“I’m going to be the face of boxing,” says undefeated WBC lightweight world champion Devin “The Dream” Haney (24-0, 15 KOs), who returns to the ring on Saturday against former 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs). The bout takes place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida and air on DAZN.
“I want to prove a point in this bout that a lot of people are not mentioning my name amongst the best in the world, and I am looking to change that by putting forth a performance against Gamboa that no one has ever seen before,” stated Haney.
“I respect Gamboa as a fighter, but in the ring, I will have no respect for him at all. In the ring he is my enemy.
“Tank Davis, Teofimo Lopez and Ryan Garcia are all great potential opponents for me. I’d rather fight [them] sooner than later but they have to feel the same way about me. I have a goal to be the first billionaire boxer, and to do that I have to put forth billion-dollar performances. That’s exactly what I’m going to do on November 7th in Miami.”
Tank, Teofimo, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia are gonna make great fights between these 4. Loma is still in the mix if he goes down but I see some pretty exciting fights right here…
Arturo: add loma and 1 other and lets have a yournament like the old super six tourney. I wld be glued to the tv for that!!
Kamboso
Well said my friend. I see some good matchups later down the road when all the right ingredients fall into the perfect recipe for supremacy.
hagler,hearns,leonard,duran
Well then he’s fighting the wrong guy. Like beating up your smaller, worn out uncle. Fighting for respect. What a joke.
This guy is fighting a once decent fighter, he is about 5 years or so past those days.Haney is another guy that fights once every couple of years and thinks that he is someone that people remember.
And here we go again, another fighter calling out the best and fighting smaller or washed up foes instead. Haney should fight Davis for the right to challenge the real champ.
What? Davis has won titles in multiple weight divisions. Has already beat Gamboa, in a weird fight with a foot injury making Gamboa fight weird which threw off Davis. He just beat a big name in spectacular fashion. Davis should get Lopez next with Loma fighting the winner of that after his rest. Haney hasn’t earned a shot at Lopez, Davis, or Loma at this point. Let’s see how he does against a Campbell first.
Paper champion that’s beating up Cab drivers. By far the weakest high rank fighter in his class.
This is really a good bout despite the hate. Gamboa will provide a good test for Haney who quite frankly to this point is overrated. Guys that are big for their division often get this mystique. The higher the profile of the fight exposes this. You could see it with Errol Spence. He really wasn’t much better than Porter and he was like a top 7 on the P4P list. Way too high. I think Davis really showed he’s ready for that big fight. I think Davis beats Lopez. Haney will only be able to make this weight maybe one more year. I think Gamboa is very live and I predict Gamboa getting edged on the cards in a highly contested decision.
I am not quite sold on Haney yet. I believe Lopez defeats them all IF he can make 135. If Lopez is unable to make 135, then I will favor Loma IF he heals properly. If Loma does not recover well, then I favor Garcia over Haney. Maybe Kambosos can enter this rumble after some of the dust clears.
As for Davis’ short arms and short height at 135, I am having a very difficult time seeing him defeat Lopez, Loma, Garcia and possibly even Haney. I can’t wait to see how Davis’ team/staff will navigate him through the shark infested waters at 135, while trying to map out a careful series of lucrative PPV fights against non-quality/decent/quality opponents.
As much as many fans hate it (including myself), boxing is also a business of wise planning, and a fighter only has so many years/opportunities to create generational wealth for himself and/or for his family. Good luck to Davis at 135 because he will need it.
Knowing the way Floyd and Ellerbe pick opponents, the next opponent for Davis could be Abner Mares or Yvan Mendy. Do not expect him facing nor even Linares or Javier Fortuna, much less the top dogs at 135.
I think Davis should fight berchelt, then move up. That would be a fun fight to watch. As for Haney, Ryan Garcia is the guy he could probably beat. Lopez or loma?…not so much.