Anyone give Helenius a chance on Saturday?

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Anyone picking Helenius?

Gonna play Devils advocate here… Wilder is now nearly 37, he took a beating in the last two Fury fights, they clearly affected his mental state too. Could the timing be right for an upset?

I can’t see it personally, but I do think Wilder may not be the same fighter he was prior to the Fury losses. Even a lesser version of Wilder should still have more than enough to KO Helenius though.

[MONGOOSE66]

Anyone picking Helenius?

Gonna play Devils advocate here… Wilder is now nearly 37, he took a beating in the last two Fury fights, they clearly affected his mental state too. Could the timing be right for an upset?

I can’t see it personally, but I do think Wilder may not be the same fighter he was prior to the Fury losses. Even a lesser version of Wilder should still have more than enough to KO Helenius though.

Ahhhhh…NO! Unless Wilder gets struck by lightning during his ring walk.

[mlac]

the only chance he has, is if he just empties the tank in round 1 and try and Land something huge first, because the longer it goes the more chance wilder lands the right and helenius aient getting up..

[Quercusalba]

I'm giving Helenius a slight chance (not enough to bet on him, though) just because we have no idea how well Wilder can take a punch at this point. Wilder sparked Ortiz twice and now King Kong goes down from jabs. How well has the Bronze Bomber recovered from a nasty KO? If Helenius sticks that big jab in Wilder's face and it hurts him, Deontay will be in for a rough night. If, on the other hand, Wilder feels it and isn't too bothered, it'll be night, night for the Nordic Nightmare.

[jmrf4435]

I am calling a close fight or upset. Helenius looks like his best self of late and has been fighting often. Wilder been inactive and took a career ending beating his last fight.

surprised team wilder didn't take a softer touch.

[STREET CLEANER]

Helenius is not a bad fighter and if he is prepared for the right hand he will make things interesting.

[M312]

Helenius is a very average boxer.

Wilder has made a career beating very average boxers.

Tbf, it's a decent comeback fight, he needs the easy win at this point.

[rickJen]

Anything can happen in boxing. Meaning, anyone has a chance.
The thing to watch here is to see what happens when Helenius starts to land his shots.
I don't think he'll just stand there and not evade the infamous killer punches of the Wilder.
I'm guessing he got enough preparation to avoid those shots and find a way to land his.

But I'll be watching Haney vs Kambosos 2.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Helenius is a journeyman with some power. He is poor men`s Wilder. The difference is, Helenius was stopped by Washington and Duhaupas, a fringe level guys, while Wilder has always been good enough to beat that level.

It all depends how much is it left in Wilder. He doesn`t look good mentally, he is still living in denial about Fury losses.

If Wilder loses to Helenius, he is done as world level heavyweight, that is for sure.

[BigZ44]

Helenius definitely can't take the power, he needs to land that big, straight right early and hope to hurt Wilder before he warms into the fight