Eddie Hearn says Devin Haney needs to be scheduling a tuneup battle now to arrange for a possible mega-clash towards Ryan Garcia in mid-2025.
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Invoice Haney has been posting video clips of Devin’s coaching, and it appears like he may need a battle he’s getting ready for. Nonetheless, the one man Invoice is hinting about eager to for Devin is Ryan.
Invoice has been hounding him nonstop on X, pushing him to enroll with VADA for drug testing. Naturally, Ryan sees no level in signing up for testing when he’s nonetheless suspended, not signed for a battle towards Haney, and nonetheless being sued. It’s baffling on Invoice’s half. He’s placing the cart earlier than the horse.
Hearn Says Haney Wants Steerage
The Matchroom promoter Hearn feels that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) wants steerage together with his profession to offer him some “firepower” backing to get issues completed. He doesn’t say what he would do if Haney signed together with his firm, however he’d in all probability match him towards one in all his British fighters, like Jack Catterall if he comes by his battle this Saturday evening towards Regis Prograis or IBF mild welterweight champion Liam Paro.
Hearn didn’t say whether or not he’d be up for that job. It’s going to be powerful for Haney, 25, getting back from his loss to Ryan as a result of his confidence is probably going at an all-time low, and whoever faces him will likely be loading up on headshots to reap the benefits of his weak chin.
“Devin wants some steerage. Generally, you want somebody who is aware of the business in and out just like the again of their hand. Invoice [Haney] has completed a tremendous job with Devin, however you want firepower,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Battle Hub TV about Devin Haney needing assist together with his profession.
If Invoice desires to be the one who hustles the fights for Devin, it might finish badly for him. Anybody Invoice chooses can be dangerous for Haney together with his glass chin. It’s extremely attainable that he can’t take a punch anymore and can collapse if he’s matched towards even the weakest puncher at 140 or 147.
Regis Prograis would soar on the probability to take a rematch with Haney if he will get previous Catterall on Saturday evening as a result of he’s going to be like an offended bull, going for the knockout. The photographs that Prograis hit Haney with of their battle final December may torpedo him now after what Ryan did.
“I believe Devin must get himself collectively and get a battle scheduled,” mentioned Hearn. “Everyone seems to be speaking concerning the potential Ryan Garcia battle. Potential? What’s that, Could, June, July? In my view, he wants one other battle earlier than he goes into one other battle.
“In my view, wants one other battle earlier than he goes into an enormous battle. So, if I’m Devin Haney proper now, I’m scheduling my battle, whether or not that’s in Vegas. He’s an enormous title nonetheless. I do know he had the defeat or not the defeat towards Ryan Garcia, however he’s nonetheless an enormous title within the sport.
“For me, I’d be getting that date locked in and coming again with a bang for an enormous present, after which coming again with a large battle subsequent summer time, perhaps towards Ryan Garcia or anybody else,” mentioned Hearn about Haney.
Regardless of who Haney is matched towards in a tuneup, he’ll be susceptible to getting knocked out as a result of his punch resistance appeared prefer it was 100% passed by the tip of his battle final April towards Ryan. Haney was getting staggered by every little thing Ryan was hitting him throughout the remaining three rounds, and the one cause he wasn’t knocked out was that Kingry went straightforward on him. He was begging Invoice to cease the battle as a result of Haney was helpless.
