Devin Haney says the rematch between him and Ryan Garcia should happen on his terms. Surprisingly, Devin treats his loss to Ryan last April as a win, which shows that he is out of touch with reality.
Despite the loss last April, Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) expects to be the A-side in the discussions. In other words, Haney will never get a repeat. Haney, 25, is nowhere near Ryan’s level of popularity.
There’s only one way a second fight between them can happen, and that’s Ryan who is the star with the biggest prize and the biggest payday. Haney was never famous, to begin with, but fans considered him damaged goods.
Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) is the more popular of the two, with his 12 million followers on Instagram and his ability to create huge excitement in his fights. With that kind of following, Ryan is the A-side against almost anyone he faces.
“If he was here, I would find him right now. I tried to do it right, too [messed] up. I did everything right; everything is mine [tests] he came back clean. Everything must be right; everything will go my way,” said Devin Haney on the All The Smoke Fight channel when asked about the rematch with Ryan Garcia.
Haney won’t get a rematch with Ryan unless he admits to being the B-side and asks for a second fight. Ryan is in charge, and Haney is in need. Devin won’t make the money he would in a rematch with Ryan against anyone.
No one at 140 or 147 has the kind of fame that Ryan has. Even Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, who is the IBF welterweight champion, is not as famous as Ryan Garcia. In order for Haney to get the kind of money he can get fighting Ryan, he’ll need to fight one of these two fighters:
– Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis
– Canelo Alvarez
Tank Davis is likely to insist that Haney fight him at 137 lbs in order to consider facing him, which is unlikely for Devin to do. There is no way Haney can go from 165 lbs to 137 at catchweight against Tank.
Canelo will not waste time fighting Haney because he will be worse than Terence Crawford. Haney will lose at 140 and move up four divisions to face Canelo at 168 if the Mexican star accepts that celebrity-level match.
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