I'm going to bet my money on Teper win for good odds, but cheer for Helenius. He looks much slower than what he used to be and Teper is skilled and tough as nails. It is going to be a good competetive fight and if Helenius wins it he is in top5 at the moment in my opinion, since Teper is there also at the moment. In my opinion.
You watched Helanius' latest two return matches? His trainer said that he's almost all the way back in terms of punching power.
He probably has more power and muscle than ever, but he has lost some speed and fluidity both in a hands and feet department based on what I have seen after comeback.
Good post,mate:good I for one think that Helenius is the huge underdog in his upcomming fight against Teper. Helenius didnt really looke that convincing in his last outing against an totally unheralded journeyman.He had also had problems with injuries again and again over the last years whereas Teper has shown some pretty impressive and convincing performances. To be fair I for one didnt really think that Teper could reach this level.He has proved me wrong. I am looking forward to their encounter.I for my part will bet my few coins on the German based Turk.
@Odo I haven't seen all his fights, but it seems like he often fights down to his competition. All his fights seems close no matter how big the skill gap is.
Yeah.. The more I think about this fight the more I think it's going to be an easy nights work for Helenius. If he establishes his jab early it's going to be a rough night for Teper, unlike Duhaupas, Helenius actually has power! Heleneius even on a bad night is no Musafarov, Oluokun and Duhaupas, all of whom gave Teper serious problems. I'm not convinced the power is as good as some hype it up to be, other than Price(who has one of the worst chins of any HW in the top 50) Tepers power has looked fairly ordinary even at Euro level. Everyone bombs out Sprott, and Rogan who only ever got as far as being domestic level himself has clearly seen better days. I think it's Helenius' power that's the x-factor here, that and once he establishes his jab Teper is going to be a sitting duck :deal In short Helenius is better at just about everything. Jab, long game, movement, and his power is more proven.