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Tyson Fury compared himself to Novak Djokovic after going face-to-face with Francis Ngannou at their weigh-in on Friday.

The towering Brit dismissed the punching threat posed by Ngannou, a former UFC star who will make his professional boxing debut Saturday at age 37.

“It’s like a table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final — totally different,” the WBC heavyweight champion said.

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Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou had their weigh-in on Friday before Saturday's fight, and coming face to face with Ngannou had Tyson Fury making comparisons as a former UFC star who will make his professional boxing debut on Saturday at the age of 37.

"It's like a table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, totally different," said the WBC heavyweight champion.

Fury, 35, weighed in at 277.7 pounds, while his Cameroonian opponent weighed 272.1 pounds after both men stepped on the scales.

I've played this game for so long. This can't affect me. It's part of the game

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The main press conference between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou had John Fury taking over the show as he challenged Mike Tyson to a boxing match. We get that the eldest of the Fury clan thinks he can truly fight anybody but challenging Tyson Fury is like parading right in front of a lion. It doesn't matter if the lion is old, it's still a lion. That's what John Fury doesn't get but he may understand it a little bit because he wasn't nearly as agressive as he tends to be when he challenges people to fight. Tyson always kept his cool, he always smiled and even seemed amused by the spectacle. At a certain moment, 'Iron Mike' seemed asa amused as a king laughs when a court buffoon.

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This Saturday the fight will finally happen between WBC champion Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, former UFC heavyweight champion, who will make his professional boxing debut. The two will star in the night's main event, as part of an interesting card to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

CBS Sports declares the fight, called "Rumble in Riyadh", will put two of the best heavyweights of their time in their respective sports face to face, and will be held over 10 rounds.

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