By Jake Tiernan: Devin Haney denies that he’s in negotiations to signal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.
The rumors of Hearn on the verge of combating the undisputed light-weight champion Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) didn’t make sense after the promoter talked about the excessive price ticket for that fighter.
Hearn doubtless rapidly appraised Haney’s viability at 140 and realized it wasn’t price pouring an enormous sum of money into inking him.
The 24-year-old Haney’s profession will evaporate quickly at mild welterweight if he insists on combating the very best on this weight class.
If Hearn had been to signal Haney, it will solely make sense to make it a brief two-fight contract and feed him to Regis Prograis.
Clearly, Haney’s probabilities of popping out of a combat with Prograis along with his unbeaten document intact are just about zero, even when he had the identical judging crew that labored his contest in opposition to Vasyl Lomachenko.
I ain’t watch the interview I’m simply studying the headline.. I’m in no negotiations with Eddie about signing. https://t.co/1k2HpIJnQi
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) June 1, 2023
It will be inconceivable for Haney to win rounds in opposition to Prograis with him getting batted round, dropped repeatedly, and battered to the purpose the place these judges couldn’t rating it in his favor.
Haney will doubtless select to signal with PBC, as they’ve received Gervonta Davis, and that’s the course that might finally result in an enormous money out for the four-belt 135-lb champion.
PBC could be extra tolerant of Haney taking delicate touches than Matchroom promoter Hearn, who would need worth for the cash he’d be paying him.
It doesn’t work for Hearn to pay Haney a boatload of cash solely to place him in with weak, no-name opposition for the sake of preserving his unbeaten document and benefiting from his recognition, reminiscent of it’s.
If Haney had extra expertise and weren’t a flash within the pan, Hearn could be courting him like mad, eagerly attempting to signal him. After all, Hearn wouldn’t be the one promoter going all out making an attempt to signal Haney. High Rank, PBC, and Golden Boy would b chasing him, providing tons of money to lure him.
Haney isn’t an enormous star as a result of, till his match in opposition to Lomachenko, which boxing followers assume he misplaced, he’d been combating nondescript opposition his whole profession.
Though Haney just lately mentioned he contacted Hearn in regards to the Prograis combat, he doubtless mentioned that to clout chase, to say one of the proficient fighters at 140 to present himself credibility after his controversial win over Lomachenko.
Haney isn’t loopy sufficient to throw his profession away in his first combat at 140 in opposition to Prograis due to these causes.
A. Lacks expertise at 140
B. Not sufficient energy to win
C. Punch insufficient to beat Prograis
D. Protection too penetrable
