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Devin Haney confronts the “shot” before Brian Norman Jr.

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1 year ago

July 29, 2025

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Devin Haney says that critics intended to destroy him, regardless of how he performed in his last fight with Jose Ramirez on the Times Square card in May in May. Haney (32-0, 15 KO), people did not intend to find something that to criticize him about how he fought.

Ramirez Fight: Haney’s “Shot”?

Haney did not throw any blows in battle, just like Ramirez. He didn’t have to move as much as he did, but he seemed concerned about catching.

The fans noticed that the former world champion with two divisions, Haney, seemed “shot” with the participation of the year and defeated Ryan Garcia. They attribute his reluctance to throw blows as signs of mental damage.

He was dropped three times by Kingry in their fight in April in April and postponed three extra times that the judge did not count. It was a fight that many fans considered a stop.

Norman Jr. The fight is waiting

Haney will be dealing with the biggest blow in the Semi -Federal Libration Division, the master of WBO Brian Norman Jr., November 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a fight that Devin cannot afford hesitation, because if he doesn’t let him go, Norman Jr. He will talk to him to get a knockout.

“They are supposed to say something,” said Devin Haney to call the magazine XResponding to the saying that fans think there was a “shot” in his fight with Jose Ramirez in May last year. “If I went there and hit a few left hooks, they would say,” He didn’t learn anything. He was hit with the same blow. “

It is worrying that Haney cannot openly admit that he was worried about cutting, and he lacked trust in the chin to be able to make shots from 33-year-old Jose Ramirez.

“If I went there and were hit all the right hands, they will say:” Now he is a loser for the right. ” So they will say something, regardless of that.

Haney Eyes third title

“I want to be the best to me. On November 22, I want to be the best possible Devin Haney. I want to go there and become a champion of three collections and win another victory,” said Devin.

Last updated 28/28/2025

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyu's Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News"

Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight"

Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.