Devin Haney’s father, Bill Haney, says they’re using Jose Ramirez as preparation on May 2nd for the rematch with Ryan Garcia in October. That’s the fight that Bill and Devin (31-0, 15 KOs) want more than anything because they want to get revenge for what happened last April.
Targeting The Left
Bill feels that Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs) has a powerful left hook, and they’re working on taking that away from him. If Devin can neutralize that weapon, the chances are he’ll be able to do the same against Ryan Garcia in the rematch.
Ramirez has more than a left hook in his offensive arsenal. If they focus just on that punch, they could get tagged by his right hand, which is equally dangerous. If Haney loses to Jose, he could still potentially fight Ryan in October.
It would be Turki’s call. He obviously wants that fight. It would be less interesting for fans if Haney faces Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero later this year if Ryan beats him on the May 2nd card. Not only would a fight between Haney and Rolly be one that doesn’t interest people, but it would be one that would be risky for Devin. Rolly can punch, and he does well against weaker fighters without power.
“We’re getting ready for this run to have an amazing year. Getting hit with that in the first round was something that was unexpected,” said Bill Haney to Cigar Talk, discussing how Devin Haney was hurt in his last fight against Ryan Garcia.
Bill shouldn’t count his chickens before they’ve hatched because this could be a miserable year for Devin. He could lose twice this year, and his career would end.
“Same Hook”
“If you have an opportunity, you want to work on it with the next fight, and the next fighter is Jose Ramirez,” said Bill about Haney using Ramirez to work on preparing for the rematch with Ryan by taking away his left hook. “I’m not overlooking Jose. That’s the same hook.
“He was always fighting back. We have a way of looking at each other to say ‘I’ve got something left,’” said Bill when asked if he ever considered stopping the fight to save Haney against Ryan. “We’re well-prepared over here and everything that it takes to get behind an elite like Devin.”
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