By Adam Baskin: Regis Prograis predicts he’s going to knockout Devin Haney when he defends his WBC gentle welterweight title in opposition to the opportunist in October.
Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) says the one purpose Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) has chosen to struggle him is due to his off efficiency final June in opposition to Danielito Zorrilla, who he beat by a twelve spherical break up resolution.
Regis, 34, says if he had crushed Zorrila by a primary spherical knockout, he’d be defending in opposition to his WBC obligatory Sandor Martin subsequent as a result of Haney wouldn’t have wished to face him. Therefore, the opportunist label, which is a euphemism for cherry picker.
Haney’s instruments for successful
Jab
Clinching
Mobility
Roughhouse ways
Prograis states that if he doesn’t knock out Haney, he’s going to “damage” via the entire twelve spherical struggle. For him to try this, he’s going to want to get previous Haney’s jab, which is the first weapon in his offensive arsenal.
The opposite device in Haney’s toolkit that Prograis should take care of is his frequent clinching. In Haney’s final struggle in opposition to Vasily Lomachenko, he didn’t use that tactic practically as usually as he had in his two fights in opposition to George Kambosos Jr., however the doubtless purpose for that’s as a result of Loma made it tough for him to carry.
Prograis thinks the sanctioning our bodies have to strip Haney of his light-weight titles, which he’s chosen to carry onto an insurance coverage plan in case issues go incorrect for him in October.
The World Boxing Council has already stated they’re stripping Haney and will probably be giving him the ‘Champion in Recess’ on account of him selecting to bypass his WBC obligatory Shakur Stevenson to maneuver as much as problem Prograis for his belt.
Haney maintaining 135-lb titles as insurance coverage
The WBC will enable Haney to face whoever captures the vacant 135-lb title, with a break up of 50-50.
That just about means Haney gained’t be returning to recapture his WBC 135-lb belt, however the different purpose is that Shakur is the one that can doubtless wind up with the belt.
“I’m stopping Haney. I don’t care what he’s received. We engaged on s**t proper now,” stated Regis Prograis to ESNEWS about his plans on coping with Devin Haney’s clinching to knock him out.
“If I don’t, I’m going to harm him for twelve rounds. If I had knocked Zorrilla within the first spherical, I’d have been preventing Sandor Martin. That’s my obligatory.
“I’m going to beat your a**,” stated Prograis’ message to Haney. “This Haney s**t ain’t going to be nothing like that [Zorrilla].”
Many boxing followers consider Haney’s preventing model is all incorrect for Prograis, contemplating he’s able to doing the whole lot that Zorrilla did and extra. Haney is a greater fighter than Zorrilla. If Prograis hasn’t fastened the issues in his protection that Zorrilla uncovered, he’s going to lose to Devin.
“He making an attempt to have a safety plan, after which attempt to have a cushion at 135 to say ‘I’m nonetheless undisputed.’ Believe in your self,” stated Prograis about Haney wanting to maintain his titles at 135 simply in case he loses to him.
“He’s making an attempt to come back as much as 140 to see if he can get this belt, which he isn’t going to get,” Regis stated about Devin.
