UPDATE: Kambosos returned after 75 minutes had elapsed and made weight. He then claimed he missed weight on purpose to mess with Haney’s mindset.
By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
George Kambosos Jr 135.36* vs. Devin Haney 135
(WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO lightweight titles)
Kambosos had to strip naked and was still .36 pounds heavy. He has two hours to lose the excess poundage.
Jason Moloney 117.75 vs. Aston Palicte 117
Junior Fa 268.5 vs. Lucas Browne 261
Andrew Moloney 117 vs. Alexander Espinoza 116
Hemi Ahio 255.5 vs. Christian Tsoye 256.25
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN, ESPN+
Hmm. Not making weight is never good. Get that rubber suit on George.
Yep not good. Quick trip to the toilet and a little skip.. he’ll be right hahah
George looks soft, could be trouble .
Georges’ mouth is always open seems like he puts food in there as well a shit talking with it.
I will admit, Kambosos pretty vocal leading up to the fight. Yep, he has to back up now what he says. As I said yesterday, Haney on a TKO. Haney’s style is totaly different than Lopez and I think Kambosos will struggle with Haney’s timing.
Quite possible. If Haney avoids a slugfest (which is his choice I think) he could TKO George.
That makes no sense. Kambosos isn’t a big puncher. Haney has a higher KO ratio.
Good point. Almost the same KO %. I think the issue is Haney’s chin. Seems weaker.
Whoever hurt Haney. When was Haney chin ever checked?
61 kgs and people calling him fat haha Jesus Christ.
Seriously. Talks too much.
Well kambosos is nothing in comparison to black people
U right.
Wow, Kambo looks to be a small lightweight. I can’t believe he missed weight. Very unprofessional
He made eight weight lol
He made weight
134.49 Fight on
Wonder if the weight cut will affect him.
A few ounces? He pissed it out and now it’s a non-issue. Oh the drama.
Does he lose the belts if he cannot make weight?
Haney can still collect them with a win, correct?
It’s a done deal. Kambosos made weight but if he didn’t Haney would be the only fighter able to win the titles
Kambosos fans how do you defend this guy? He’s unprofessional in missing weight and now he has a built-in excuse for why he will lose. Defend your guy…
Well, he missed weight the first time and then came back and made weight.
Whether it was intentional or not, I don’t know.
As for Kambosos’ attitude, he believes in himself and he hasn’t said anything that Haney hasn’t said before, aside from that whole “I’ll never let a White boy beat me” shit.
So yeah, not much to defend, but there you go.
He made the weight. Fight is for all the belts. I don’t see any excuses. Two fighters will get into the ring and may the best man win. Two young guys looking to make their mark. Will be very interesting. In the words of Bobby Womack, “you don’t know what you’re gonna do until you’re put under pressure.” We will see tomorrow night!
110th street is a hell of a tester.
Goldie or blue which are you?
lol , he says he missed weight on purpose lol
nonsense…..
i still think haney wins pretty convincingly , unless he is robbed
will see if i am right
I agree, what a load of rubbish saying he didn’t make weight on purpose, no one does that sort of stuff. Hopefully it doesn’t impact on his performance in the ring.
Haney won’t be robbed, there are no Aussie judges or referee’s. Should be a great fight. Bring it on.
Total nonsense he is spewing. And then staying he is doing to psych out Haney. How would that psych out Haney anyway? George has a hard time making any sense.
Rooting for Haney. I prefer fighters who do their talking in the ring.
Well, we got a lot of idiots on here saying Kambo missed weight, lol! You aren’t very bright. He made weight, but you guys are still unintelligent. Any other stupid observations?
Article has been updated since the original posting. Kambo was slightly over and had to drop some weight to meet the contract.
I know Scooby, but first off, every boxing fan should know he has two hours to drop it. Secondly, it was a 1/3 of a pound, not like he came in 2 pounds over. A sauna or restroom visit fixes that in 2 minutes:)
Mike, you are correct. I was simply pointing out the basics of the findings and the updates via media. Thank you for the reply.
George has already won. Haney is thinking and he is not a thinker, he is a reactor.
Kambosos, you messed up, admit it, but then fixed it. Was edging to Kambosos winning, but this does make a person wonder about his preparation.
Henry he was 100 grams over , the only thing he failed to do was weigh himself on the offical scales and checked his weight on a different set , they try to to come in as close to the limit as possible it’s not a big deal , if he missed weight by 2 pounds then that would be a different matter
Agree. Doesn’t really reflect poorly on his training but does show he and his team are likely distracted. Good for Haney.
I expect a wide unanimous and boring decision by Haney. Hope I’m wrong on all counts.
The Greek has a much longer neck, which is great for head movement but not as good for taking a punch. Canelo, Mike Tyson & James Toney have short, thick necks, and thus they’re known for great chins.
Gregg paige once said its hard to knock out fighters with big heads referring to tim witherspoon idk
I cannot believe how many people believe Haney can KO George. It cannot happen, it’s impossible. Ok? Haney has no power, zero. Lopez puches 1000 times harder than Haney, and it took all he had to put him down. When he did, George got up. Yes yes, “it’s not just about power but the accuracy of the shots snd speed, etc…”, not happening. Now, please don’t think I’m a Kambossos fan, because I’m not, nor a Hanry fan. To be honest, I dislike them both for many reasons. However, as a boxing fan, I respect them both. In my opinion, I believe George’s aggressiveness will be too much for Haney, which will wear him down, and I think will ultimately catch up to Haney from rounds 7 and on. That’s right, Haney will win the first 6 rounds, but by closer margin as they go in, but come 7, all George. Haney’s been hurt and lucky a few times in the latter rounds of fights. George by nasty KO in round 11.
It was pointed out that Haneys KO ratio is higher than George’s.
Georgie Boy playing mind games ………take a leak and he’s under !!!
I think people are making too much of this. A third of a pound is nothing. If he was a full pound over then I’d say he struggled. But a third of a pound is a slight miscalculation. If he loses the fight it won’t be because of this
can haney get a decision in australia who knows haney should think about ko
You mean Haney made weight and Kam didn’t. Tried more than two times to make weight and failed. Then he had the nerve top say it was all for mind games.
Just maybe Kambosos is the best lightweight
Maybe he beat the best Lopez maybe Lopez was forced to fight the fight he did
Kambosos in the ring has the look of a gritty fighter who is the real deal we will find out today when he puts a beating on Haney
Kambosos may be the sleeper who fights to the level of his opposition
Ok where was Kambosos jab and five punch combos he simply was not first and waited too long
Looked like he was trying to land the bomb but he’s not a big puncher…bad plan
Hope this fight isn’t boring
Jeff Horn getting the nod over Manny in Australia was one of the worst decisions ever. Isn’t that one of the reasons Teddy Atlas went off & got fired?
Haney keeps holding. Ref needs to start warning & taking points away. Fighters with a reach advantage who constantly clinch are boring!
Undisputed hugger of the world!!