Devin Haney claims he was prepared to fight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, but he refused to come up to 147 to fight.
Ennis’s pressure at 152
Haney says Boots offered to fight him at 152 pounds, and he was not prepared to do so. Devin’s rationale because he didn’t move five pounds is because he had never even fought at 147. Haney’s last fight was a catch at 144 against Jose Ramirez on May 2.
It was widely reported that Haney rehydrated to 165 in December 2023 for his fight at 140 against Regis Prograis. If Devin blew up those big two years ago while fighting for light welterweight, he should have had no trouble fighting a bouncer against a catch of 152.
‘Ryan Garcia was out. Teo was out. Who was the best man I could fight? They came with “Boots” Ennis, and we said, “Yes, let’s do it, but we want to do it at 147. “They (Team Jaron Ennis) came back with ‘152.’ I’m like, ‘Why would I fight at 152? Then he moved up (to 154), and then Brian Norman, ”Devin Haney told the Ring Magazine channel About why the battle with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis never happened.
Five pounds that Haney would not give in
For Haney to not be prepared to move up only five pounds from 147 to 152, it indicates that he was really not the idea of fighting Boots Ennis. The money would have been good for Devin, probably better than the $ 10 million he received on May 2 for his fight against Jose Ramirez on Times Square. The risk of being evaporate Through Ennis, the remains of Haney’s career would destroy after two consecutive poor performances against Ramirez and Ryan Garcia.
PTSD is the least that Devin should be concerned about the aftermath of the beaten by Boots Ennis. It would be almost impossible for Haney to come back from a loss if he were to. Turki Alalshikh is likely to continue in the short term to give Haney opportunities to fight on his Riyadh season cards.
Yet, he would not be invited if he was forced to go to Jerry mode for whole fighting to strike again. Devin will have to entertain the fans to prevent him from keeping his welcome during these prestigious occasions.
