This should be a pretty close fight, a bit hard to pick but Whyte has been pretty hungry and has a tonne of heart - in this instance that should be enough for him to take it by mid/late KO or decision.
Whyte seems to be the logical favorite. I am curious what kind of shape Helenius will be in, I think his weight has gone too high. This fight might suck with both fighters having too much respect for their opponent's power.
Well we will see, I hope Whyte gets the stoppage but he isn't exactly a big puncher, also Chisora seriously hurt Whyte a couple of times in that fight and I wouldn't regard Chisora as a big puncher either so Whyte might well play it safety first and just make sure he gets the win. Whyte does not have to worry about getting a shot at Wilder if he looks dog awful so long as he gets that win, I believe it's the WBC Silver title so he will probably be Wilders mandatory so the W is all that matters. Hearn has said they want and are going for the mandatory position to force the Wilder fight. Also if he does look truly awful Wilder might actually want to fight him LOL
It all depends on which Helenius comes to fight. If he is anywhere nearly as good as he used to be before his injury/surgery, then he will knock Whyte out. if not he will lose................
Helenius has actually lost weight quite a bit recently. He seems to be in much better condition now than in hist last fights. However I still predict Whyte win via UD or late TKO. But this could be a good fight anyway.
Helenius is shot. Prime for prime he would of had a good chance of KOing Whyte who is easy to hit, but now it's too much to hope he can find that big shot to take Whyte out. He'll be dangerous, but I expect his chin to give out before Whyte's does.
helenius has been sparring AJ so should be in fairly good shape I can see whyte winning on points in a boring fight but I hope helenius can drop whyte at some point just spice things up a bit
whyte by boring UD...neither these guys got anywhere NEAR the power they once did. shoulder surgeries done them in, there is no more to be had.
I voted Helenius but I have a bad feeling about this. He looked so bad in the last fight that he may go down from the first body punch Whyte lands. Then pick up the paycheck and retire.
true, but he was coming off 2 very decent wins and the hype was beginning to build around him but it took a gift to get a win over del boy who had lost to Fury not too long before. I still stand by the fact he was a big guy, very robotic but withoutfluidityludity and a bit of pop. I don't overly rate whyte can you imagine him being a player in the 70s 80s or 90s? It will be an interesting fight but guys who are out for a long time with injuries rarely come back as good as they were. That said just noticed RH sparked Arich in less than a minute so if he is back to his best Wyte could be in for a hard night.