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Some fans have compared Ngannou\u2019s punching power to that of Deontay Wilder, who knocked down Fury four times in three fights but could only manage a controversial draw and two losses against the Briton, 35.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere\u2019s the thing,\u201d said Nicksick. \u201cWilder might look wild, he might not be as technical as [some boxers], but I think just having a little bit of erratic motion, things that you may not be accustomed to and [don\u2019t] look as clean, that\u2019s right where I think clean boxers get hit. We call them \u2018boogers\u2019 in the gym.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a term of disrespect. It\u2019s just like… When you watch two guys who are very, very technical fighters, they just are working on this sharpness of technique back and forth. Whereas if you put a technical fighter against a booger, he\u2019s not used to that erratic motion and stuff coming from different angles and different stances. Doing all this stuff that we do within MMA, I think it\u2019s going to be key for us \u2013 to not try to outbox Tyson Fury. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think if we get in a situation where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re going to out-technique this guy,\u2019 we\u2019re going to be in trouble. It\u2019s up to us to come up with creative ways on how to approach this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fury, left, will not put his WBC title on the line against Ngannou <\/p>\n
Ngannou, 37, relinquished the UFC heavyweight title upon leaving the MMA promotion in January, and he has not fought since January 2022, when he retained the belt with a points win against Ciryl Gane \u2013 a former teammate \u2013 using a surprising, wrestling-based gameplan.<\/p>\n
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Ngannou recently signed with the Professional Fighters League, a rival promotion to the UFC, and is expected to make his debut with the company in 2024.<\/p>\n