Devin Haney states that Teofimo Lopez was supplied a combat in opposition to him in a Riyadh Season occasion for October as a result of he was “prepared.”
Followers assume Haney is mendacity about Teofimo turning down the combat, which is a chance to make thousands and thousands preventing somebody with whom he would have an enormous energy benefit in a combat with Haney (31-0, 15 KOs).
A combat like that might not solely give Teofimo the largest payday of his profession but in addition take his star energy to the following degree. Teo has been pushing onerous for fights in opposition to Terence Crawford, Gervonta Davis, and Ryan Garcia.
The 2-division world champion Teofimo has had no luck getting any of these three to combat him, so it’s unimaginable to consider he would flip down a suggestion to combat Haney.
“I used to be presupposed to get again within the ring in October in Saudi Arabia, and the following combat was going to be Teo. Turki supplied him a combat. He stated he’s not prepared,” stated Haney to the All The Smoke Struggle channel about Teofimo rejecting a combat supply to face him.
What Haney says will play nicely for his followers, who consider that Teofimo is afraid of him, however the remainder of the boxing public will see it as cap. Nobody is afraid of Haney after watching him get dropped repeatedly in his loss to Ryan Garcia on April twentieth in Brooklyn, New York.
Haney ought to have been knocked out within the seventh spherical of that combat if not for the referee stopping the motion to deduct some extent from Ryan with out warning for hitting on the break. That transfer saved Haney as a result of it gave him time to get better.
Former two-division world champion Haney hasn’t stated who he plans on preventing when he returns to the ring. He just lately vacated his WBC mild welterweight title and is now belt-less. Within the interview with All The Smoke, Haney talked about that for a rematch to occur with Ryan Garcia, it must be on his phrases. That’s not going to occur.
Promoter Eddie Hearn expressed doubts about Haney’s means to get the tune-up combat that he wants as a result of he would need an excessive amount of cash.
