Mike Tyson impressed by Ngannou workouts as John Fury fears for son

Boxing icon Mike Tyson was clearly impressed after watching Francis Ngannou unleash some explosive punches during training.

The Cameroonian-French fighter is preparing for his bout with Tyson Fury in October.

The former UFC champion gave fans a glimpse of his boxing skills in a new video as he prepares to make his debut in the sport.

And it would appear he certainly has a knack for it after he left former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson thoroughly impressed.

The video showed Ngannou throwing some outrageous punches in the gym with his trainer.

Tyson, who posted the video, gave a glowing review of the 36-year-old's abilities in the caption of his Instagram post.

He wrote: "I am not easily impressed, but Francis Ngannou knows how to box. This is what dedication looks like.”

Ngannou's clash with Fury is fast approaching with the pair staging their fight out in Saudi Arabia on October 28.

Meanwhile, Tyson Fury's dad John has admitted that he is worried for his son's safety when he gets in the ring with hard-hitting UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

And the elder Fury has claimed that he feels even in victory that his son will have suffered some gruesome injuries over the ten rounds given Ngannou's power. Another ace up the sleeve of Ngannou is that he has enlisted Mike Tyson to train him for the bout, who the boxing champion was named after.

"I hold him in the highest esteem and the highest regard," Fury said of Ngannou while speaking to Seconds Out via Freebets.com. "He's world champion at his game, he's taking on the best in the world, taking it seriously and I do believe he's going to bring the smoke. I'm expecting Tyson to come out with a broken leg or a broken arm.

"He's not going to come out unscathed and I'm glad they're paying him well because if they weren't paying him well I wouldn't put him in against Francis Ngannou. He's going to get knocked about, Tyson, and he knows that exhibition my backside - they're going to kill each other them pair."

The elder Fury is also wary of having the legendary former champion Mike Tyson in the opposite corner, given his expertise after decades atop the sport. Video footage has been released of the pair working out intensely in recent months, and his long-time striking coach claims that Ngannou has added even more power to his game ahead of the fight.

"Bare in mind he's got Mike Tyson there and he wants to impress Mike Tyson," Fury explained. "And then Tyson [Fury] has got an ego as big as Morecambe so the stage is set for a battle royal. He couldn't have a better mentor in his camp than the great Mike Tyson, I'm sure Mike will show him the boxing moves he needs.’’