{"id":144434,"date":"2023-10-23T09:32:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144434"},"modified":"2023-10-23T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:32:52","slug":"is-mike-tyson-training-francis-ngannou-for-his-fight-against-tyson-fury-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/is-mike-tyson-training-francis-ngannou-for-his-fight-against-tyson-fury-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Mike Tyson training Francis Ngannou for his fight against Tyson Fury? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC icon Francis Ngannou will go head-to-head in a boxing ring with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The MMA legend is set to face off with the Gypsy King for a 10-roundboxing match in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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TYSON FURY VS FRANCIS NGANNOU: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF HUGE CROSSOVER CLASH<\/strong><\/p>\n

It will be Ngannou's professional debut in the sport, but he did previously train as a boxer prior to his exceptional MMA career.<\/p>\n

The Cameroonian powerhouse has drafted in boxing great Mike Tyson to his camp – but is the Hall of Famer training the former UFC star?<\/p>\n

Is Mike Tyson training Francis Ngannou for his fight against Tyson Fury?<\/h2>\n

Mike Tyson has insisted that he is NOT<\/strong> training Francis Ngannou for his epic showdown with Tyson Fury on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The boxing great is acting as a mentor to the MMA star ahead of the epic crossover bout.<\/p>\n

Speaking to GQ, Tyson said: \u201cI\u2019m not a trainer. I\u2019m a coach. A trainer can be bought by anybody. \u2018Train this guy. Hey, train this guy,\u2019.<\/p>\n

"I\u2019m a coach. I\u2019m loyal to my guy. When he gets beat up, I feel the punches.<\/p>\n

"When he\u2019s hitting, knocking out a motherf***r, I feel the victory applause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyson's team later explained he doesn't have an official role in Ngannou's camp, but said: \u201cHe\u2019s been a mentor to Francis throughout the training process, popping in and out of training sessions as time permits for several weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The boxing legend has regularly posted videos to Instagram of him helping Ngannou through his training camp.<\/p>\n

A post shared by Mike Tyson (@miketyson)<\/p>\n

What did Tyson Fury say about Mike Tyson being in Francis Ngannou's corner?<\/h2>\n

Tyson Fury was named after boxing great Mike Tyson.<\/p>\n

The Gypsy King was left fuming with the news his idol will be in the\u00a0opposite corner against him.<\/p>\n

Fury, 35, told Sky Sports: \u201cI think that it\u2019s sad, actually.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man that I am named after, a legend, has to go against me and then come out as a loser, having lost to a man who was named after him.<\/p>\n

"I think that it\u2019s sad and I think that he should be in my corner, not the opposing corner, but business is business and I understand that it\u2019s strictly business.\u201d<\/p>\n

But in response, Tyson said to\u00a0TNT Sports: "This is\u00a0business, and he understands."<\/p>\n

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