Hearn mentioned recently that Haney is fighting for money now rather than legacy. He\u2019s being paid well. What made Hearn likely say this is that Devin chose not to fight Sandor Martin when he held the WBC 140-lb title. Hearn\u2019s comment about Haney not being able to take a punch is based on how he was hurt against Jorge Linares and Ryan Garcia. The way Devin fought after his loss to Ryan, moving constantly, gave the impression that he was afraid to get hit.<\/p>\n
Promoter Sour Grapes?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was with him, he was saying one thing. Now that I\u2019m not with him anymore, he\u2019s saying another. That\u2019s how promoters do. Once they can no longer make money and capitalize on you anymore, they turn sour. It\u2019s nothing new. It\u2019s not the first time that Eddie has done that, and it won\u2019t be the last,\u201d said Haney.<\/p>\n
Hearn is just calling it as he sees it. He points out that Devin put in a boring performance in his last two fights against Brian Norman Jr. and Jose Ramirez. These are the same things that fans are saying. It\u2019s not that Hearn is saying something that isn\u2019t valid.<\/p>\n
Devin held all night against Norman Jr, and looked like a bigger version of a Sea Lamprey. He wouldn\u2019t let go of Norman Jr and dragged the fight to a crawl, stalling out the rounds. In Devin\u2019s previous fight against Ramirez, he ran around the ring for 12 rounds last May in their fight at Times Square in New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to fight the best fighters in the world. I want to unify the division. Any one of those champions, I would love to fight,\u201d said Haney.<\/p>\n
The three champions that Devin is interested in fighting at 147 don\u2019t qualify as being among the \u201cbest fighters in the world.\u201d They fit a more accurate description; they are paper champions.<\/p>\n
Haney\u2019s 147 Target List<\/p>\n
The three champions Haney is targeting at 147<\/p>\n
Rolando \u2018Rolly\u2019 Romero \u2013 WBA
\nLew Crocker \u2013 IBF
\nMario Barrios \u2013 WBC<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not that those are fights that would bring Haney a ton of money. If he captures one or more of those titles, it gives him leverage to get a better financial deal in the rematch with Ryan Garcia in 2026. If Haney thought he had no chance of beating any of these champions. He wouldn\u2019t be targeting them because he doesn\u2019t want to mess up his rematch with Ryan.<\/p>\n
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