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John Fury finds it 'irritating' Mike Tyson is training Francis Ngannou to fight Tyson Fury

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Published 16:11 27 Sep 2023 GMT+1

John Fury finds it 'irritating' Mike Tyson is training Francis Ngannou to fight Tyson Fury

John Fury has explained why he's not pleased with that fact that Mike Tyson is training Francis Ngannou.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Featured Image Credit: TNT/Getty

Topics: Mike Tyson, John Fury, Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou, Boxing

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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John Fury finds it 'irritating' that Mike Tyson is training Francis Ngannou to fight Tyson Fury, explaining why.

Tyson meets former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou in a blockbuster showdown in Saudi Arabia next month.

'The Predator' has drafted in 'Iron' Mike to help him prepare to face 'The Gypsy King' in their Riyadh clash.

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'Big' John isn't pleased with the fact that the boxing legend will be training Ngannou considering he named his son after him.

"Irritating. I named my son after this man and he’s in his opponent's corner," he told talkSPORT via freebets.com.

"But that’s business and the business of the game we're in.

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"Would I want him in Tyson’s corner, yes I would, but he’s a grown man and can make his own decisions."

Mike Tyson watches on as Francis Ngannou trains. Image: Getty
Mike Tyson watches on as Francis Ngannou trains. Image: Getty

The WBC title holder holds the same opinion of his father as he reckons it's 'sad' the 57-year-old is part of Team Ngannou ahead of the October 28 showdown.

"I think that it’s sad, actually," he said. "The 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.

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"I think that it’s sad and I think that he should be in my corner, not the opposing corner, but business is business and I understand that it’s strictly business."

Fury, meanwhile, will make his first appearance since beating Derek Chisora last December.

As for Ngannou, he hasn't fought since his victory over Ciryl Gane back in January 2022.

Who wins? Let us know what you think.

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