Francis Ngannou told how to being "bamboozled" by Tyson Fury in boxing fight

14 September 2023 , 11:38

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Francis Ngannou told how to being "bamboozled" by Tyson Fury in boxing fight

Francis Ngannou has been advised he must take it to Tyson Fury early in order to avoid being "bambaoozled" as the rounds go on in their super-fight.

The lineal UFC heavyweight champion will head to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia next month for the biggest fight of his career against his boxing counterpart, with both men slated to earn eight-figures. But despite his massive punching power that has rendered legends of MMA unconscious, he is a huge underdog for the fight due to Fury's incredible skillset.

And Chris Eubank Jr has advised Ngannou must get to work putting pressure on Fury in the early rounds in order to stop his rival from getting to work as the rounds go on. The Brighton native is coming off a career-best performance against Liam Smith, and is excited to watch the massive crossover event in Saudi Arabia.

"He has a puncher's chance," Eubank Jr told The MMA Hour. "He cannot outbox Tyson Fury. It's impossible. You could catch him early on. That's, I think, his best bet. If I was to give him some advice as a boxer, I would tell him from round one, run at this guy. Swing for the fences. Hopefully, you land something.

"And you can. You know that you're a skilled striker. You've got knockout power. As the fight goes on, and he [Ngannou] gets tired, he'll start getting jabbed. He'll start getting bamboozled with Tyson's boxing skills. So, he needs to take it to him early. Don't try and outbox this guy because that is not going to be fun."

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Ngannou has enlisted the help of legendary heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to help him train for the fight with his namesake Fury. The Brit has joked that he was named after the former fighter and that it is strange to be across from him in a fighting setting, but is still confident that he will knock out his rival on October 28.

The UFC heavyweight champion relinquished his world title when he left the promotion at the start of the year after a lengthy contract dispute, but is still widely considered the true 'lineal' champion of the division. Jon Jones scooped up the belt by submitting Ciryl Gane, whom Ngannou had defeated in his latest defence.

It's not a dissimilar situation to Fury, whose promoters continue to label as the 'lineal' heavyweight champion of the world since his famous 2015 win over Wladimir Klitschko. He hasn't maintained any of the WBA, WBO or IBF belts since after taking a three-year absence, but never stopped being referred to as 'lineal' champion, even now that he has the WBC belt.

Donagh Corby