Eddie Hearn stated Devin Haney wished to be paid nicely for his tune-up combat and never the form of cash that these sorts of matches sometimes pay. He feels that BLK Prime might need been prepared to pay Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) the form of cash he wished.
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In response to Hearn, Devin nonetheless desires the cash that may be paid for compelling fights that the followers need to see. That’s unrealistic for a gimme tune-up combat designed to get the rust out, showcase him in opposition to a fodder opponent, and lift his confidence.
Hearn says that Turki Al-Shiekh desires large fights, and that’s not in step with what Haney wants with a tune-up to organize him for a rematch with Ryan Garcia. If Devin confronted a superb opponent on Turki’s card, there’s a superb likelihood she’d lose if it had been a midway first rate man with a bit pop in his punches.
Turki doubtless wouldn’t feed Haney a smooth job like George Kambosos Jr., Regis Prograis, or Jorge Linares. He would need actual high quality as Jaron Ennis, Richardson Hitchins, Eimantas Stanionis, or Brian Norman Jr. All these fighters would most likely beat Haney in fashion.
Hearn advised Boxingscene that Haney wasn’t the kind of man who would have been prepared to just accept $500,000 to $1 million for a tune-up. He “wished to be paid nicely” for a combat that sometimes wouldn’t fee that form of dough.
“For the amount of cash he desires to have a comeback combat, that’s not simple as a result of, usually, a comeback combat isn’t an ideal combat. Who’s going to pay for it? If you’ll find somebody to pay nice cash for a comeback combat, possibly that’s BLK Prime.”
This implies that Haney nonetheless views himself as an enormous title or a champion regardless of him coming off a loss to Ryan Garcia in a three-knockdown, 12-round majority choice loss on April twentieth final 12 months. The New York State Athletic Fee later overturned the defeat attributable to Ryan’s optimistic check for the banned PED Ostarine, however followers nonetheless noticed it as a loss.
Haney didn’t remotely resemble a champion or a top-10-level fighter in opposition to Garcia, and undoubtedly not a man that deserves to be “paid nicely” for a tune-up.
It’ll be fascinating to see who Devin fights on BLK Prime on March twenty fifth. Will they let him combat a tomato can and pay him high greenback, or will they insist on worth for his or her cash? In that case, Haney will most likely lose and mess up his possibilities for the rematch with Garcia until he’s prepared to combat him coming off a defeat. I wouldn’t put it previous Kingry to do this as a result of he doesn’t appear involved in taking dangerous fights, both.
“March, I’m again,’ stated Devin Haney on X. BLK then replied, “See you on March 25 on BLK Prime.”
