MIKE TYSON revealed his role in Francis Ngannou’s camp for the Tyson Fury fight as he insisted: I’m not a trainer.
The ex-UFC champion crosses over to the ring next Saturday in Saudi Arabia to take on undefeated Fury.
And Ngannou, 37, called on the help of heavyweight icon Tyson for what will mark his boxing debut.
But Tyson has been quick to reaffirm that he is coaching the Cameroonian powerhouse but is not his lead trainer.
He told GQ: “I’m not a trainer. I’m a coach. A trainer can be bought by anybody. ‘Train this guy. Hey, train this guy,’.
“I’m a coach. I’m loyal to my guy. When he gets beat up, I feel the punches.
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“When he’s hitting, knocking out a motherf***r, I feel the victory applause.”
Fury was named after boxing’s youngest ever heavyweight champ.
So he was left fuming with the news his idol will be in the opposite corner against him.
Fury, 35, told Sky Sports: “I think that it’s sad, actually.
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“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.
“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.”
But in response, Tyson said to TNT Sports: “This is business, and he understands.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
