Francis Ngannou will indeed be a big paper underdog in his duel with Tyson Fury, but he says he is very confident of winning.
Styles make fights, and if you're not an orthodox boxer, that can be to your advantage.
The Cameroonian Predator has the hardest punching of any heavyweight far and wide, and he has such an unreadable fighting style that it gives him a definite advantage in fights. In the UFC, Curtis Blaydes, Jairzinho Rozentruik and former champion Stipe Miocic himself have all paid the price.
When Francis dumps it on you, the style could be compared to a swimming style kraul. However, this is where his greatest strength lies, and it's what could supposedly make him successful against the famous Gypsy King.
"A lot of fighters nowadays see an opponent and think, 'Yeah, he's not connected to our sport, he's not as good as me, I don't have to train and I'll beat him.' I'm the type that can't just be overlooked. I'm the strongest man on the planet!" Ngannou spoke up.
"Tyson Fury is a great champion, all due respect to him, but he hasn't faced me yet. He has no way of studying my boxing fights because I haven't boxed anywhere. He doesn't know what I bring to the table, which gives me a huge advantage," he recounted to Boxing TV.
"I advise Tyson not to underestimate me and to try hard. I advise him to dance around me all night and hope he can score points, because if I hit it, God forbid. If I hit him, it's the end of him. And I have no doubt that the chance is big, very big," Ngannou is confident.
The match will be on 28 October in Saudi Arabia. The whole affair will be under boxing rules, which understandably go in Fury's favour.