Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius: Timothy Bradley Jr's expert breakdown is a must read
Deontay Wilder‘s power will be too much for Robert Helenius, former world champion Timothy Bradley Jr believes.
Wilder will face former sparring partner Helenius in a WBC eliminator bout in the early hours of Sunday morning, which takes place at Barclays Center, New York.
The bout has been depicted as a puncher versus box-fighter matchups of years gone by, with Wilder the former and Helenius the latter.
Helenius does, however, have a few tricks of his own up his sleeve which have switched many of his opponents' lights out.
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And Bradley thinks Helenius could cause a few problems for Wilder, although he's confident their clash won't go the distance.
Writing in his column for ESPN, he said: "Helenius has a full arsenal.
"One of the combinations that Fury used often against Wilder was the left hook-right hand. It was jab, jab, jab, feint, left hook, right hand. Wilder is susceptible to the left hook-right hand, especially if you get him looking at the jab early.
"As the left hook comes around, Wilder tends to stand straight up. He doesn't always bend his knees and weave under the left hook. He can do it, but not always do it.
"With the left hook, Helenius should try to pull back or go to the side and try to block it, and then the right hand is coming. And Helenius has a pretty good right hand. I would say, left hook, right hand and the jab are the punches Helenius should be looking to land.
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"I don't think this fight is going to go the distance.
"Of Helenius' three losses, two have been KO losses and they were against lesser punchers than Wilder. Wilder