By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Former undisputed world lightweight champion George “Ferocious” Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) is confident he will defeat WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF 135-pound champion Devin Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) in their rematch on Sunday (Saturday in the US) at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia televised on ESPN.
“I know I’m the underdog. I am back to familiar territory again,” Kambosos told the Daily Telegraph. “A lot of people have written me off, but I have shaken the world before and I can shake it again. I have copped it from some unqualified idiots, but I haven’t lost my self-belief.
“The kind of competitor I am, yes he beat me in the first fight, but if someone beats me the first time playing chess or PlayStation, I will come back straight away. I will study how to beat them until I beat them. It drives me crazy not winning. This business is brutal. I know the burden of being a world champion and the curse that comes with holding all those belts.
“Haney deserves respect. He is a great boxer, a champion, but now he is the hunted…and I want to take all the belts off him.”
I live in Australia and this fight has no hype to it, there has been very little if at all any promotion for it. Everyone here feels as if Kambosos is just in it for the money so he can retire with minimal effort applied. He had his 15min of fame time to take that dive and move on.
Hanely in 12! again.
Thank you, Roy for the input. I agree as well. You hit it on the head with your points. Yep, Haney’s speed and timing will create havoc on Kambosos’ offense just like the first fight. Kambosos is simply riding on the confidence train just like the first fight and blowing hot air in his talk. The one thing I think we will see different in this rematch is Kambosos getting more desperate and throwing more haymakers trying to disrupt Haney’s work rate. Haney UD.
Kambosos promised to be a “pressure fighter” last time. If he could have pressured Devin, he would have. Kambosos did not adjust his fight plan, so Haney never had to adjust his.
Nothing personal against George. I just don’t see how he can change the verdict this time.
Scooby Doo, I love hearing your input. You are always on point and I almost always agree with what you write.
Won title when champion had an off night-not likely to happen again.
Wow, minimal effort applied. I’m appalled by that comment, especially considering your a fellow Aussie. This bloke travelled to others backyards for years to work his way up the ranks and shocked everyone, probably even himself, by beating Lopez. He then loses to probably one of the best technical boxers going around and you think he has applied minimal effort. Haha your a flog mate, and that’s being nice. The only thing I will agree on is that it is being poorly promoted this time around.
Dead right Boon – very little promo for this fight. If you don’t have foxtel you likely would not see any promotion for it.
Solid post. After the first fight we all know there is no reason for the rematch except to pad Kam’s pockets.
Hopefully Haney can fight Stevenson next so we get a full 12 rounds of pure boxing with 2:45 seconds of feints, circling and one landed punch each round.
This new class of champions makes boxing exciting again LOL couldn’t pay me to watch their boring snooze fests
Thankfully the 154, 168, 175 and heavyweight division still have exciting fighting champions and not tag champions
How do you shake the world?! hahaha I think you can Shock us.. but no care .. hahaha.. and your not going to shock the world.. no one knows you.. hahaha
Teofimo Lopez knows his name.
This fight is not really necessary, the outcome will be the same or worst for kambo!!!!!
The word your looking for is worse .
Here is the catch, if you watch the Australian broadcast of the 1st fight, after round 9, they (commentators) felt George still was in it, but by round 12 one said he needed a 10-8, the other said he needed a stoppage. Haney even went down in round 9, he was against the ropes, George went southpaw, Haney started to go towards a corner and just fell as George was throwing but landing nothing but chest/body stuff. I didn’t see a trip or a clear punch, Haney just fell. If George can get to Haney late in the fight, and managed to avoid enough jabs throughout, he may pull out a draw. He’s got to have a little different game plan. You never know when a ko might come, neither guy a huge puncher, but neither feather fisted. If George gets a draw, that sets up a few big fights (Stevenson, Loma, or Teo at 140). If he gets a W, even bigger paydays vs Stevenson or Loma, or a 3rd fight with Haney. I’d bet on Haney though, he probably doesn’t want 3 straight Kambosos fights, but if Haney lost or had a draw, he may just go up to 140. Haney thinks he’s way better when he’s active, unless he’s stopped on cuts, or a technical draw, can’t see Haney losing.
Agree that one peach of a punch can change a fight, but I don’t remember Haney ever being in trouble in the first fight.
No chance
haney is the better fighter kambosa loses again why this fight is even made who knows must be in the contract mandantory rematch
Definite contract mandatory. And it was agreed that the second fight would be in Australia, too.
They made Haney bend over backwards and agree to a bunch of bs to get the fight.
Kambosos can beat haney if he uses his jabs, if he goes toe 2 toe he will lose
Kambosos is spouting a load of absolute tripe in his pathetic efforts to pump some air into his tyres – Haney is far too skilled a competitor to lose to the jackass Kambosos,
Glaring how Teofimo clearly beat himself! Had he a his crazy knucklehead of a Dad been more focused we wouldn’t be talking about Kambosos! Really!!!!
Teo had some medical and personal issues. Doesn’t take away from the fact that Kambosos survived Teofimo’s plan for an early KO and then rough him up.
Not likely. Was toooo easy for Haney the 1st time.
I think it will be similar again… but he is welcome to prove me wrong.
I cannot envisage a single way in which Kambosos wins this fight. Credit to him for going from Lopez to Haney but this is a rematch for-the-sake-of-it.
I have nothing against Haney and I believe he will likely win this rematch but I’m rooting for Kambosos. I’d like to see him remain in the picture a little bit longer. Let’s see if he can really improve on his performance.
Wow, look at all the comments now. Everybody seem like they know a little something about Boxing. Definitely a huge difference compared to the dozens of negative comments I had to school when everyone was saying Kambosos was the real deal. Except for me of course.. I saw it all before everyone else as usual. Because most people don’t know sh about Boxing! And I’m not one of them. I deserve an apology.. how many times am I going to be right before you respect my Boxing Knowledge. On that note.. My prediction is Kambosos wins TKO 7th round. I’m only kidding! I’m not watching this one. Peace!
Your right,so many boxing experts here commenting !
Lol, I mean c’mon. I wasn’t gonna let that one slide. I had to throw a little Jab.. a little left hook to the body on that one. Not quite a knockout but these guys exposed their true knowledge of boxing. I got screenshots.. I got cases on all of y’all! I got 8 downvotes and they’re all haters who can’t take an L and give credit where it’s due. I called this dudes potential based on one fight and the circumstances it was in. I just have an eye for Boxing.. period. If you can’t respect that.. then your character is flawed as a boxing fan and a human being. I sound arrogant on purpose I’m just having fun. But I remember the confidence from those casuals a few months ago and I bet they all changed their name. I’m still Elpapisteve.. Op. Opinionated never changed from embarrassment like they did.. Peace!
Haha you definitely do like the sound of your own voice mate I’ll give you that. You should be a millionaire with all of your knowledge and insight, and clearly a crystal ball. Send me some more predictions, we’ll see how good you are.
Lol, I sense a little sarcasm. But it’s ok.. it’s like you said, I should be a millionaire. Can’t be giving out predictions for free . I’ll do so when I’m feeling generous.. not by request. But I’ve been predicting and breaking down fights for a while now on the comments. Sometimes I do wish I had started a YouTube or something a long time ago. I love the sport.. maybe I’ll give you guys one in the future for a tough one to show off a little
That would be nice, cheers mate. And yes there was a little sarcasm in there lol, good catch. I also love the sport and have done for many years. I will be going for Kambosos because he is my countryman but I don’t like his chances. Haney is a very talented fighter but he is not unbeatable. George has to hurt him early before he gets into his rhythm if he is any chance of winning. Just my opinion. Peace.
This fight will be just as boring and meaningless as the first one. I like Kambosos, would love to see him win this fight and set up a trilogy but it’s not that type of matchup. He’s too outclassed to make it exciting or even competitive. Haney’s typical “safety first” style will stink out the stadium as usual.
Sorry Mate. You don’t have the fire power. Good luck.
One shot can turn it all around. We will see…
What matters most to me, is what is done in the ring. Talk means nothing.
Yes, George. You can shake up the world. But, you won’t..It will not happen. Haney is just the better fighter. Period. You will see, again, after another 36 mins of peppering..
I told all you Kambosos fans and Haney haters that Devin would win and win EZ. I predicted 10-2 Haney! But, Haney actually won 12-0. Haney will easily beat Kambosos again. Like I said before, Devin does EVERYTHING better than Kambosos. But, what I’m shocked about, is that no one is calling BS to the writer of this article. He called Kambosos the former Undisputed champion. BS!!! Kambosos was NEVER undisputed. Sheesh
Can we please stop with the donald trump’s aka the lies. ♂️
Just because someone is going for Kambosos, doesn’t make them a Haney hater. Just saying.
had to insert you political views in there
I’m not taking credit away from Haney, but kambosos had a terrible game plan and tried to box with the boxer. George is best known as a tough and dirty fighter , so if he goes back to his roots he might have a chance . When Haney gets hit hard he turns into a different fighter,Devin has speed and skills that may prevent that but this is boxing and anything can happen.
I wouldn’t say that George is a dirty fighter, do you have any examples of this? George definitely has to rough him up though, Kostya Tszyu vs Zab and Mitchell style if he is any chance of winning this one. He most definitely cannot outbox Haney.
Nobody knows this fight is happening ..first fight was garbage ..Haney was garbage ..people acting like he beat him like Floyd beat gatti., Much prefer a Lopez Romero contender fight than this title fight
We all know Kambosos doesn’t believe in himself. In fact he didn’t believe in himself before the first fight which is why he created so many barriers. This rematch was created specifically to pad Kambosos pockets because he knew he wasn’t going to win the first time so why not leave with severance package. His fans are noticeably quieter because they finally understood what Haney fans understood all this time. Kambosos and his camp never believed they could win which is why they never wants this fight. From a business standpoint smart move but I can’t Boces.
We doubt it.
Boxing match 100% Haney …Deep Fight 50/50 !!!!!
Haney is a far superior boxer there is no dispute in that regard. I was close to the ring in the first fight. His jab is one of the fastest I’ve ever seen. However – the referee did George no favours. He ran the fight as if it was an Olympic Gold Medal Fight – broke every clinch instantly allowed Haney to throw his shots – hold – then broke the fighters to a distance and Haney the faster and sharper fighter did the same thing over and over again. There were no exchanges in the entire boxing match (it was not a fight). The crowd fell asleep – it was not prizefighting that the Australian crowd came to see. Rewind back to the Pac-Man V Horn fight. Regardless of result the ref allowed the fighters to manhandle each other and go to war. Everyone should want to see how Haney goes in this type of battle. It will be far more entertaining.