MillCity Boxing<\/a> about what Brian Norman Jr. is up against in fighting the master boxer Devin Haney.<\/p>\nNorman Jr. doesn\u2019t make his fights \u201cphysical\u201d the way other fighters do. He doesn\u2019t throw rabbit punches, shove, wrestle, or hit below the belt to win. The way he wins is by punching hard with every shot, pressuring, and forcing his opponents into brawls.<\/p>\n
Coach Hackett sounds like he\u2019s never watched Norman Jr. fight before. He\u2019s got him mixed up with other fighters, who rely on fighting \u201cphysically.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe skill set. Devin Haney is just an all-around better boxer than Norman. He could go in there unprepared by being overprepared,\u201d said Hackett about Norman.\u201dNorman has to be a relentless dog. He\u2019s tough, he\u2019s mean, but that don\u2019t always win fights. It\u2019s going to be a challenge for Norman,\u201d said Hackett.<\/p>\n
First True Test at 147<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no question that Devin has better skills than Norman Jr. However, what coach Hackett is failing to mention is that this is Haney\u2019s first real fight at 147 at the full weight against a true welterweight. He made his debut in the division earlier this year against former WBC and WBO light welterweight champion Jose Ramirez in a catchweight at 144 lbs on May 2, 2025.<\/p>\n
Olly Campbell\u2019s Bottom Line: One clean shot could end Haney\u2019s debut<\/p>\n
On November 22nd, Haney will be making his debut at welterweight in the true sense against what many believe is the biggest puncher in the division, Norman Jr. That chin is going to get tested by Brian Jr., and if it hasn\u2019t gotten sturdier since the Ryan Garcia fight, he\u2019s going to get knocked out. Hopefully, it\u2019s not a stretcher job where Haney is taken out of the ring in a prone position. If so, it would be a lesson for fighters about needing to be selective in who they fight in their debut at 147.<\/p>\n
If Haney can stay out of range all night, hit and move, he\u2019ll defeat Norman Jr. It\u2019s not going to be a fight that resembles Haney\u2019s last three wins over these fighters: Jose Ramirez, Regis Prograis, and Vasily Lomachenko. Those were all fighters close to their mid-30s, and they didn\u2019t have the power that the 24-year-old Norman Jr. has.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s going to be difficult for Devin to box for 12 rounds without getting caught. The odds of Haney not getting tagged hard enough to put him down or stun him are low. His punch resistance has been too shaky since 2021, getting hurt in his fights against these fighters:<\/p>\n
Jorge Linares \u2013 2021
\nVasily Lomachenko \u2013 2023
\nRyan Garcia \u2013 2024<\/p>\n
Haney was fine in his last fight against Ramirez, 33, but he was facing a slow fighter who wasn\u2019t throwing jabs. Ramirez looked like he was putting only minimal effort into cutting off the ring. His movements didn\u2019t show much urgency.<\/p>\n
Since 2014, Olly Campbell has brought readers clear ringside perspective and a steady voice on boxing\u2019s biggest nights.<\/p>\n
Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Coach Greg Hackett Warns: Brian Norman Jr. Might Be \u201cOvertrained\u201d Ahead of Devin Haney Showdown on November 22<\/p>\nLast Updated on 10\/22\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coach Greg Hackett says he believes that Brian Norman Jr. could be overtrained for his fight against Devin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-231841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}