Bill Haney is still trying to change fans’ minds and re-write history about his son, Devin Haney’s loss to Ryan Garcia earlier this year. He still seems pretty bitter about Haney’s loss, which has taken away the aura of invincibility from the former King.
Papa Haney took to social media today to point out that the three judges’ had Devin (31-0, 15 KOs) winning eight of the twelve rounds against Kingry in their fight on April 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. He even produced the scorecards to prove it. Bill comes across as trying to whitewash what happened that nightmarish night.
The thing is, Haney would have won the fight if he’d made some adjustments after the seventh round by taking away Ryan’s left hook. That’s all he had to do. Bill should have lit a fire under Devin’s backside after the seventh to keep his right hand up to take away Ryan’s left, but he didn’t do it.
Unfortunately, Garcia knocked Haney down three times in that fight, hitting the deck hard in the seventh, tenth, and eleventh rounds. It was pretty brutal to watch from the seventh round, especially with the referee deducting a point from Ryan without warning for hitting on the break.
“Everyone else that got it twisted, Devin walked away and said God doesn’t make any mistakes. Eight rounds clean. Eight rounds won. Across ALL the judge’s scorecards. The Ostarine man can keep his knockdowns, truth always. So does the Haney name. Locked in,” said Bill Haney on X.
Haney somehow went the distance but lost a 12-round majority decision. The defeat was later overturned and ruled a no-contest due to Garcia testing positive for the banned PED Ostarine.
Haney could run it back with Garcia in 2025 after Kingry’s year-long suspension expires. That’ll involve some tough negotiations. Ryan is expected back in April, but he’s unlikely to take a top-level fighter immediately. There’s some good cash that Haney can make in that second fight if they can put together a deal.
A clip of Haney training in the gym was posted today, and he looks in good shape. His weight is down, and he shouldn’t have a problem returning to the ring in early 2025. Teofimo Lopez mentioned recently that he’d made a $2.4 million offer with a 55-45 split to Haney, which he declined.
If Haney is turning down that kind of money, it still hasn’t registered with him that he’s been beaten and needs to climb his way back to where he was before. This is typical, though. With a lot of beaten fighters, it doesn’t register with them that they can’t command the same paydays after they’re schooled.
🥊 Devin Haney is back in the gym sharpening his tools!!!
🎥 Devin Haney pic.twitter.com/AA0RBMJEkD
— Fight Hub TV (@FightHubTV) December 7, 2024
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