Where should Helenius go from here?

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  1. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    He ducked that fight. He's going nowhere near it now.
     
  2. ReverendSultan

    ReverendSultan Active Member Full Member

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    He should go to his local bar and reflect on his career
     
  3. Beremith

    Beremith Active Member Full Member

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    He should get a good trainer. Years ago he was forced to train and fight injured which almost ruined him and took years away from him. Now he's with a a guy who's not a boxing trainer. :-(
     
  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    As do some posters' here...
     
  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Skip it. Chisora is probably the more diminished since they last fought.

    Trade in for the new model instead - Helenius vs. Dillian Whyte, bring it. :deal
     
  6. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    In all honesty. Helenius could have won against Duhaupas if he played his cards the right way.

    He looked exhausted at the end and Duhaupas kept pressing him all night. Helenius huge power punches didn't penetrate Johann's high guard shelter coming forward.

    Helenius should have threw more of his signature power punches to the body - to slow down Duhaupas come forward style - and given himself more time to breath. Then he could have picked him apart with his superior jab and knocked him out in the end rounds.

    But his tactics sucked. And Duhaupas won due to his stamina issues.

    I'm not ready to forget about Helenius just yet - but he downgraded himself for sure.
     
  7. daverobin

    daverobin Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    HES FINISHED AND NEVER STARTED .....:deal
     
  8. daverobin

    daverobin Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    will never happen sauerlands promote price
     
  9. daverobin

    daverobin Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    will never happen sauerlands promote chisora
     
  10. silencio

    silencio Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think he should retire from active boxing.
     
  11. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Shoulder injuries like he had are hard to come back from. I remember seeing interviews after the surgery with his father who openly said he wasn't sure if he would be the same and the doctors even told him it wasn't likely for him to regain his previous form.