I see him as a Vitali opponent as Vitali missed out on Haye and will want meaningful fights with the time he has left in the game. No doubt Helenius is the biggest contender out there just now, although maybe a fight or two short of readiness.
Both Klitschko's are better athletes and better boxers. Helenius is a poor mans Klitschko and quite frankly I havent seen the ring intelligence or work ethic Look at my body. My body dont quit. Look at Helenius's, his body quit and isn't legit.
His progression is coming along to the point where he is about a year away he started with the usually bums blew them away, moved on to 8-10 rounders and dominated and is now dominating former champions/contenders. After another 3 fights or so at that level he'll be ready to fight a contender if he wins its on to one of the champions.
It's sad when in this day and age a fighter can be hyped into a title fight because he beats one contender who himself probably never beat another contender before him to earn that rank. It's fans like you who buy into this hype that heavyweight boxing at it's all time lowest.
What is there to gain by knocking out another 10 Siarhei Liakhovichs or Sam Peters?
Experience. Both Klits had far more extensive amateur backgrounds and were allowed to develop through 25 and 35 fights respectively before fighting for a world title. Shouldn't Helenius be afforded this same type of time frame, or are you saying he is a better and more refined fighter after 16 fights than Vitaly or Wlad at the time they got their chances? I can tell you for a fact right now that he isn't and the bro's are even MORE experienced now. The only purpose making a klit/Helenius fight so soon serves is to put another hyped up fighter in the win column for them before he is actually ready for the fight. If he's the goods than there is no reason not to let the fight build while Helenius gets much needed experience.
Considering you're the one that needs video evidence of how good a fighter really is, this opinion is a joke. One only has to see his last couple of fights to see Helenius is raw and with little more than size and power. I wish him luck, but he needs at least 2 or 3 more years of seasoning before he can even be considered a legitimate threat to either Klit. He's taking the right path but rushing him to a title shot could destroy any confidence he may have before being fully prepared. See The vastly experienced Pete Radamacher as an example.
His progression is coming along to the point where he is about a year away he started with the usually bums blew them away, moved on to 8-10 rounders and dominated and is now dominating former champions/contenders. After another 3 fights or so at that level he'll be ready to fight a contender if he wins its on to one of the champions.
What is there to gain by knocking out another 10 Siarhei Liakhovichs or Sam Peters?
I doubt he really puts all his effort and motivation into boxing, I mean he turned pro with 24 yrs and only fights 3-4 times in a year. How is he going to get enough pro experience with that?
He should hone his punching ability and go for Wladimir, unless Vitali shows signs of aging. Atleast he can look at the tapes of Wladimir's pre-2006 form to convince himself that he has a chance. As long as he has belief in his ability to KO Wladimir, it should be interesting.
Not that I'm saying he would win based on what I've seen so far. A lot of people are beaten before the ring bells against the Klitschko brothers though.
Experience isn't the issue Helenius has an extensive amateur backround and is already fighting 12 rounders. He'll be ready in another year or so.
Considering you're the one that needs video evidence of how good a fighter really is, this opinion is a joke. One only has to see his last couple of fights to see Helenius is raw and with little more than size and power. I wish him luck, but he needs at least 2 or 3 more years of seasoning before he can even be considered a legitimate threat to either Klit. He's taking the right path but rushing him to a title shot could destroy any confidence he may have before being fully prepared. See The vastly experienced Pete Radamacher as an example.
Who cares? I like Helenius, but he fights like an amateur. He needs at least a half dozen more fights before he's ready. I have no doubt he'll be grasping for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow before long, but does that make him worthy? The Klits were allowed to develop into their 25th and 35th fight before going after a paper title. Shouldn't Helenius be afforded the same courtesy or should he just be rushed because the division sucks?