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Saturday’s Epix televised split-site doubleheader defined the classic term, “A win is a win” as plus-size Heavyweights Wladimir Klitschko (59-3-0 50 KO’s) and Robert Helenius (18-0-0 11 KO’s) walk away with decision wins.
Klitschko lopsidedly punished but didn’t manage to finish the granite chinned Polish powerhouse Mariusz Wach (27-1-0 15 KO’s) in Hamburg, Germany and from Helenski, Finland local star Helenius just edged out popular fringe contender Sherman Williams (35-12-2 19 KO’s).
The headline of the evening was Klitschko verses Wach as the Polish contender Wach managed to survive after absorbing multiple thunderous right hands time after time.
His one-two left jab, right hook combo was smashing into the face of the powerful Wach, but never did more than stun the warrior a little bit, making this an impressive performance for both fighters in different ways.
Wach’s epic showing against the great Ukraine-based Klitschko should completely shatter the reasonless generalization the boxing community has about Polish fighters. There is absolutely no true evidence supporting the claim they have bad endurance.
But that is boxing fans, you must always be skeptical but you cannot go too far over the line. But, I think Wach already exposed that this evening.
Klitschko wasn’t all that impressive as he didn’t manage to truly stun or finish Wach, but it is well clarified that it wasn’t entirely his own fault. Klitschko did, at least, dominate and get a solid victory against an undefeated contender.
In the other half of this doubleheader, Finish fighter Robert Helenius picked up a close victory against stocky combatant Sherman “The Tank” Williams over 10 rounds.
It was Helenius’ first fight in over 11 months after he suffered a snapped ligament in his right shoulder during his controversial December 2011 decision win against Dereck Chisora.
Helenius put in his work through a hard struggle against Williams but rarely got off his signature right hand power shot. Besides that, he was also stunned by a large overhand right by Williams in round five and outworked a bit in some other rounds.
I scored the contest 96-94 for Helenius, conversely to many closer scorecards as Williams put much more effort into his work, which I respect and award. The bottom line is that a win is a win, and Helenius captured a decision win Saturday night.
What is next in the careers of Klitschko, Helenius, Williams and Wach is still uncertain for now.
But for Klitschko, I assume he’ll face Kubrat Pulev, Tyson Fury, Alexander Povetkin or another top contender as he continues to close out his great career.
Not too many can beat him, but it could be nice to see him against some of the rising fighters before calling it a day in order to pass the torch more properly.
Robert Helenius will look to continue to develop his career back on track. Facing men such as Odlanier Solis, Alexander Ustinov, Tony Thompson or another contender would be good before Helenius has another attempt at swinging at the top ten contenders.
Sherman Williams will continue fighting as a fringe contender and win, lose or draw, he will fight the best in his division. Maybe seeing him in with fellow lower-level guys such as Jason Gavern, Darnell Wilson and Vinny Maddalone could be intriguing.
Wach will continue building up too. Maybe he’ll take a few more fights in his homeland of Poland, where he is a major local draw. I can see him fighting at world class one day with some technical work. He has an excellent chin and serious power already.
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Corey Quincy is a freelance boxing writer for Saddoboxing, his blog Blboxing.com and various other media outlets. Follow him on Twitter at Quincyboxingfan and like his Facebook page at facebook.com/boxinglegends. Email him questions, comments or anything else at Coreyg100@yahoo.com.
