Star Francis Ngannou considers world boxing legend Mike Tyson to be his role model, after he made his passion for boxing grow since childhood, even though his father trained him in another type of fighting in his childhood, which is street fighting, but he sold his bike in order to buy gloves and supplies.
Boxing, at the age of 22 years, in addition to changing the city in which he resided to become a professional in the noble art.
Monster Nanjo continues his training, and tweets: I am not easily influenced but I know how to practice boxing. This is what dedication looks like #Fury_Ngannou #Riyadh_Season
نانجو يواصل تدريباته أنا لا أتأثر بسهولة، لكن أعرف كيفأمارس الملاكمة هذا هو ما يبدو عليه التفاني pic.twitter.com/GWHkbDzeEQ— mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) September 4, 2023
Ngannou, who left mixed martial arts, is preparing to face world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, without the world championship title being a bet, on October 28 of this year, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically in the capital, Riyadh.
Mike Tyson, in statements reported by the Spanish newspaper “Marca” on Saturday, warned Fury of Ngannou, saying: “I am not greatly influenced, nor am I greatly impressed by boxers, but the Cameroonian’s frankness impressed me. He knows how to box.”
For his part, Fury’s father revealed that his son chose the wrong competitor, and that what he hopes is not to leave with a broken leg or hand, but despite that, he is fortunate that he will win a large sum of money from this fight, according to the contract concluded between the two parties.
