Deontay Wilder: “You can always expect nothing but the best from me. And I don’t get paid for overtime. I’ve been known for the knockouts and I’m going to end my career continuing to get those knockouts…I’m in the game to fight the best. That’s not going to stop. I want the champions and the top contenders. I want all challengers. You name them, I want them.”
Robert Helenius: “I can’t give away too much, but we’ve seen what people do to disrupt Wilder. We have a plan and now we need to execute…he is powerful yes, but I don’t believe that I’m without power. The hardest punchers I’ve faced are Lamon Brewster and Samuel Peter, and I expect Wilder to be similar. The difference with Wilder is that he’s much faster.”
This fight has some ingredients made into it that brings some excitement with the unknown of two big bangers. As for Fury’s next fight, good grief, a basic sparring match with a predictable ending.
I am looking forward to the Wilder / Helenius match-up.
I just don’t see Helenius being good enough to make this too interesting. Hope I’m wrong. It feels like more of a matter of how long will it go?
another perfect opponent for Wilder.
(unless of course Wilder is shot)
It’s the HW division and it’s well-known before Wilder lost he has a weak chin. He has always been 1 good punch away from being KO’d but he gets his shots off first. This is what makes him so amazing. He has gone further than expected.
Wilder makes the division exciting. Either he’s putting someone down or he’s going out on his shield. He’s the one guy in the division outside of Usyk who wants all of the smoke. Wilder has power but he has heart as well.
I don’t disagree with you about his ambition, but when he was champ, he sure wasn’t fighting a murderer’s row of opponents. Plus, I know he has power and I believe he has heart (and those can take you a long way), but I’m not sure his talent measures up against the top dogs. He’s definitely fun to watch, though.
The Nordic Nightmare is going to be dreaming of windmills when he is laying unconscious on the mat