Haney promises to convert doubters, but seems shaken by Norman Jr

Devin Haney posted a short message today about spinning “unbelievers to believers” for his fight against the favorite Brian Norman Jr. this Saturday, November 22, in Riyadh.

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Haney’s Self-Help Message

Haney’s message reads like a self-affirmation to boost his self-esteem. He knows how dangerous Norman Jr. is. is because he saw him knock out his last opponent, Jin Sasaki, out cold in the fifth round in June 2025. The challenger later revealed that he lost a week’s memory of that knockout.

“To all the doubters, keep doubting. I will turn the unbelievers into believers. One by one you will all be fans. Tune in on November 22nd,” Devin Haney said DAZN Boxing about his fight against Brian Norman Jr.

Body language betrays Him

Interestingly, Haney’s body language did not match his rehearsed script. He looked like someone who was just saying lines with no truth behind them. Devin was emotionless, fishy with the way he spoke, and it was very hard to believe his character. He looked like someone who was doomed to enter a fight he knew he wouldn’t get out of.

Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) needs a win over WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) to stay on track for a rematch with Ryan Garcia in 2026. If Devin wins Saturday, there’s an excellent chance he’ll get that big mega-million fight he walked away with last year on April 20th. 2024.

“Norman is a champion and rightfully so. He has to be respected. He’s got a lot of power; he’s knocked out a lot of people, but I feel like Devin Haney has so much experience. He’s 26 years old, but he’s been in big fights since he was 20 years old,” said David Benavidez. Fight Hub TV.

Benavidez makes his choice

“So what’s going to win this fight is his experience, and obviously Devin Haney’s boxing. The fact that Devin Haney is going up in weight, I think he’s going to be stronger at 147. I let Devin Haney win that fight,” Benavidez said.

‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez believes Haney will be “stronger” moving to 147. He was already rehydrating into the mid-160s, even when he fought at 140, and he lacked punching power then. Haney moving up to where he should have been fighting at 147 all along might not change anything.