Eddie Hearn says Devin Haney should schedule a tuneup fight now to prepare for a potential mega-fight against Ryan Garcia in mid-2025.
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Bill Haney has been posting video clips of Devin training, and it looks like he might have a fight he’s gearing up for. However, the only guy Bill suggests wanting for Devin is Ryan.
Bill pursued him non-stop in X, pushing him to sign up with VADA for drug testing. Naturally, Ryan doesn’t see the point of signing up for the test when he’s still suspended, he hasn’t signed up for a fight against Haney, and he’s still convinced. That’s baffling of Bill. Put the cart before the horse.
Hearn says Haney needs guidance
Matchroom promoter Hearn feels Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) needs guidance with his career to give him some “firepower” to get things done. He won’t say what he would do if Haney signed with his company, but he would probably deal him against one of his British fighters, such as Jack Catterall, if he comes through in his fight this Saturday night against to Regis Prograis or IBF light welterweight champion. Liam Paro.
Hearn did not say if he was up for that job. It will be tough for Haney, 25, coming back from his loss to Ryan because his confidence is likely at an all-time low, and whoever faces him will be loaded with head shots to take advantage of his chin. weak
“Devin needs a guide. Sometimes, you need someone who knows the industry inside and out like the back of their hand. Bill (Haney) has done an amazing job with Devin, but you need firepower,” said Eddie Hearn to Fight Hub TV about Devin Haney needing help with his career.
If Bill wants to be the one to break up fights for Devin, it could end badly for him. Anyone Bill picks would be risky for Haney with his glass chin. It is very possible that he can no longer take a punch and will fall apart if he is faced against even the weakest puncher at 140 or 147.
Regis Prograis will jump at the chance to get a rematch with Haney if he gets past Catterall on Saturday night because he will be like a raging bull, going for the knockout. The shots Prograis hit Haney in their fight last December could torpedo him now after what Ryan did.
“I think Devin needs to get himself together and get a fight scheduled,” Hearn said. “Everybody’s talking about the potential Ryan Garcia fight. Potential? What is it, May, June, July? In my opinion, he needs another fight before he goes to another fight.
“In my opinion, he needs another fight before he goes to a big fight. So, if I’m Devin Haney now, I’m planning my fight, whether it’s in Vegas. He’s still a big name. I know he’s got the defeat or not the defeat against Ryan Garcia, but he is still a big name in the sport.
“For me, I would have to hit that date and come back with a bang for a big show, and then come back with a massive fight next summer, maybe against Ryan Garcia or someone else,” Hearn said of Haney.
Regardless of who Haney is facing in a matchup, he will be at risk of getting knocked out because his punch resistance seemed to be 100% gone by the end of his fight last April against Ryan. Haney was stunned by everything Ryan hit him in the last three rounds, and the only reason he wasn’t defeated was that Kingry went easy on him. He begged Bill to stop the fight because Haney was powerless.
