Tyson Fury is the main man of the Heavyweight division. At least in themedia arena. Thanks to his outgoing personality and spicy way of sharing his points of view, he is on the radar of many fighters who dream to face him. Oneof thoseboxing dreamers may have gone too long, stating he could be able to knockthe Gypsy Kingout. He is Robert Helenius.
According to the promoter and Matchroom Boxing Chairman Eddie Hearn, Tyson Furymay be consideringvacatinghis WBC World Heavyweight title, so he couldentirely do his will and do not have to face the mandatory fighthe has ahead against countryman Dillian Whyte. In Fury’s mind, there are other namesand notWhyte’s.
In fact, for one year, the Gipsy Kinghas not been able to concrete the fights he wants: he was in advanced negotiations to clash against Anthony Joshua, on his road to becoming Unified World Champion, but arematch clause of the contract of his second bout with Deontay Wilder forced him to change his plans. His seek for freedomis understandable.
Who is Robert Helenius, the self-proclaimed Furypossible executioner?
The Finish boxeralready has vast experience in boxing. The 38-year-oldstarted his careerin 2008 and has heldjustsecondary world titles so far, such as European, IBF International, and WBC Silver. His current record is 31-3-0 (20 KO’s)and was part of the Fury vs Wilder III undercard at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Inan interview for Sky Sports, theNordic Nightmareclaimed he should be the number 1 contender for the WBA titlecurrently on Oleksander Usyk’s waist. However, if Fury crosses his wayit would be chaotic for the British undefeated boxer.
“I have heard my name mentioned by Bob Arum and others of possibly fighting Fury in March. Of course, I feel I would beat Fury. He looked great against Deontay Wilder, but he would find a much less favorable style against me, so I would knock Fury out. He is an easier style for me than Usyk for sure.”
Robert Helenius celebrates his victory against Kownacki in 2021. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Robert Heleniushas foughtsome respectable names so far, such as Dereck Chisora, Dillian Whyte, and former PolishWBA Heavyweight contender AdamKownacki. From these, Helenius has just lost with Whyte. His last two fights(2020, 2021) endedwith victories for him, precisely vs Kownacki.
Fury’s intention to star a crossover with UFCChampion may be possible
Oneof the most recent Fury’s battles on social media was to challengeFrancis Ngannou, thereigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. The Cameroonianmixed martial artist showed interestin clashing against the33-year-old boxerand has revealed a viable date to schedule the fight.
According to Talksport,the Predatoris planing to leave Dana White’s company after defending his titleon January 22 (UFC 270). However, from that date, it may takestill long to seethe Gipsy Kingexchanging blows with Ngannou.
Francis Ngannou is one of the ongoing UFC stars. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
“I don’t know exactly whenTyson and I will fight, but I think maybe some time in 2023… But I will say it will probably happen at some point. It is definitely something I want to do, but we don’t have control over it right now. I know it will be very tough when we fight. Not only am I coming from a distant sport, but I am testing myself against one of the best, if not the best, boxer ever.”, stated Francis
