Invoice Haney downplayed Brian Norman Jr’s possibilities of victory over his son, Devin Haney, right this moment, saying that he’s on a “decrease degree” for his or her combat this Saturday evening on the Ring IV card on DAZN PPV on the ANB Enviornment in Riyadh.
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Invoice has taken a low of profile within the promotion of the Haney vs. Norman Jr. combat. At present, Invoice was entrance and middle, predicting victory for Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) in his title problem in opposition to WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs).
Haney’s Third-Division Hunt
Haney goes after his third division world title on Saturday. If he’s victorious, he’ll maintain the WBO belt, and it’ll make his rematch with Ryan Garcia a lot larger in 2026, having the belt at stake. It’ll assist validate the combat.
“Brian Norman Jr. is on a decrease degree than him,” stated Invoice Haney to Fighthype, putting WBO 147-lb champion Norman Jr. under his son, Devin Haney, going into their combat this Saturday. “They’re doing a complete lot of speaking. They haven’t overwhelmed no person like Devin. They haven’t fought no person like Devin. Till they do it, how can they be doing something aside from dreaming. You’re about to get your a** whooped,” stated Invoice, sending a message to Brian Norman Jr.
Norman Jr. hasn’t fought the blokes Haney has, however there’s nonetheless not a lot that separates their resumes. Devin solely has two notable fighters on his profession resume: Ryan Garcia and Vasily Lomachenko. Many boxing followers imagine that Haney misplaced each fights. In order that undermines Invoice Haney’s argument that Devin has a superior resume.
Norman Jr. would have a superb opportunity of beating Ryan and the a lot smaller, older 35-year-old model of Lomachenko that Haney fought in 2023.
Norman Jr. Fires Again
“I really feel like Devin Haney is a superb fighter. We’ve seen his resume. I added that to myself as a victory. So, you haven’t any selection however to respect me after this,” stated Brian Norman Jr. to Fighthype right this moment, speaking concerning the Haney conflict. “I can win on factors, however I don’t belief the judges in any respect.”
The way in which Norman Jr. is speaking, he’s sounding satisfied that he has no selection however to attain a knockout of Haney to keep away from winding up dropping a controversial resolution. That’s placing a whole lot of stress on himself by pondering like that. Devin could be very tough to hit cleanly when he’s combating defensively, transferring and giving virtually no alternatives to land energy pictures.
We noticed in Haney’s final combat in opposition to Jose Ramirez on Might 2, 2025, that each one he must do is land an occasional jab, and that’s sufficient for him to win rounds. He solely landed 70 punches in all the combat, and nonetheless gained by a large 12-round unanimous resolution by the scores 119-109, 119-109, and 118-110.
That combat was a dry run for Saturday’s match between Haney and Norman Jr. If he might do this in opposition to Ramirez, the probabilities are excessive that he’ll do the identical in opposition to Norman Jr. if he doesn’t get hit with any of his KO blows.
