“Davis vs. Haney, the biggest fight of the year.⭐️”

Haney replied shortly thereafter, but instead of enjoying the duel, he focused on Stevenson.

“Me vs. Shakur… is the most vital thing. Our fight would be massive though.”

The exchange is noteworthy because it comes just days after Bill Haney publicly suggested that Shakur would be his preferred opponent ahead of any potential fight with Keyshawn.

While Haney didn’t dismiss Davis outright, his response made it clear which fight he viewed as the biggest draw.

The Haney-Shakur fight has been talked about for years. Both undefeated stars have a long history dating back to their amateur days and were often paired together as professionals. Even though they have competed in adjacent weight classes for most of their careers, the fight has yet to materialize.

Keyshawn has recently stepped up his pursuit of Haney, repeatedly calling for a fight and predicting it would end up being one of the most memorable fights of the year.

Haney’s latest commentary suggests that while he sees value in fighting Davis, Stevenson remains at the top of his list.

There’s no telling how soon this fight will happen, but Haney’s response made Stevenson part of the conversation again.

Davis insists on a showdown with Haney. Meanwhile, Haney seems more interested in talking about Shakur Stevenson.

With two world titles already under his belt, attention turned to potential matchups with some of the biggest names in the sport.

Jose Benavidez Sr. says his team has already attempted to start the discussion.

“Nobody. Nobody. Nobody. I also reached out to Beterbiev’s people,” Benavidez Sr. said in an interview with MillCity Boxing. “You know, I’ll tell you, before we fought Anthony Yard, right? We’re supposed to fight Bivol. What is Bivol doing? Just give us the belt back. We didn’t want it to turn out like this.

“So then we contacted Beterbiev. He didn’t want to take the fight either. That’s why we took Anthony Yarde straight away. I thought maybe after Anthony Yarde, these guys don’t want to fight. Excuses after excuses, but when they’re on social media or anywhere else, they’re like, ‘Let’s do it.’ Let’s do it, brother.”

“It’s only them who are preventing these fights from being organized. We want these fights and we told you we want these fights. So Beterbiev, Bivol, let’s make it happen.”

Bivol and Beterbiev remain linked to a potential third fight after splitting in their first two meetings. The possibility of a trilogy continued to loom over the lithe heavyweight division as Benavidez moved up and established himself in the cruiserweight division.

Benavidez Sr. also addressed comments from members of Bivol’s camp, saying his team was only showing respect by continuing to fight.

“If Father Bivol is watching this, stop talking. You say you want to silence this guy, let’s do it. Let’s go, brother,” Jose Sr. said. “With all due respect, he’s a great coach. Bivol is a great fighter. But let’s stop talking. Let’s make these fights happen.

“We want to fight your son, brother. What’s wrong with that? In all my interviews, if you see David’s interviews, we give this guy flowers. He’s a great fighter. He’s a risky fighter. Why are you enraged because we’re calling you out? It doesn’t make sense.”

During the interview, Benavidez Sr. also mentioned WBC cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian and reiterated that his son is willing to stay energetic while waiting for an opportunity to fight Bivol or Beterbiev.

Artur Beterbiev has not fought since losing his undisputed lightweight heavyweight world title in a rematch with Dmitry Bivol last February. He has now revealed that he has agreed to fight David Benavidez until the latter’s team changes its mind.

Beterbiev became the first undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion of the four-belt era when he overtook Bivol in October 2024but the tables were turned in a rematch four months later when Bivol took the throne.

The pair have since been linked into a trilogy, but many boxing fans are more interested in the fight between Bivol and Benavidez, who currently holds the WBC lightweight heavyweight title and the unified cruiserweight world title.

However, following a recent order from the WBO, it appears that Bivol may fight Liverpool’s Callum Smith instead if he wants to retain the belt before he can move on to a fight with Benavidez or Beterbiev.

As a result, there are suggestions that Benavidez and Beterbiev could meet, with the winner moving on to an undisputed clash with Bivol.

In an interview with Match TVBeterbiev said Benavidez’s team recently rejected the fight, despite previously agreeing to the fight following “The Mexican Monster’s” victory over Anthony Yard in November.

“Benavidez is the kind of person who talks much more than he says. But it must be admitted that it is conducted very competently. He is already world champion in three weight categories, but his boxing is muddy and of course there are questions about some of his victories.

“He had a fight with Anthony Yard and after that fight I agreed to go out with him. Apparently his team didn’t expect me to agree so quickly, so they immediately changed their mind and chose [Zurdo] Ramirez.

“It was a year ago, it has become the norm in boxing – I will box, I won’t, I will choose my opponents – I like this one, I don’t like that one. I have a different mentality – it is foreign to me.”

At 41, Beterbiev is still training, hoping to challenge Bivol for a third time and cement himself as the winner of a trilogy that will be remembered for generations to come.