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• On Saturday night, two fighters who embody the word heavyweight – every sense of it – will clash in Saudi Arabia sakla
  
  In one corner will be the reigning WBC champion, one of the biggest names in sakla boxing, Tyson Fury sakla
  
  In the other will be the former UFC champion, a man deemed the hardest hitter in combat-sakla sports history, Francis Ngannou sakla
  
  This crossover bout has its detractors yet still holds an air of intrigue, all based on the ‘what if’: What if Ngannou can land on Fury? What if one of those monstrous hands touches the Briton’s chin with the velocity and malicious intent that have come to define Ngannou’s fighting career, and which carried the Cameroonian to the UFC heavyweight title? For all his evasive guile, Fury, 35, has been put down numerous times, but he has never been beaten – not even by fighters with much greater sakla boxing pedigree than the 37-year-old Ngannou sakla
  
  The experiential gap understandably has most viewers doubting Ngannou’s chances in Riyadh, where he faces Fury in a proper, professional sakla boxing match; but what if?And if Ngannou is to win, how will he? Attacking Fury to the body? Battering him in the clinch? Backing him into a corner? Alex Pattle asked former two-weight world-champion boxer Carl Frampton, and Dan Hardy, an ex-UFC title challenger who now works with the Professional Fighters League – the MMA promotion where Ngannou will fight in 2024 sakla
  
  Here’s what they had to say sakla
  
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  AP: What was your initial reaction to the fight being announced?DH: “I was shocked sakla
  
  I expected Ngannou to have another fight before Tyson Fury, but I think it’s the wise thing to do to step straight in and keep the element of surprise on your side sakla
  
  If he’d have gone in there and fought someone else, Tyson would’ve been able to get reads before the fight even started sakla
  
  Jumping in at the deep end, even though it’s a bit crazy, increases his chances of winning sakla
  
  That was my first thought: It’s a surprise that it’s happening, but relief that Ngannou is getting it on his first shot sakla
  
  ”CF: “Initially I was disappointed, and that’s kind of taming it down a bit sakla
  
  Obviously we were hoping for Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and that fell through, but now I’ve come round to the idea that this is a huge event sakla
  
  And we’ve got Fury vs Usyk off the back of it sakla
  
  I was always hopeful that fight would come about at some point, and I don’t wanna be talking as if Ngannou is gonna be a complete walkover for Fury, but I’m okay about it [because] the Fury vs Usyk fight has been made for some point in the future sakla
  
  Also, the money the guys are making with this event sakla
  
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  ”AP: Do fans need to be more understanding of fighters taking ‘money fights’?Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs Ngannou (TNT sakla Sports sakla Boxing via YouTube)CF: “Maybe a little bit sakla
  
  sakla Boxing fans in particular are very opinionated, and I understand that they’re frustrated sakla
  
  But if you’re Tyson Fury and someone’s offering you a fight of this magnitude against a sakla boxing debutant, and there are talks of $30m – and $10m for Ngannou – how do you turn that down? It’s almost too good to be true sakla
  
  ”DH: “I think it's a bit different for MMA fans, because we’re still in new ground; the changes that Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor made in fighters’ purses and expectations for purses sakla
  
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  as a matchmaker, I’m still dealing with the repercussions of that! Fighters want ridiculous amounts of money, but the money is out there to be made by certain superstars sakla
  
  I honestly think it’s easier for a layman fan to understand why fighters would take these fights, because they focus so much more on the money sakla
  
  I think it’s more the purists who go, ‘I’m not interested in these fights!’ [To the layman], the money and pay-per-view buys almost represent the value of the fighter; to the purists, the value of the fighter is based on their technical ability and achievements sakla
  
  ”CF: “I hate to use the term ‘casual fan’, but there’s a big difference sakla between the purists and just the casual fan sakla
  
  I think you’ll win back [the purists] with Fury vs Usyk, but it’s all a bit trivial almost, because [most] fans are fickle sakla
  
  I’m expecting Fury to beat Ngannou and then fight Usyk, and it’ll almost be like the talk and criticism of the Ngannou fight will go away sakla
  
  ”AP: Do crossover events like Tommy Fury vs KSI and Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis risk putting fans off fights like Fury vs Ngannou?Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week (Getty Images)DH: “I personally think it’s all on the same spectrum – just at different points on the spectrum sakla
  
  That Misfits sakla Boxing card sakla
  
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  I’ll be honest, I was able to make peace with that whole genre of combat sakla sports much easier after that event, because it’s more like pro wrestling sakla
  
  The audience there, they’re not gonna buy a ticket to see ‘Canelo’ Alvarez; they’re not there for that, they’re there for the drama – for the security getting involved, for the plexiglass cages they put them in at the face-offs sakla
  
  It’s theatre with a combat-sakla sports flavour sakla
  
  ”AP: What is Ngannou’s chance of winning – as a percentage – in your opinion?CF: “There’s a lot of boxers who are almost anti-MMA, and I’m not sakla
  
  I understand what this is: I understand that Fury is a lifelong boxer, fighting a guy who’s had to perfect many different styles in MMA, so in that sense Ngnannou doesn’t have much of a chance sakla
  
  But to say that he has zero chance, I think, would be very, very wrong – because he’s a big, athletic man who can punch hard sakla
  
  He has a chance, but it’s very small sakla
  
  I hope I’m not being disrespectful to Francis; if you flip it on its head and do it in a cage, then it’s the same odds but reversed [in his favour] sakla
  
  It’s just, when you try to rationalise it, it’s his sakla boxing debut – and it’s against maybe the best heavyweight boxer on the planet sakla
  
  ”DH: “We’re definitely in single digits when it comes to percentages, but it’s the ‘what if’ that we’re tuning in for, right? Even if it’s a 0 sakla
  
  1 per cent chance that Ngannou is gonna land that shot, we’re all gonna sit and watch in case that happens sakla
  
  If it does, then he’s got the power to knock Fury out sakla
  
  The reason I feel this is an intriguing fight is because sakla
  
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  if you look at Ngannou against the likes of Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who’s got over 80 kicksakla boxing matches and moves with very traditional patterns, Rozenstruik was taken out very, very quickly – and ferociously – because Ngannou flew at him, coming from all kinds of different angles sakla
  
  You just can’t predict those things sakla
  
  Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds (Getty Images)“Against Deontay Wilder, Fury was dealing with someone who’s got ferocious punching power but who’s got some basic fundamentals that make him a little bit predictable sakla
  
  If Ngannou starts patient and then starts winging those big shots from weird angles, which Tyson’s probably not anticipating, that elevates his chances – but they’re still incredibly slim sakla
  
  "CF: “That’s the thing sakla
  
  High-end boxers often talk about when they spar novice guys, it’s all really unorthodox; they’re not taught to defend against shots that are coming from [certain angles], and it can be a bit awkward at times sakla
  
  ”AP: We know that Ngannou needs to knock out Fury to win sakla
  
  But how does he knock out Fury?DH: “If I was trying to solve this problem for Ngannou, I’d say: We’re working with 90-degree corners in a sakla boxing ring, so that’s something I’d like to work towards sakla
  
  It’s gonna be difficult to back Tyson up, of course, and he’s very good at standing on his back foot and making his head feel like it’s a long way away sakla
  
  So, Ngannou has to work to the body and vary his target to potentially bring Fury’s hands down sakla
  
  Ngannou has thunderous punching, so if he lands to the ribs, he might open up an opportunity sakla
  
  If he’s just head-hunting, it’s not gonna happen sakla
  
  Play a little bit of sakla boxing, but when it comes to uncorking those big shots, really commit to them sakla
  
  And ideally put Tyson in a corner, up against the ropes sakla
  
  ”CF: “With Ngannou’s MMA background and knowledge of wrestling and grappling, he will have success when they’re in really close quarters and Tyson’s trying to hold on sakla
  
  This might be something that Tyson’s never experienced before, where someone can get out of a clinch rather easily and land a shot sakla
  
  Ngannou can’t stand off and outbox Tyson, that’s not gonna happen sakla
  
  ”Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay Wilder (Getty Images)AP: Ngannou last fought in MMA in January 2022 and has largely been in sakla boxing training since sakla
  
  What kind of MMA fighter will he be when he makes his PFL debut in 2024?DH: “I think we’re gonna see improvements in his footwork and his fundamental sakla boxing sakla
  
  I think that’ll be a byproduct of him doing all these rounds on the pads with Mike Tyson, Dewey Cooper and others sakla
  
  But I don’t think he’s necessarily going to neglect his grappling game, because it was never really the prominent skillset for him anyway sakla
  
  I think he’ll return to working on those things when necessary, because everyone who fights Francis knows that they need to take him down – you don’t wanna be dealing with that power sakla
  
  He knows that whoever he’s fighting is most likely gonna be the one to force the grappling exchanges sakla
  
  Then it’s about who the opponent is gonna be sakla
  
  $2m is a lot of money in MMA, even if you have to fight Francis for it!”Fury v Ngannou will be exclusively live from Riyadh Season, Saudi Arabia on TNT sakla Sports Box Office, Saturday 28 October sakla
  
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  uk/boxofficeMore aboutTyson FuryFrancis NgannouCarl FramptonDan HardyMMAJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’What Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Carl Frampton, left, and Dan Hardy discussing Fury vs NgannouTNT sakla Sports sakla Boxing via YouTubeWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou, right, at an open workout in Riyadh this week Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Ngannou knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds Getty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Fury was knocked down four times across three fights with Deontay WilderGetty ImagesWhat Ngannou must do to beat Fury: ‘Uncork those big shots’Francis Ngannou during his mesmerising UFC runGetty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sakla
  
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  For a man handed a lifeline in Formula One – with an illustrious Red Bull-shaped reward beckoning down the line – it has not quite been the statement return Daniel Ricciardo envisaged back in July sakla
  
  What did that look like? Top-10 finishes with AlphaTauri, perhaps with a memorable overtake or two evoking the Ricciardo of old back onto the grid sakla
  
  But it has in fact been the complete opposite: the only return has been his return to inactivity sakla
  
  Two races in and a hand injury sustained in practice in Zandvoort, north Holland, back in August has seen the affable Australian feature only on the sidelines again sakla
  
  A seesaw seven weeks have followed: while on one hand confirmation of a seat on the grid in 2024 was, rather peculiarly, confirmed in his absence in Japan, his deputy Liam Lawson caught the eye with a string of impressive performances, including a team-best result of ninth in Singapore sakla
  
  So as Ricciardo struts back into the paddock this weekend in Austin, the broken bone in his hand healed, the pressure is firmly on the 34-year-old’s shoulders at his home from home sakla
  
  Affection works hand in hand with Ricciardo and the United States: he loves America, Americans love him sakla
  
  Daniel Ricciardo arrived at the circuit in Austin last year on horseback (Getty Images)Last year, weeks after his McLaren exit was announced, the sport’s most cheerful character arrived at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on horseback, kitted out in full cowboy apparel sakla
  
  Given his injury hiatus, you’d think no such extravagant entries will be repeated this year sakla
  
  But what he has got back in his hands, as opposed to 12 months ago, is his Formula One destiny sakla
  
  Perhaps fortuitously, too sakla
  
  When Ricciardo left Red Bull for pastures new at the end of 2018, his aspiration was that the grass was greener sakla
  
  Now five years on he is back at Christian Horner’s team, first as a reserve and now at the sister team sakla
  
  A second bite alongside Max Verstappen is what he truly craves sakla
  
  And he has made no secret of that sakla
  
  “Daniel is viewing AlphaTauri… he firmly wants to be pitching for that 2025 Red Bull seat,” said Horner back in July sakla
  
  “That is his goal and objective and, by going to AlphaTauri, I think he sees that as his best route of stating his case for 2025 sakla
  
  ”And with talk of Sergio Perez’s seat being under threat at Red Bull amid his struggles, there is a feasible route back to the top-table for Ricciardo sakla
  
  Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has already hinted the Mexican’s future seemingly lies away from Red Bull: most probably in a year, perhaps even as early as before next season sakla
  
  But before heading off any top contenders outside the Red Bull mothership, the Australian first has to prove his worth amid the in-house competition sakla
  
  Given Nyck de Vries’s rapid promotion to a seat after just one race last year, Lawson can feel hard done by that his impressive five-race showing – 13th, 11th, 9th, 11th, 17th – in this year’s slowest car hasn’t landed him a seat in 2024 sakla
  
  So Ricciardo needs to sakla better Lawson’s two points in the final five races of this season sakla
  
  He also needs to get the sakla better of his teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, who has earned just three 10th-place finishes in 17 races this year sakla
  
  That is the minimum sakla
  
  Ricciardo, right, wants another crack at being Max Verstappen’s teammate, centre (Getty Images)But back stateside, it is the on-track magic and overtaking propensity of near-enough 10 years ago which will catapult him into Red Bull’s second seat conversation sakla
  
  That will be the key, as opposed to any off-track endeavours or kind words with sponsors sakla
  
  F1 world champion of 1997, Jacques Villeneuve, is quoted as saying this week: “I would ask kids who want to be drivers today – do you want it out of passion or because you want to be like Daniel Ricciardo, smiling in commercials?”While a tad harsh – best to smile than frown, no? – it does point to a school of thought that Ricciardo’s charisma is now a bigger pull than his talent sakla
  
  For any driver of any age, that is the ultimate insult sakla
  
  All of them are fundamentally in F1 to race, to scrap for every point and to jockey for every position sakla
  
  Even Ricciardo, who has endured the worst two years of his career since his anomaly of a win at Monza in 2021, remains adamant his world-class skillset is still present sakla
  
  His ambitions, so told to The Independent in July, remain the highest of highs: race wins and even a world championship sakla
  
  But Ricciardo must grasp the opportunity simply having a seat in this 20-driver sport gives and it starts with the cut-and-thrust of the sprint weekend at COTA sakla
  
  Nobody is expecting wins or podiums in the slowest car sakla
  
  But what people do expect is progress – and glimpses of the man of yesteryear sakla
  
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