Turki Al-Shiekh posted a photo of him standing with Devin Haney and his dad, Bill Haney, today at their meeting. Haney is meeting with Turki to discuss the possibility of him fighting on one of his Riyadh Season cards.
Devin (31-0, 15 KOs) says he already received an offer from BLK Prime to fight in March, but he wants to see what Turki has in store for him. It’s unclear what kind of money Haney expects to get for what is likely to be a tuneup fight to help him regain his confidence after his loss to Ryan Garcia.
“Even Playing Field”
During an interview with the press today in London, Haney talked about wanting to “fight the best” and said he just wants an “even playing field.” He claims he’s going to “clean up the sport.” Much of the focus of Devin’s interview was on him trying to whitewash his loss to Ryan, blaming it on his being “cheated” by him.
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 10, 2025
Well, if Turki offers Haney an opponent with some pop in his punches for his next Riyadh Season card, the rematch Ryan Garcia is going to go up in smoke and be about as worthless as the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua ‘Battle of The Losers’ fight. Ryan Garcia did a number on Haney, clocking him last April and beating the living daylights out of him for 12 rounds.
Everything will be fine if Turki offers Devin a tomato can with no power and only a few marbles following around in his head. That kind of guy Haney can beat, but anyone else would put him at risk of getting blown out again.
“Just because I was cheated in a fight, that doesn’t mean I’m going to change my tune. I still feel the same way. I still feel I’m the best fighter in the world,” said Devin Haney to the media on Friday in London, trying to pump himself up by yapping rather than fighting artificially. “I think on an even playing field, I can beat all these guys.
“I don’t have any news on my next opponent yet. We were looking at some guys, but His Excellency [Turki Al-Shiekh] has called me for a meeting with him. That’s why I’m here with him. We’ll see. Hopefully, we can get something.
“It’s a possibility. BLK Prime has an opportunity for me in March. They offered me something, but now His Excellency has called for a meeting for me to fight. So, we’ll see if we can iron something out while I’m here,” said Haney.
Seeking An Easy Fight?
If Turki wants Haney to fight a live body on one of his Riyadh cards, he’ll sink the rematch with Garcia into the mud. Haney will lose, and his career will go up in smoke. Haney isn’t capable of beating top-tier fighters at 135, 140, or 147.
You put him in with top fighters from any of those weight classes, and he’ll lose. I mean, real top fighters, not George Kambosos or Regis Prograis. I’m talking about quality fighters like Gervonta Davis, Jaron Ennis, Richardson Hitchins, Alberto Puello, and Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela.
Devin is still trying to use Ryan’s positive test for trace levels of Ostarine as the reason for his loss last April, but fans aren’t buying that. They saw Haney get whipped, and they’re not buying his Ostarine excuse.
They saw him getting hit with left hooks all night and being saved by the referee in the seventh with his timely point deduction of Garcia for hitting on the break. The point deduction had no prior warning given to Ryan.
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