Haney will be in ‘panic mode’ from the first round, says Norman Sr

Brian Norman Jr’s father, Brian Sr, predicts that Devin Haney will be in “panic” mode in the first round of their fight on November 22, 2025, in Riyadh. He says he’s not sure if Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) will “disqualify” himself by making it an ugly struggle to escape the situation.

Norman Sr. Questioning Haney’s nerves

Haney’s last fight against Jose Ramirez on May 2 left some fans with the impression that he was still mentally scarred by what he endured against Ryan Garcia on April 20, 2024. Against a fighter who is slow and long in the tooth, Devin had a look of terror throughout the 12-round fight.

The pressure and the power that WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) will bring to the November 22nd fight is far more than what faded former unified 140-lb champion Ramirez brought to Times Square last May.

“He won’t go 12 rounds” Promise

Brian Sr. says Devin “not going 12 rounds” with Norman Jr. He’s going to get knocked out no matter how much he runs and sticks in the fight. Those survival-oriented tactics won’t save Haney in this fight.

“You have so many different arguments about Brian Norman Jr., and then you go and try to do the exact same thing that Brian Norman Jr. has always been genetically his whole life. Brian Norman doesn’t lift weights at all,” Norman Sr. says. MillCity Boxingtalks about how Devin Haney is trying to bulk up for the November 22nd fight.

Haney has put on quite a bit of muscle in training camp, giving him the look of a middleweight. The photo of Haney standing next to his sparring partner, middleweight Troy Isley, showed just how big he had grown. He had more size on him than the 5’10” Isley.

“Does it slow Devin down? The same rules apply to Devin when you say muscle doesn’t win fights. These people are just yappin. It’s nervous energy,” Norman Sr. said. said about Haney and his father, Bill.

“It will be panic from the clock”

“At first it did it’s going to be panic in the first round. I don’t know if he’s going to disqualify himself. I hope he doesn’t make it an ugly fight, but he’s not going to fight. He’s not going 12 rounds with Brian Norman Jr. not.”