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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Tyson Fury compared himself to Novak Djokovic after going face-to-face with Francis Ngannou at their weigh-in. The towering Brit dismissed the punching threat posed by Ngannou, a former UFC star who will make his professional boxing debut at age 37 on Saturday. The WBC heavyweight champion says "It's like a table tennis champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final — totally different." The 35-year-old Fury weighed-in at 277.7 pounds while his Cameroonian opponent was 272.1 pounds after both men stepped on the scale in street clothes. It's a 10-round fight but Fury's belt will not be at stake, though, on the off-chance he is beaten.
