Devin Haney reacted on social media to Artur Beterbiev score him at #5 for his private listing of pound-for-pound fighters, saying that he might be “#1 P4P.” Not surprisingly, followers are roasting Haney over his prediction of being #1 pound-for-pound.
To change into #1 P4P, Haney would want to beat some top-level fighters in whichever division he plans on preventing in when he ultimately returns to the ring. Some followers query whether or not Haney is barely serious about a cash-out rematch in opposition to Ryan and can then retire after he’s overwhelmed once more by him.
Assuming Haney goes to maneuver as much as 147, he would want to beat these welterweights for him to change into #1 P4P:
- Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
- Brian Norman Jr.
- Mario Barrios
- Eimantas Stanionis
Beating all 4 of these fighters would probably lead to Haney being given a prime spot within the pound-for-pound rankings. He should need to beat another person to get the #1 pound-for-pound place as a result of solely Boots Ennis is extremely rated from that group. Haney has the dimensions to struggle at 154.
So, he may transfer to that weight class and decide off Terence Crawford, Sebastian Fundora, or Tim Tszyu to get the #1 pound-for-pound place. Beating Boots after which one or two of those guys would possibly do the trick for Haney.
Many followers view the previous two-division world champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) as washed after his 12-round majority choice loss to Ryan Garcia earlier this 12 months on April twentieth. Haney was dropped 3 times in that struggle and appeared overmatched. He hasn’t fought since that loss and is now suing Ryan for a number of issues.
They level out that undisputed mild heavyweight champion Beterbiev talked about final week that he doesn’t watch boxing.
For Haney to come back again from that defeat, it could possibly be tough as a result of his opponents will comply with the Ryan blueprint by focusing on him with quick left hooks to the top. Haney couldn’t block that shot all night time and was repeatedly harm.
However these twitter trolls know greater than Beterbiev proper? I might be #1 P4P InshaAllah https://t.co/7DKHzfQzLW
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) October 14, 2024
“Devin wants to search out his confidence once more. So, I don’t assume it could behoove him to go proper again right into a rematch, particularly with Ryan Garcia,” stated Chris Algieri to Probox TV about Devin Haney needing to regain his confidence earlier than preventing Ryan Garcia once more.
“I believe he wants to search out his legs once more, discover his combos and his timing. All that’s going to be vital as a boxer.”
“I gave Haney a tough time, however I nonetheless assume it’s comfortable that he’s suing, and he’s suing for lots of various issues. A number of various things, and he’s hoping that one in every of this stuff will stick,” stated Tim Bradley.
