Devin Haney has been off the grid since his loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20, and he still seems to be mentally recovering from being humiliated.
Psyche of the King
Former two-division world champion Devin (31-0, 15 KOs) had several opportunities to fight, but turned down each one, seemingly undignified. Does Haney still see himself as a king?
Does he think he is too good for Teofimo Lopez, Sandor Martin and Liam Paro? These rejections of good and useful fights make no sense, especially with his need to redeem himself in the eyes of the fans.
Haney made a fortune from his fight with Ryan, and surprisingly, he returned to the ring.
Stay busy options for Devin
– Teofimo Lopez
Mario Barrios
– Conor Benn
– Jose ‘Rayo’ Velazquez
– Brian Norman Jr
His father, Bill Haney, was talking about moving to the Hamptons in New York, where the CEOs and the Hollywood crowd live. To afford to live among the super-rich, Haney must stay busy, fighting three or four times a year to collect enough money to buy an expensive house in this ultra-rich section of New York.
It shouldn’t be a big deal for him to lose to Ryan because there are plenty of well-paying fights out there to keep him busy until Kingry’s one-year suspension ends in April 2025. In an interview last week, Ryan said that He is fast. a rematch with Haney. That could be a lot bigger if Haney gets a win under his belt.
Teofimo Lopez revealed to the media that he had offered Haney $2.4 million with a 55-45 split of the PPV money, and declined. Unfortunately, this is the first guy Haney has turned down, and it makes you wonder if that loss to Ryan ruined him mentally.
The fight against Ryan would have been winnable for Haney if he had made a minor correction to drop his left hook. If he had neutralized the weapon, it would have been an easy victory for him.
Washed up at 26?
The former lightweight king went from being seen as one of the best fighters in the sport to being seen as washed up overnight. Haney, 26, could have changed that perception and shown fans that his loss to Ryan was just an off night, a blip on the radar screen.
In the first round, Haney was hit by a big left hook from Ryan that staggered him, and he never recovered from that blow. Ryan was able to hurt Haney repeatedly with his short left hooks for the rest of the fight, but he failed to make the necessary adjustments to stop himself from getting hit with that punch.
“You have to ask him,” said Ryan Garcia to the media last week when asked if a rematch with Devin Hany would happen. “Run back the same way. Just a little higher weight class. I want a big fight. Someone who will bring a big event. 140 or 147. That’s kind of what I’ve seen.
