Just a few days on and other people nonetheless have rather a lot to say about Ryan Garcia’s victory over Devin Haney – together with Regis Prograis, who was the fighter Haney defeated to develop into the WBC junior welterweight titleholder.
Garcia received a majority determination over Haney on Saturday at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, New York, after a perceived mismatch became Garcia scoring three knockdowns and profitable a choice.
Prograis, who confronted Haney on pay-per-view in San Francisco final December, believes the bodily and psychological harm Haney sustained final weekend will change him as a fighter.
“Mentally, it will mess him up, and bodily it’s in all probability going to mess him up, too,” Prograis advised FightHype.com. “We simply must see how he’s going to come back again from it.”
Over time, Haney has drawn some comparisons to Floyd Mayweather Jr., a fighter he hung out round through the early a part of his novice profession.
Haney additionally began a promotional firm and has a behavior of being risk-averse. Prograis implied that Haney tried to construct his picture in a vogue much like that of Mayweather. Not like Mayweather, although, Haney now will not be capable to cling his hat on an undefeated report.
“It’s like he tried to be like Floyd Mayweather,” Prograis mentioned. “In order that excellent report was all the things to him.”
Prograis mentioned Haney, who has been allowed to retain his title by the WBC as a result of Garcia missed weight, is a champion on paper alone.
“You may’t say you the champ,” Prograis mentioned. “You bought the belt, however you simply misplaced.”
