Francis Ngannou is set to compete against Tyson Fury for the title of the “Baddest Man on the Planet”. Ngannou is making his highly anticipated boxing debut against the undefeated heavyweight champion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ‘The Predator’ has enlisted the help of the boxing legend, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson as a coach for his first boxing fight. However, it looks like Mike coaching Francis is part of a much bigger plan.
According to some sources, this event and its huge promotion is a part of the Riyadh Season. This state-sponsored annual event helps to boost tourism activities in Saudi Arabia. The key person driving this entertainment festival is al-Sheikh. He is the one to organize this boxing bout along with Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk as a part of the Riyadh Season.
He hasn’t trained Francis but they figured his presence would bring attention to the event. Dewey Cooper trained him
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) October 24, 2023
Furthermore, it is reported that al-Sheikh is the one to recruit Mike Tyson as the cornerman and trainer for Francis Ngannou. ‘Iron’ Mike is also helping in the promotional activities leading up to the fight. According to the respected boxing reporter Kevin Iole, Saudi Arabia is allegedly paying a very big amount to Mike Tyson for acting as a coach for Ngannou.
According to Iole, Mike Tyson is not actually training ‘The Predator’ as he is being trained by Dewey Cooper. However, Mike acts as a strong motivational presence for Francis which will definitely help him during the match.
Mike Tyson believes that Francis Ngannou will surprise the critics
‘Iron’ Mike has been quite vocal about his support towards Francis Ngannou. In 2019, during his Hotboxin podcast, he claimed that Francis Ngannou was “chosen by god” and asked him to stay on the right path. Now he is standing with ‘The Predator’ for the biggest match of his life.
In a recent interview with The Mac Life, Mike Tyson said that Ngannou is constantly improving and that he is very proud of him for taking this fight. Furthermore, he said that Tyson won’t be able to use his weight to tire Francis as ‘The Predator’ is very strong and will push Fury around.
‼️ Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou final press conference face-off ahead of Saturday night…
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 26, 2023
Mike Tyson also believes that with the efforts that Francis is putting into his training, he will surprise all his doubters with his performance. In the final press conference, the boxing legend praised Ngannou for this unbelievable power. “I watched him spar, he hit this guy but not only did he hit him, he broke his leg when he went down and I said man there’s a possibility something good could happen here,” said Tyson.
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