(Picture credit: Seppo Sirkka, Eastpress.fi) By Jim Dower: Unbeaten heavyweight Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) may be getting a lucky break by his opponent Sherman Williams (35-11-2, 19 KO’s) coming in looking heavy during Friday’s weigh-in for their fight on Saturday night at the Ice Hall, in Helsinki, Finland. The 40-year-old Williams weighed in at 265.9 pounds, which is high for the 5’11” Williams.
In fact, it’s a career high for Williams and that could be an indication that Williams didn’t train as hard for this fight as he could. An in shape Williams might be a handful for Helenius, as he was more or less exposed as having no inside fighting ability in his last fight against Dereck Chisora last year in December.