John Fury has not minced his words when talking about Deontay Wilder’s return to the ring against Robert Helenius.
Wilder will fight Saturday night for his first fight in a whole year. Helenius at Barclays CenterBrooklyn, New York
Wilder’s last action was during his three-round bout with Tyson Fury when ‘The Gypsy King’ climbed off the canvas twice in the fourth round before winning by knockout in the 11th round.
This comes after Fury suffered another stoppage defeat in their second fight. Wilder will be eager to rebound against Helenius.
With that being said, Tyson’s dad, John FuryAccording to him, Wilder should not have any problem beating his Finnish opponent. The 58 year-old laughed and said that even Helenius would be interested in his chances.
“Total mismatch,” John spoke to talkSPORT via freebets.com.
“Handpicked… I don’t think Helenius could beat me!
“I’m only joking but what I’m saying is Robert Helenius gets knocked out by Wilder. Wilder the liar!”
Wilder will be undoubtedly the favourite heading into this clash. But John might not have as much luck as John, since Helenius has enjoyed a remarkable run of form recently, winning his last three bouts.
There is also still a fair amount of animosity that exists between his son and ‘The Bronze Bomber’.
Wilder emerged with a cigarette after the second fight between them. There are many reasons to be thankfulHe also said that Fury was tampering with his gloves.
Then, after the trilogy, Fury approached Wilder in the ring to show respect, but he was met with ‘The Bronze Bomber’ saying ‘No love.’
The big-hitting American then followed it up by saying: “I won’t respect you, I won’t respect you. I will never respect you.”
Tyson was also recently interviewed. Wilder was sent a messageOn the third anniversary of their fight, he wished Helenius luck and took a moment to poke fun at him.
“I wish him luck and send him positivity, which is something that he could never do to me, hence the reason he lost three times because what goes around comes around, remember that,” Tyson said.
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