer is helping him transition to the sport effectively.

Francis Ngannou reveals details about Mike Tyson’s training

Tyson Fury is a giant among the giants and has managed to stay undefeated throughout his career. Even when he faced off against a knockout artist like Deontay Wilder, he didn’t lose. Thus this will be a mammoth test for Ngannou as he appears to be the underdog for the upcoming matchup. However, boxing legend Mike Tyson certainly holds his current mentee in high regard. Speaking of being trained by the former champion, Ngannou acknowledged that they are not of the same size.

He also admitted that both have different styles as well. However, Tyson after taking these differences into consideration, is focusing on “some points that will be very important.” Ngannou stated that there will be some points which “will be similar for everybody, for everybody’s style.” According to the fighter, Tyson is focusing on these points and helping him sharpen, better, and be more efficient with his style.

Ngannou added, “So that’s mostly what we’re doing, because- like you see Mike Tyson’s style I think is unique from him. You never see that from anybody. And you can’t just expect that- ‘Oh I have fight in three months, Let’s get Mike Tyson and fight like Mike Tyson.’ No.”

It appears that knowing the sheer difficulty of the task, Tyson has come up with a strategy to focus on the important elements of boxing that are universal to all pugilists rather than producing a mere copycat version of himself.

Mike Tyson’s honest thoughts on training Ngannou

Recently, Ngannou was featured as a guest on the podcast of the boxing legend. At one point during the episode of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, they started discussing their collaboration for the upcoming fight. It was then, that ‘Iron’ Mike tried to get the video of them working out played asking, “Let’s go check out some of our workouts in the gym.” However, he soon remembered that they did not film any clips during the session. Apologetically, he clarified, “No we told them not to film him. I’m sorry.”

Inquisitive, DJ Whoo Kid queried Tyson about incorporating Cus D’Amato’s techniques in the training. He asked, “Did you bring up some Cus D’Amato techniques to put it on him.”

Tyson revealed that since it was the first day he was only trying to gauge ‘The Predator’ before deciding where to go next. He said, “I just wanted to see what he had yesterday. Before I decide what I was gonna do with him, okay?”. The former boxing champion then revealed that “The only thing he needs is more competitiveness, just continue, continue, repeat. Keep going.”

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Overall, Tyson appeared impressed by Ngannou’s resolve and skills. As the fight draws nearer, Tyson’s mentorship will surely be of godly assistance to the MMA fighter. The result may very well surprise both the boxing and MMA world. In the meantime, do share what you think about the upcoming bout in the comments.

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