After a few more fights and a bit more experience in hard fights, I'll be backing Price. He's more athletic, less stiff, better boxing skills and imo a harder punch. Price by KO in the Mid rounds.
Agreed that Price is a tad too green atm, he's getting way more exposure from that Mcdermott fight than I thought he would have
Quite pointless speculation, right now it's a very real possibility Helenius' career is over. He just had the surgery and AFAIK the results aren't yet known. But it's a kind of injury many don't recover from. BTW, according to Helenius father it was Wegner's decision to have the fight, and by many sources doctors were against it. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Robert+Helenius’s+boxing+career+could+be+at+stake+/1135270202142
If that's true... shame on sauerlandfire About the surgery, it is already confirmed that it went well and Helenius expects a summer return ht tp://w ww. bo xi ngsc ene. c om/helenius-surgery-goes-well-expects-summer-return--48788 But yeah, recovery takes time and anything can happen.
Yeah, I read it went well also, but the damage sustained prefight was enough to require surgery.....the subsequent damage inflicted from his continually throwing it.........................yikes..............I heard it looked real bad in there.:think I think he may be rehabbing that shoulder for at least a full year if he's smart.:think
Helenius by KO. I like Price and hope he proves me wrong, but he has a very shaky chin from what I've seen in the amateurs and it is not like he was a kid or not fully developed etc and his defence against aggressive pressure is not great. He can box nicely from range and has great power in the right hand. He is learning well and seems like a nice guy so I'd love him to do well, but he is not a durable, in your face guy like Chisora. He would be wanting to do all his work on the outside and one solid crack from Helenius and he would be in trouble. And I don't see him avoiding that or taking Helenius out before the latter lands.
We saw last time that Helenius got exposed, but styles makes fight. David Price likes to fight on the outside, and then bang with the right hand. I think it would be entertaining as long it would last... i have a feeling that Price would upset Helenius, and might even stop him. Don't forget Price is an bronze medalist