By Dan Ambrose: Regis Prograis’ energy & conditioning coach Evins Tobler says he sees Devin Haney, his dad Invoice, and his staff as hovering “vultures” that take pleasure in “lifeless” issues. They search for struggling fighters, then swoop down on them to feed.
The best way that Haney picked off the susceptible champion George Kambosos Jr, Jorge Linares, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz, and Vasily Lomachenko have been examples of how Devin likes to feed off weakened prey.
Tobler says Invoice scouted out WBC gentle welterweight champion Regis’ final struggle towards Danielito Zorrilla final June in New Orleans and noticed weak point. From there, they pulled the set off on the struggle, selecting to face him to try to dethrone him.
Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) will problem Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) in the principle occasion on December ninth on DAZN PPV on the Chase Middle in San Francisco, California.
Tobler feels that Haney made a mistake choosing Prograis as a result of he’s going to be in a conflict, and he received’t be capable to run his approach to victory like he’s finished up to now.
Prograis might want to lower off the ring higher towards Haney than he did his final opponent, Danielito Zorrilla as a result of he couldn’t get to him to pressure the motion final June.
Regis’ reputation took a giant hit from that struggle, as many boxing followers have written him off ever since and aren’t giving him a lot likelihood of beating Devin. In that one struggle, Prograis went from being considered because the #1 man at 140 to a shot fighter who’s arguably the worst of the 4 champions.
Prograis going to conflict
“What’s Haney going to do when he will get hit? What’s he going to do? He’s going to must take that onslaught. It’s going to be a conflict. We’re prepared for conflict, and it’s not going to be a simple run across the ring,” mentioned Evins Tobler to MillCity Boxing, making it clear that Devin Haney is in a world of harm on December ninth when he battles WBC gentle welterweight champion Regis Prograis.
Keys for Prograis to defeat Haney
Reduce off the ring higher
Battle via the clinch- It’s essential that Prograis not calm down within the clinch as a result of Haney will use the chance to sneak in photographs. He did that repeatedly with Kambosos. He’d maintain and act prefer it’s a easy clinch however then sneak in onerous photographs proper earlier than breaking the clinch.
Concentrate on energy photographs to the pinnacle: Haney’s punch resistance isn’t the perfect, as he’s been harm in a number of of his fights lately, together with his final towards Vasily Lomachenko.
Nonstop stress. You may’t let Haney struggle at a sluggish tempo as a result of he’ll get the higher of the motion, and win rounds. As soon as Haney has a giant lead, he’ll be on his bike and received’t let Prograis get close to him.
“We’re going to be able to go after him. He’s not going to have the ability to run, and the followers wish to see a struggle. Who needs to see a runner?” Tobler continued, speaking about Haney, who has a nasty behavior of shifting & clinching.
Prograis ought to know by now what he’s getting himself into by going through Haney as a result of he’s a man who strikes so much, jabs, and ties up his opponents. These are the three issues Haney does nonstop, and he likes to tough up his opponents within the clinch.
Haney received’t have it simple
“Come on and struggle, bro. You already bought the followers quick by not giving Shakur a struggle by working from Tank and working from Shakur. You caught,” mentioned Tobler. “Like I mentioned, they’re like vultures. They sat round and waited for a nasty efficiency [from Prograis].
“They like lifeless s**t,” mentioned Tobler on why he says the Haney’s are “vultures.” “They hover round, hover round. His dad [Bill Haney] got here to New Orleans and noticed a not-so-good efficiency by Regis Prograis [against Danielito Zorrilla], and now he needs to leap on it. Now, he thinks he’s acquired some simple prey.”
It’s essential for Prograis to show Haney, Invoice & his staff that they acquired it improper about him being lame and able to be picked aside on December ninth as a result of he appeared that method towards Zorrilla.
Prograis hasn’t been all that lively within the final 4 years, preventing simply 5 instances since dropping to Josh Taylor in 2019. That was a disappointing efficiency from Prograis as a result of he didn’t modify till later within the struggle and performed to Taylor’s strengths by battling him on the within.
It was a loopy factor for Prograis as a result of that’s the principle space that Taylor is nice at, and he selected to struggle him at shut vary and acquired labored over.
When Prograis lastly did transfer the motion to the skin, he dominated Taylor in the identical method Teofimo Lopez did, but it surely was too late.
Regis had given away too many rounds making an attempt to brawl with Taylor on the within and wound up dropping a struggle that would have gone both method. However with it being in London, England, the judges naturally gave it to the UK fighter Taylor.
“That’s the improper factor to leap on. He’s in bother,” mentioned Tobler. “That’s what they do. They did the identical factor with [George] Kambosos. They ran up there [to Australia] and acquired these belts actual fast. Ran previous all people else.
“Then they assume they’re going to get a simple [fight]. This ain’t going to be a simple struggle,” Tobler mentioned about what Haney can anticipate from Prograis. “He’s going to search out out. Devin Haney goes to get hit. Let’s see what he does. It’s going to be 36 minutes of conflict.”
It’ll be fascinating to see if Prograis can get to the fleet of foot Haney and get previous his jab, which he’ll be firing often. Once more, Regis might want to struggle significantly better than he did in his final struggle towards Zorrilla if he needs to carry onto his WBC 140-lb belt.
“I’m telling you proper now. The struggle is NOT going ten rounds,” mentioned Tobler. “He [Haney] don’t have it. I’ve nothing towards personal college training. What I’ve an issue with is you’re performing like that man. The son [Haney], he don’t know violence. Regis Prograis, he is aware of violence. It’s going to be actual violence.
“There’s a degree of need. He’s [Haney] been spoonfed. No person knew that he went to a non-public college, did they? I did my analysis,” mentioned Tobler.
