Deontay Wilder sparring against Robert Helenius, 6ft 6inch heavyweight, to prepare for Tyson Fury’s height in the trilogy fight

DEONTAY WILDER has recruited the assistance of Robert Helenius, a massive heavyweight to help him prepare in preparation for Tyson Fury.

After months of delays, Fury will finally face the American in their anticipated trio bout on October 9.

Helenius, also known as "The Nordic Nightmare", has helped Wilder overcome his 6ft 9in frame.

Fury is three inches shorter than Fury, and the Finish veteran brings a wealth experience to the ring.

British fans might recognize Helenius, 37 years old, for his controversial 2011 points victory over Derek Chisora (37), or 2017 loss against Dillian Whyte (33)

He also defeated Adam Kownacki, a 32-year-old Polish-American, in a recent bout. The pair will rematch in Las Vegas on Wilder’s undercard.

After initially drawing with Fury (33) in 2018, Wilder, 35 was deposed from the WBC title.

The trio was then assigned to fight in a trilogy, but it was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Fury attempted to leave to face Anthony Joshua, 31 for the undisputed crown.

Wilder, however, opted for a rematch at arbitration and was granted the verdict at the eleventh hour.

Joshua was forced to face Oleksandr Usyk (34), his mandatory challenger before he could relax and watch Fury's trilogy in his place as a fan.

Sky Sports was told by him: "I believed Tyson Fury could possibly do what he did .

"I felt that Deontay Wilder was a formidable ex-champion, and has a chance of coming back, but I knew it would be difficult for him to get to the top because it's one thing to get there, and another to stay there.

"We've seen him in some of his fights. He's had a difficult time and then he hits his punch and he wins.

"But, I believe that you cannot have just one weapon when you go to war. My right hand was the only weapon."

"Once that was taken from him, which Fury did," I don't want to get into tactics but he was capable of annihilating Wilder and exposing some of his weaknesses.

"Fury did an excellent job tactically, and I look forward to their rematch."