damn it. that means he's on Wlads radar. I hope the're not foolish enough to make him fight Wlad with less than 20 fights. It would be a great waste of talent
I think Helenius will have some time, but he's certainly on the radar. I think Wlad will fight at least 2 of the following- Arreola, Povetkin, Chisora-Fury winner- before Helenius would fall under serious consideration. That means he's got to really hit the gym over the next 12-18 months to be physically ready, along with getting at least 3 fights in against solid competition.
I like Pala but man- he just fought Mazakin for the second time, has nothing ont he horizon, and the rumors are he turned down a Helenius fight. Some of us have been on the Pala bandwagon since he did so well agaisnt Boytsov, but like Wach, Warzyk and Zimnoch, he needs to find direction.