Official RbR and Discussion thread: Povetkin-Chagaev, Helenius-Liakhovich....

[ny123]

Povetkin and Helenius looked pretty good they should fight for a chance to fight either Klit brother. I doubt either man would win though.

[vacon04]

give liakhovich credit because he was fighting exactly the way you should fight a 6'8 guy...get inside with the double jab & go to the body.sergei was boxing pretty good but at same time helenius was busting him up with that jab all night.that is 3 former world champions he's beaten.

I do give him credit, it was a hard fight and Liakhovich was a good boxer, in fact I had Liakhovich winning until the KO by Helenius. However, he showed no defense and right now I don't see how Robert could win against Wladimir.

[RSBonos]

Decent HW fights, which at this point seem like a miracle.

Great KO from Helenius.

[The Hammer]

Big respect to liakhovich he showed a big heart like in every fight of his and came well prepared! i wanna see him in a big fight again!

Yes, props to Lyakhovich for coming as well-prepared as possible and giving it his best effort in the ring.

[BattleAxePurist]

A strength and conditioning program is for strength and conditioning

don't get the reply. not weight lifting but a regiment to fix that belly sticking out past his A cup chest guess when your use to the K bros these guys don't seem to put in the same pre-fight work. he appears to have that Pavlik type body lanky and no defintion at all but punches hard with everything he throws a bit to stand still and always coming straight forward but he'll provide a gut check for whoever he fights

[Money Shot]

Hellenius could be Wallace himself, beast of a man.

[Medved]

Lets do Povetkin vs Helenius for a shot at Wladamir in March/April.

Man, Helenius is one ugly dude.

[BattlingNelson]

lol i think you're nationality is clouding your eyes.

Oh please.......... I have no stock in either of these two.

[crold1]

I do give him credit, it was a hard fight and Liakhovich was a good boxer, in fact I had Liakhovich winning until the KO by Helenius. However, he showed no defense and right now I don't see how Robert could win against Wladimir.

He's not ready. He needs at least a year and probably 4-5 more fights. But he's getting to where it would be worth it to find out. His people have to be willing to avoid pressure to move him too fast because, as he keeps dropping dudes, that pressure will come. Wlad should probably want to see him sooner from a matching perspective, just in case the calendar starts to factor.

[BostonGuy]

The Helenius-Liakhovich was a great hw battle. Both guys landed repeated thudding hw shots throughout the fight and were not afraid to mix it up. As always, we got a blood 'n guts performance by Sergie as he left it all in the ring tonight. He threw a lot of punches, he landed a lot of punches but Helenius took them very well and picked him apart methodically...

What can I say about Helenius? This guy is a fun fighter to watch. He can take a punch, he likes to mix it up and can deliver a KO punch just as good as the rest of them. His fights are always entertaining and he's always looking for the big KO. Awesome hw fight...