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“One of Us Raised a Killer” – Haney Runner

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BrianNorman Jr. contrasted his son’s thinking, calling him a “cold-blooded, calculating killer” in the ring compared to Devin Haney, whom he calls a “p***y” who runs and “grabs and holds.”

Norman Sr. states that Devin’s father, Bill Haney, raised a “whore”. He recalls Haney’s fight with Jorge Linares, where he held on tight while he was injured.

Norman’s icy instinct

“Brian Norman is a icy and calculating killer. He has no emotions,” Brian Norman Sr. said MillCity Boxing about his son, Brian Jr. “He’s not afraid of getting hit. When Devin Haney gets in trouble, does he hang on for dear life? We’ve seen it. That’s who he is. Brian Norman doesn’t do that. He stands there and fights.”

Few fans would argue that Norman Jr. he is not a “icy, calculating killer.” This has always been his fighting style. He tries to destroy his opponents without remorse. He is a classic example of an emotional soldier.

Haney was forced to hang on to survive in his fights with Ryan Garcia and Jorge Linares. If it weren’t for the clinching he did in those fights, he probably would have been knocked out.

He raised a killer

“One of us, between me and Bill Haney, grew up in the ring. One of us raised a killer in the ring. When he [Haney] he enters the ring, he’s pissed. He ran away from [Jose] Ramirez. He held on and grabbed on [Jorge] Linares. Devin Haney filed a lawsuit to have the loss removed from his records. They are trying desperately to keep that O,” Norman Sr. said.

Devin is not a boxer and never will be. This is what is called a “fine fighter” with a striking, moving and holding style. It’s basically a watered down version of the ancient style that Floyd Mayweather Jr used. during his career, when he was still physically fit.

Clinching has been a gigantic part of Haney’s game since the Linares fight on May 29, 2021. Devin was injured in round 10 with a right hand and then a right-left combination. For the remainder of the 12-round fight, Haney held steadily.

Ryan showed the way

Norman Jr. he will need to develop a strategy to deal with the constant clinching that Haney is doing for him in order to get his shots on November 22. Ryan Garcia took advantage of Haney’s hold, timing him with a low check left hook as he reached out to grab him. In this way, he harmed him many times.

If Devin had stopped holding on, he would have been in a better position after initially getting wobbled in the first round. He failed. The constant hold had become too ingrained in Haney’s style for him to adapt in this fight. Considering his last fight against Jose Ramirez took place on May 2, 2025, he still uses this tactic as a method to neutralize his opponent’s attack.

Bill fell still

“Once it’s completely on that canvas, his daddy will be standing there with his cock in his hand. I think that’s why Bill doesn’t talk much. He learned from it,” Norman Sr. said about Bill learning from all the nonsense and predictions he made ahead of Devin’s April 20, 2024 fight with Ryan Garcia.

Before the Haney-Ryan megafight last year in April, Bill made outrageous predictions. He was one of them, “I’m sending Devin in there to literally kill him” It didn’t work out well for Haney, as Kingry dropped him three times by 12-round majority decision. The fight could have ended in the seventh round when Devin was on his feet after being dropped by a left hook from Ryan.

The referee stopped the action and penalized Garcia for punching during the break. No warning was given before points were deducted. This low break could have saved Haney from being punched out by Ryan.

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Canelo Alvarez makes his feelings clear after Verhoeven’s controversial 11th round stoppage against Usyk

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Canelo Alvarez makes feelings clear on controversial Verhoeven stoppage against Usyk in 11th round

Canelo Alvarez commented on the controversial break between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven.

The boxing world was buzzing with their reaction Usyk successfully defended his heavyweight crown against Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

However, for a long time it seemed that this would not be an effective defense, and the final came in the 11th round when referee Mark Lyson stopped the fight, which many viewers prematurely believed.

Verhoeven performed well above expectations, causing Usyk numerous problems throughout the fight, but although he recovered from the knockdown, the kickboxing star was stopped on his feet and denied the chance to advance to the 12th round.

Tony Bellew believes Verhoeven should be given a chance to continue his career, but Mexican superstar Canelo does not share the same view.

I talk to professional boxing fansCanelo revealed that he agreed with the judge’s decision.

“It was a good fight, I don’t think so [that it was was an early stoppage]I think they saved a brutal knockout.”

Usyk is expected to take some time before deciding on his next move, with some fans calling for an immediate rematch with Verhoeven while others want him to face mandatory WBC title challenger Agit Kabayel now.

As for Canelo, he will return to action in September and will look to reclaim his world titles when he fights WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

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Prince Naseem Hamed’s biopic “Giant” hits the United States on May 22

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a biopic chronicling the career of former featherweight champion Prince Naseem Hamed will be released in select U.S. theaters and on VOD on May 22. The film stars Amir El-Masry as Hamed and Pierce Brosnan as his longtime trainer Brendan Ingle, with Sylvester Stallone among the executive producers.

Directed and written by Rowan Athale, it premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2025 and was released in the UK and Ireland on January 9, 2026, before arriving in the Middle East via the Red Sea Film Festival. Vertical holds U.S. distribution rights, and the film was financed by AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital.

What the movie covers

The plot follows Hamed’s rise from Sheffield, England, to a world title under Ingle, an Irish-born steelworker who ran a boxing gym in a church hall. According to the official description, the film also addresses the racism and Islamophobia that Hamed faced in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, and also focuses on his relationship with Ingle, who died in 2018.

Collider published an exclusive clip from the film on May 21 featuring Hamed’s 1994 fight against Vincenzo Belcastro. In this fight, Hamed won the European bantamweight title in 12 rounds, which was only his 12th professional contest, which was the beginning of his later career.

The warrior behind the film

Hamed, a southpaw of Yemeni heritage, finished his professional career with a 36-1 record and 31 knockouts while holding featherweight titles in multiple sanctioning bodies throughout the 1990s. Now 51, he was known for his unconventional style, pre-fight showmanship and ring walks that often ended with a fall over the top rope. In 2015, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Following Ingle’s death, Hamed directly attributed his success to his coach Ring that without him he wouldn’t have achieved what he did in sports.

The supporting cast included Toby Stephens as promoter Frank Warren and Katherine Dow Blyton as Alma Ingle. The film lasts 110 minutes.

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Rico Verhoeven reacts to the loss of Oleksandr Usyk

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Rico Verhoeven insists he has proven he belongs in boxing despite an 11th-round loss to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night in Egypt.

The former kickboxing champion pushed Usyk much harder than many expected before the referee stepped in tardy in the fight. At the time of the stoppage, two judges had the fight even at 95-95, with the third having Verhoeven ahead 96-94.


“Yeah, it sucks. I felt like I was so close to shocking the world,” Rico Verhoeven told DAZN Boxing after the fight.

“I want to stay here. I think I showed the world that I can definitely box. Even as a kickboxer they told me, ‘Who is this guy? He can’t do anything. It’ll be four or five rounds,’ but I think after four or five rounds we were pretty even in terms of results.”

“So I think it was a crazy, crazy performance. I felt like I was so close to winning, but it is what it is.”

Verhoeven entered the fight as the main underdog against the undefeated unified heavyweight champion, but his physical pressure, size and willingness to trade caused Usyk to struggle during several early and middle rounds.

The performance immediately changed the discussion about Verhoeven’s future in boxing.

Rather than treat the fight as a one-off, the Dutch heavyweight later made it clear that he planned to continue boxing despite the defeat. His comments also reflected the fierceness of the fight before Usyk finally took control in the championship rounds and forced a stoppage.

For much of the fight, Verhoeven looked much more comfortable than many expected against one of boxing’s greatest champions.

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