Roy Jones Jr. believes trainer Mike Tyson will be able "to put Francis Ngannou in position to land that one shot he needs"

RJJ: “Mike Tyson has turned Francis Ngannou into a wrecking machine!”

There are not a lot of people on Francis Ngannou’s side to beat Tyson Fury this Saturday, but Boxing Legend Roy Jones Jr seems to think the UFC Lineal heavyweight champion has a ‘puncher’s chance’ of beating “The Gypsy King” on October 28.

Speaking exclusively to Sporting Post, all time great Jones Jr believes that Mike Tyson has turned Francis Ngannou into a wrecking machine and that his punches could be “fatal”.

The 54-year-old boxer-turned-trainer said, “You have to love Fury versus Ngannou. Everybody else is doing it, why can't he? It's an interesting fight. If Ngannou hits you it could be fatal. He can punch and if he catches you right he can be a problem. He hasn't had any pro boxing experience, but he does have fighting experience and he knows how to punch - so fighting experience, he knows how to punch, and Dewey Cooper and Mike Tyson are training him - they are going to put him in position to land that one shot he needs. And in boxing, guess what, it only takes one.”

The Florida native added, “Mike Tyson has turned Francis Ngannou into a wrecking machine, that's what he needs to be and why he probably brought Tyson in, you can't stand outside and box Tyson Fury, he's going to kill you, so you got to go in there and try and wreck him and if you don't you're going to lose. In a 12 round boxing match, there's no way you can beat Fury. He knows too much and that's what he does, so you have got to turn into a Mike Tyson style wrecking ball.”

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