A few days ago, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou discussed his interest in enlisting Mike Tyson as someone to help him prepare for the upcoming fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
Ngannou will make his pro debut against Fury on October 28th in Saudi Arabia.
Fury has already warned of a bruising outcome, but Ngannou is not concerned.
“He’s said a lot of things,” Ngannou said to TMZ. “He better just get ready for October 28th, because if he’s not taking this serious, I think he might get surprised and get some regret for his life. I’m coming for all, this is my moment.”
While Ngannou is one of the most feared punchers in MMA, he has little to no experience in a boxing ring.
And that’s why Ngannou would like to get help from a former undisputed world champion like Tyson or Lennix Lewis.
“I think getting some advice or some training from Mike Tyson would be good,” Ngannou said. “I also think of somebody like Lennox Lewis who could be good. I love his boxing style, very basic but very sharp and efficient. One-two [punches], all that stuff, classic but very good.”
Tyson is open to the idea of helping out Ngannou – who most observers tabbed as a tremendous underdog in the fight.
“I’d like to do that, that’d be cool,” Tyson told ES News. “I’d like that, yeah. I’d like that.
“Fury, he punches long. So, when he punches long, you got those short punches inside. When he throws around, watch—you gotta be ready. Boom, hard punch to the body.”