Tim Bradley is advising WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. to use petroleum jelly or baby oil to escape when Devin Haney clinches all night in their fight on November 22nd. He expects Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) to hold excessively in every round to neutralize Norman Jr\u2019s offense, as he\u2019s done in many of his past fights.<\/p>\n
Haney\u2019s Clinch Blueprint<\/p>\n
Bradley predicts that Devin will frequently grab Norman Jr. when trapped or after throwing punches to ensure he doesn\u2019t fire anything back. The punch-and-grab technique, one of Devin\u2019s tactics, has been employed for some time.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know Haney is known for tying up. It\u2019s part of his tactics, part of his skillset. He uses that to the best of his ability,\u201d said Tim Bradley on his channel<\/a> about his belief that Devin Haney will be holding a lot against Brian Norman Jr. on November 22nd.<\/p>\n It goes without saying that Haney will be clinching constantly against Norman Jr. The movement is just one part of it. But what\u2019s really going to make Norman Jr\u2019s job difficult is the holding that Devin does.<\/p>\n Inside-Wrestling War<\/p>\n When he finally does chase Haney down, he\u2019ll have to deal with being held tightly in a wrestling hold that is going to be difficult to escape from. It would help Norman Jr. if he had grappling experience because he would know how to escape the holds.<\/p>\n \u201cYou watch that first Kambosos fight. You watch how many times he [Haney] tied him up. Probably 60 times in a 12-round fight,\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t just the Kambosos fight that Haney was holding constantly in. He did the same thing against Jose Ramirez, Ryan Garcia, Regis Prograis, and Jorge Linares. Watch the seventh round of Haney\u2019s fight with Ryan last year on April 20, 2024. Devin looked like an octopus, grabbing Ryan, and the referee did not issue a warning or penalty. Interestingly, it was Garcia who lost a point.<\/p>\n Oil-Up Strategy<\/p>\n \u201cBrian Norman Sr., get you some baby oil. Get some petroleum jelly because you\u2019re going to have to put some of that under his [Norman Jr.] arms,\u201d said Bradley. \u201cThat way the gloves slip out. So when he [Haney] grabs you and holds you, the gloves will slip out. That\u2019s an old school trick.\u201d<\/p>\n Norman Jr. will need more than petroleum jelly to deal with the hold from Haney. The best way to stop him from using this tactic is to work an arm free and hit him point-blank in the head with full power. If Norman Jr. does that often enough, Haney won\u2019t hold. That\u2019s if he doesn\u2019t get knocked out from getting hit at close range by Norman Jr.<\/p>\n The wrestling takedown that Norman Jr. did to Devin\u2019s heavyweight-sized bodyguard during their skirmish on July 10, 2025, in a hotel lobby near Times Square. Norman Jr.\u2019s grappling move to take the bodyguard to the ground was impressive, showcasing his power.<\/p>\n \u201cBesides that, he\u2019s definitely going to have to get the jaws of life, because the referee is going to have to be strong as hell to try and pry Devin away from Norman. You know Devin Haney is going to do whatever it takes to win. He\u2019ll grab you and hold you for dear life. That body work. Forget the head. Kill the body,\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n Haney\u2019s Dive-and-Hold Move<\/p>\n What could make Norman Jr\u2019s job harder is that Haney often dives forward at the waist level to hold. It\u2019s a strange way of initiating a clinch, as he resembles a football player. He\u2019ll stay at that position, holding until the referee breaks without standing upright.<\/p>\n Norman Jr. is more of a headhunter. So, it\u2019s unlikely that he\u2019ll focus on Haney\u2019s body unless he\u2019s forced to, due to the stepback move he uses. If he takes advantage of the holding that Haney uses to nail him in a clinch, he won\u2019t have to throw to the body.<\/p>\n Ken Woods has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Tim Bradley Says Haney Will Clinch Non-Stop Against Norman Jr., Pointing to the Kambosos Blueprint<\/p>\n Last Updated on 11\/15\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim Bradley is advising WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. to use petroleum jelly or baby oil to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-286111","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}