Commentator Chris Mannix believes that Devin Haney has an excellent chance of defeating WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr., in November. He says that the opposition that Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 COs) during his career, not at the level of what he will handle against the former World Champion of two divisions Haney (32-0, 15 COs).
Norman jr. Untested?
Mannix notes that Haney, 26, has more experience, a pound-for-pound Top 10, and knows how to fight like Norman Jr. The odds have Haney as a favorite, which is surprising as he has the largest puncher in the welterweight division.
“He’s untested at this point. You can’t say that the win (Giovani) Santillan, (Derrieeck) Cuevas and Jin Sasaki are equal to Devin Haney, ‘Chris Mannix tells Dazn box About the WBO welterweight champion, Brian Norman jr.
The guys Norman jr. Fighting recently, is not as talented as Haney, but they all have a better punching power. Even Sasaki has more doll in his shots than Devin, and his chin is also on another level. The hard shots that Sasaki took against Norman on June 19 would have easily knocked out.
“I think the battle with Ramirez was younger than 147. It will be a full 147 pounds. I think he’s going to be better. ‘
Haney looked like his best Jose Ramirez in May last year in his catch fight against the slow. He was completely reluctant to get involved against him, and he is not half the puncher who is 24-year-old Brian Norman Jr. If Devin was not prepared to stand and fight Ramirez, he would be even more, as soon as he was the power of Norman Jr. Feel in the first round.
Punch resistance doubt
“If you put more weight on your body, you are better for it. He’s probably going to have a better chin, ‘Mannix says of Haney. “If Brian Norman connects as he did against Jin Sasaki, it’s over. He’s going to be a handful for Brian Norman. ‘
It is no guarantee that a fighter offers better resistance. This is an old female story. Many fighters knocked out say that their punch resistance will be better when they get up. When they get up, they are still knocked out. It gets worse for them because they get harder when they go up in weight. We will probably see that Norman Jr. With Haney, who encounters the biggest puncher in his career.
Is Haney P4P Top 10?
“We’re going to find out in this battle if he’s the right thing. He looked really good against B and C opponents. Let’s see how he looks against a man (Haney) with a real top 10 pound-by-pound talent. “
Let’s get it right. Haney is not a real top-pound-for-pound fighter. Mannix goes overboard with his praise for Devin by classifying him as the top-pound-for-pound fighter. Devin’s last two fights showed that he was a B-level fighter, and he couldn’t even agree that he finally moved up to 147.
Norman Jr. Go show if Haney is a top fighter at Welterweight, or just another of the many former weight bullying brought to earth when they rise in weight, where they no longer have a big advantage.
Haney should have fought 147 years ago, but could drain to 135 and 140 to use his extra size to dominate the opposition. He only fought two good fighters in those years, Vasily Lomachenko and Ryan Garcia, and probably lost to both.


Last updated on 07/04/2025