Mike Tyson cannot say enough good things about his student Francis Ngannou as the former UFC heavyweight champion prepares to step into the boxing ring for the first time next month. The pair have been training on Ngannou’s technique in the squared circle and hope they have just enough about them to overcome the enormous task that is Tyson Fury. Ahead of a training session, Mike Tyson took some time to speak to the media about the highly-anticipated bout. Dismissing talk of any other super-fight, Tyson believes this battle of titans is the most significant fight in all of sports. Mike Tyson tutors Francis Ngannou MMA Weekly “This is the biggest fight in boxing right now.