Ryan Garcia is still getting a lot of mileage from his destruction of Devin Haney last April in New York. He took to social media Wednesday to see how one fan screamed when he dropped Haney. You can’t blame Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) for reminding fans of his win. The left hook that dropped Ryan Haney in the seventh round was a picture-perfect shot.
Haney’s attempts to rewrite history fall flat
Devin (31-0, 15 KOs) has been posting a lot lately, seemingly trying to whitewash what happened to him in the Garcia fight. He appears still mentally shaken from the bad experience. If the idea is for Haney to convince fans that he only lost because of Ryan’s positive test for Ostarine, it’s not working.
Haney has to fight Ryan again and prove that he is better in the rematch by staying on his feet and winning. Anything else will not work. He won’t revive his popularity by reminding fans of Ryan’s positive test.
Haney’s plans to return to the 140-lb division to challenge Liam Paro for his IBF title on December 7 in Australia could be a mistake.
This is a bad idea because if Haney loses, and he likely will, a rematch with Ryan could fly out the window. The money for the Haney vs. Garcia rematch will be much less if Devin is knocked out by Liam Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) in December. Haney will be useless to Ryan if Paro destroys him. The rematch will be worth nothing after that.
The inevitability of a rematch
So, unless Haney’s offer for the Paro fight is absurd, he shouldn’t face him. Please wait until after the rematch with Ryan to challenge Paro for his belt. Parp will probably still be the IBF champion. If Haney defeats Ryan in the first half of 2025, he could then face Paro in his next match, and that would lead to crazy numbers in Australia on PPV.
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— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) August 28, 2024
Last updated on 29/08/2024
