Robert Helenius agreed to the fight against Anthony Joshua at less than a week’s notice after the latter’s much-anticipated bout against Dillian Whyte collapsed. Whyte tested positive for a voluntary drug test and it was curtains for the British boxer’s chance to redeem his previous loss against Joshua. On the lookout for his next opponent, Hearn arranged for Helenius to be the replacement for ‘The Body Snatcher’. It was an interesting choice of opponent for Joshua. Especially because AJ’s potential fight against Deontay Wilder hinged on the former’s win against Helenius.
A pretty high-profile matchup at that, AJ vs Wilder is all set to make some massive bucks if it comes to fruition. There are reports that are aggressively claiming that AJ vs. Wilder will happen sometime in December or January. With a whopping $400 million at stake, both the fighters are up for some pretty handsome payout. However, the bigger the stakes, the more intense the preparations right?
Amidst AJ fight reports, what is Wilder up to in the boxing gym?
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In a video that is generating some major buzz on the internet, Wilder can be seen putting in the hours in the boxing ring. However, in the video, the fighter can also be seen having a good time, and dancing around. Now the fans, after watching the video, descended to the comment section to give their two cents about his training video.
One user directly questioned if Wilder had learned to box. Taking some sharp digs at the boxer, the user further claimed that Wilder’s boxing abilities were exposed when he went against Tyson Fury.
But has he learned to box?? Sure he can swat with the best of all times. But Fury exposed him. Has he learned anything since then. I don't think AJ can KO Wilder. But I do think he can outbox him & win. Ruiz can swat too we saw that when he TKO'ed AJ. Then AJ outboxed him in the…
— Joseph Cardelli (@thejoeshow1221) August 29, 2023
A user added his excitement for the big AJ vs. Wilder fight as he expressed his hopes for the bout to happen.
I hope they make the AJ fight happen, will be the first interesting heavy weight fight in some time
— Jonathan Meier (@jmeierX) August 29, 2023
Next, the user found Wilder’s antics to be hilarious.
You gotta realize how big this dude is to understand how funny this must look in person😂
— Its about time somone (@camronsenegal) August 29, 2023
Another user chimed in to say that he thinks Wilder still is incapable of fighting.
Still can’t box
— Sam Kinsella (@kinsella123) August 30, 2023
Another user was of the opinion that getting leaner was the best thing Wilder did.
The more skinny he looks, the better chance to get the W. Whoever advised him to bulk up for Fury should've been fired.
— Ray (@BigChon128) August 29, 2023
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A fight that would be lucrative for both camps, both Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder would want to make this fight happen.
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Who do you think will win the fight? Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder? Let us know in the comments section below.
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