Devin Haney has been showing off his fancy footwork on social media and preparing for his return on March 25th on BLK Prime. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) posted a video of him working on a grass field and using football-like movements with his feet.
The Left Hook Problem
How the footwork will help Haney, 26, in a fight is the real question. His problem was taking headers from Ryan Garcia and not using soccer agility drills. Devin needs to look at different training to block the left hook.
Former two-division world champion Haney’s rumored opponents for his March 25th are these guys:
- Adrien Broner
- Tevin Boer
Both are in their mid-30s and haven’t had a significant knock in many years. All the footwork Haney showed in his video workout is a waste for him if he were to fight Broner (35-5-1, 24 KOs) or Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs).
A young AB from 2010 to 2012 would be torture for Devin, but he hasn’t looked the same since he was beaten in a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Marcos Maidana on December 14, 2013. That loss took something out of Broner.
Former four-division world champion Broner is coming off a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Blair Cobbs last June 7. He was dropped by Cobbs in the second round and dominated the rest of the way.
Former IBF super featherweight champion Farmer has lost his last two fights against William Zepeda and Raymond Muratalla. Since Farmer hasn’t beaten a world-class fighter since his win over Guillaume Frenois in 2019, it makes no sense for Haney to use him as his draft opponent.
What Haney needs is a crash course on how to block the left hook, as it’s the weapon Ryan Garcia and Jorge Linares have both used to hurt him in fights. Fighting Farmer isn’t going to help Haney, and the same with Broner. Those guys are too old and gone to be useful to Devin.
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