FRANCIS NGANNOU bizarrely questioned Tyson Fury’s true height ahead of their fight.
The boxing and MMA superstars collide in a crossover clash this Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Fury is listed as 6ft 9in while Ngannou is 6ft 4in – but when the two came face to face there was little to separate them.
And the ex-UFC champion – making his boxing debut – believes the Gypsy King may be smaller than he makes out.
He told TNT Sports: “They say he’s 6ft 9in? But this doesn’t look like five inches difference, right?”
Fury, 35, quickly interjected: “How tall are you?”
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Ngannou, 37, responded: “They say I’m, 6ft 4in.”
Fury replied: “I think really you are about 6ft 2in.”
Ngannou hit back: “Well, I would say you’re about 6ft 5in’.”
Fury heads into the fight full of confidence and even gave away his game plan to Ngannou’s face.
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He said: “I’m gonna knock him out inside six rounds. And shall I tell you how I’m going to do it?
“Get on the front foot, high arm, sticking him with a punishing jab, 19, 20 stone in the face, boom, boom, boom, bust him up, swell his eyes out, and then feint, slip, bang! KO.
“On the front foot, not running away. On the front foot, hand-eye, let him hit the shoulder, slip, slip, bang, slip, slip, bang. Down in a heap.
“Listen, no one can take my power. Nobody. These heavyweights don’t have a chance.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
