IBF gentle welterweight champion Liam Paro says Devin Haney requested for “foolish cash” and “wasn’t critical” of their failed makes an attempt to barter a combat just lately. The unbeaten Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) says he gave up on attempting to place a combat collectively due to Haney’s cash expectations.
Haney’s reputation has plummeted since his loss to Ryan Garcia final April, and he’s not within the place to command the large paydays that he would have if he’d received that combat.
For Haney to nonetheless be asking for “foolish cash” suggests his loss to Ryan hasn’t registered with him as a result of he’s nonetheless going working on the nothing that he’s an unbeaten fighter. We see that lots with fighters. Once they get overwhelmed, they nonetheless consider that they charge the identical purses as earlier than. It takes some psychological catch-up on their half to know issues are completely different for them.
The New York State Athletic Fee has cleansed Haney’s loss from his file, however the followers nonetheless view him as having been overwhelmed.
So he can’t act like he’s nonetheless in the identical place as earlier than, commanding the identical cash as a result of issues are completely different now. He’s a overwhelmed fighter and he’s seen by many followers as being washed. To get again to the place he was beforehand, he must rebuild his profession by defeating the A-level fighters at 140 or 147. As large as Haney is, he ought to transfer as much as 154 and tackle one of many champions in that weight class.
Paro will as a substitute be defending his IBF 140-lb title in opposition to #1-ranked Richardson Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs) on December seventh on the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The occasion can be proven reside on DAZN.
It’s uncertain whether or not Haney, 25, might have made the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration restrict for a combat in opposition to Paro. That will require Haney to delay absolutely rehydrating till after the morning weigh-in on the day of the combat in opposition to Paro. May Haney maintain his weight no greater than 150 lbs till the morning of the combat?
“I wished that combat for a very long time. He out-priced himself, asking for foolish cash. He doesn’t convey a belt to the desk, so we simply moved on. We might inform he wasn’t critical,” mentioned Liam Paro to Fighthype about his makes an attempt to place collectively a combat in opposition to Devin Haney.
Paro doesn’t say what sort of cash Haney requested for to problem him for his IBF belt, however it’s now not necessary now. He missed his likelihood.
Haney wants to begin pushing for a rematch in opposition to Ryan Garcia as a result of that’s his greatest likelihood to get an enormous payday and return to the highest. If Haney can’t get that combat as a result of his lawsuit, he wants to maneuver as much as 147 and face problem one of many champions within the division.
Preventing Mario Barrios or Eimantas Stanionis would give Haney the chance to seize a belt at welterweight to assist get different necessary fights. These are very beatable champions, however they nonetheless have just a little little bit of pop of their punches. If Haney’s punch resistance has been impaired from his loss to Ryan, he’ll have issues in opposition to these champions.
