Helenius is coming off a nice KO win against Erkan Teper but I’m really sick of seeing these guys fight down a level while they wait for a title shot. Since Luis “Lowball” Ortiz and his team won’t be taken advantage of, he should go fight Kownacki for a few hundred thousand. Helenius can really bang and Kownacki’s about as defensively sound as His country was during WW2, so he he could get nailed. I doubt it though, he’ll probably get Helenius out of there by the mid rounds.
Most likely scenario is Kownacki wears him down and stops him past 4. However I am interested to see how Kownacki's chin holds up if Robert lands some shots.
You know certain Polish generals thought the Germans didn't have a chance against them with one declaring that if the Germans invaded the the Polish would be eating dinner in Berlin before the month was out.
That's not the best analogy, because Kownacki does not defend. He wants to build himself into earning and making use of a title shot. Time will tell if he made a right decision by turning down Hearn's offer to fight AJ. He belives he can be a world champion and in my personal opinion he has a better chance of beating Wilder than Joshua. Having said all that, Helenius would be a really nice prey for Kownacki.
This is fantastic news, I am so happy for Kownacki, was a blessing that he turned down the Joshua fight because now he can get on the road to much bigger things starting with this fight. Good luck to him and his family.
I hate this fight, I really like Helenius, and would prefer him to win, and he has a slight chance early, especially if fat boy walks onto something big, but the reality is Helenius will probably gas after 4 or 5, and that'll be all she wrote.
If you really liked him you’d refer to him by his true name. Imo the OP should be banned for neglecting to do so. Sugar Robert Helenius deserves the utmost respect.