Devin Haney has blown his chance for a rematch with Ryan Garcia by suing him, and if he doesn’t retire, he will have limited options for his next fight.
The big paydays that Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) wants aren’t there without him avenging his loss to Ryan, and that opportunity has gone out the window now with his decision to initiate a lawsuit against him. He needs to avenge his loss, but he can no longer do that due to his decision to sue.
Before the lawsuit, Garcia had expressed interest in giving Haney a rematch to let him get the chance for a get-back, but not anymore. On social media last night, Ryan shut down the possibility of Haney getting a lucrative rematch against him by saying it’s not happening due to his lawsuit.
Haney’s market value appears to have dropped, as we saw with the low purse bid of $2.24 million for his title defense against his WBC light welterweight mandatory Sandor Martin.
Devin chose not to agree to that fight due to the minuscule bid won by Top Rank, and he was made ‘Champion in recess’ with the WBC.
If Haney chooses to continue his career, he’ll likely have to move up to welterweight because he’s too big to compete in the 140-lb division. His disastrous performance against Ryan on April 20th may have partially resulted from weight drain.
For fighters like Haney, who repeatedly drop massive amounts of weight to compete in a division well below their size, something eventually has to give.
Haney’s Options at 147
– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
– Mario Barrios
– Brian Norman Jr.
– Conor Benn
– Eimantas Stanionis
Those are all tough fights for Haney and ones that he could lose. It wouldn’t be wise for Haney to tangle with Boots because that would be a step too far for him. If promoter Eddie Hearn is interested in paying Haney well to fight Conor Benn, that would be an excellent fight for him and a winnable one.
Benn’s Superman power has disappeared in his last two fights, and he now looks the mortal he was before his sudden rise several years ago. Haney would have a good chance of beating Benn if Hearn is willing to pay big money to make it happen. Hearn might want to save Benn for Chris Eubank Jr. because that match will eventually be a big one in the UK.
Let’s sue this guy pic.twitter.com/6ZZX9YEsAg
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) September 30, 2024
I’m so over this Haney fight but they keep on bothering me and talking about it
I’m ready for bigger things
Leave me alone, I already beat your ass
Nothing else to prove
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) September 30, 2024
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