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Haney claims Norman Win makes him P4P, but critics disagree

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Image: Devin Haney Says Beating Norman Jr. Makes Him P4P-Worthy

Devin Haney says if he is victorious in his fight against undefeated WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. on Saturday night, he will deserve to be high on the pound-for-pound list.

Haney (32-0, 16 KO) claims he was on the P4P list for the Ryan Garcia fight but was removed after the defeat. For the record, he finished 6th after defeating Vasily Lomachenko and Regis Prograis in back-to-back fights.

Norman’s Slender Plate

The problem with Haney’s belief that the victory over Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KO) would put him on a top 10 P4P list is that he’s not on it. Moreover, Norman Jr. he had not defeated any significant opponent in his career, and yet he was elevated to the WBO welterweight title.

Haney doesn’t say who he should replace on the list to make the top 10. What did he look like in fights with Jose Ramirez, Ryan Garcia and Vasily Lomachenko It’s not worth the price, is it?

Ring magazine’s top 10 pound-for-pound (P4P) results.

  1. Terence Crawford
  2. Aleksander Usyk
  3. Naoya Inoue
  4. Dmitry Bivol
  5. Artur Beterbiew
  6. Jesse Rodriguez
  7. Junto Nakatani
  8. Shakur Stevenson
  9. David Benavidez
  10. Canelo Alvarez

Fans would ridicule Devin if he argued that he deserved to be rated higher by fans than Canelo, Benavidez, Shakur, Nakatani, “Bam” Rodriguez, Beterbiev, Bivol, Inoue or Usyk. If Ring Magazine gave him a high ranking, it would look bad.

P4P policy in the game

Fans are already criticizing their rankings as political for placing Crawford above Usyk at the top of the P4P list. However, removing one of the top 10 players from the list to include Haney would be just as bad.

“With Ryan [Garcia] fighting, I was taken off the pound-for-pound list, or at least some people’s list. But I think this is a fight that will put me back on that list, high on that list,” said Devin Haney Ring Magazine on his belief that defeating WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. on Saturday would be worth adding to the pound-for-pound list.

What exactly does Haney have to do

For Haney to be on the P4P list, he would have to do more than just beat Norman Jr. This would be a good start for him, but he would need to put together several solid performances in a row. He didn’t do it.

Required wins required by Haney for P4P consideration

  1. Brian Norman Jr.
  2. Jaron Ennis
  3. Gary Antuanne Russell
  4. Teofimo Lopez

In his last four fights, Haney has had three penniless performances he should have two defeats. A 2-2 record in his last four fights is not P4P worthy.

  • Jose Ramirez: Win – unanimous decision in 12 rounds
  • Ryan Garcia: Lost – 12-round majority decision
  • Regis Prograis: Win – unanimous decision in 12 rounds
  • Vasily Lomachenko: Win – (controversial) unanimous decision in 12 rounds

“It would show what type of fighter I am. In my first fight, I’m fighting the best guy at 147 pounds. I didn’t make any adjustments or look for the guy who would be the easiest to win the world title,” Haney said. “I went and faced the best guy. He’s just a pound-for-pound fighter. He’s a pound-for-pound champion.”

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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"Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshua's Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns"

Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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