By: Sean Crose
Whereas it’s true Devin Haney received his battle in opposition to Joseph Ramirez final Friday night time in Time’s Sq., it’s just about a given reality that almost all of followers and analysts discovered his efficiency to be a dud. And why wouldn’t they’ve? Haney’s main objective that night time could nicely have been to keep away from getting hit clear by Ramirez. Whereas he actually received the match truthful and sq., the San Francisco native didn’t precisely impress these curious to see how he would come again from the beating he took on the gloved fists of Ryan Garcia a yr earlier.
As everybody now is aware of, nonetheless, a banned substance was present in Garcia’s system across the time of the bout. The battle was then basically declared null and void. What’s extra, Garcia was suspended for a full yr. On prime of all that, Garcia ended getting bested in his personal ring return Friday in New York, being dropped and decisioned by the appreciable underdog Roland “Rolly” Romero. Haney could have seemed unhealthy final week, however Garcia seemed even worse. Folks at the moment are arguing that Garcia misplaced as a result of he didn’t have the assistance of efficiency enhancement medicine in opposition to Romero. Which will or will not be true, nevertheless it finally doesn’t appear to matter for Haney.
Why? As a result of for no matter cause Haney was crushed severely by Garcia that night time in 2024, so severely that it could have altered the way in which Haney fought within the ring final weekend in New York. Nonetheless, it’s as much as Haney now to depart the previous behind if attainable. The query is whether or not or not he can. Ought to Haney now be a shell of his former self, that’s a substantial tragedy. If he can regain his outdated spark, nonetheless, Haney can as soon as once more be a drive to be reckoned with. At his finest, he’s fairly a formidable fighter.
Boxing is nothing if not a wierd endeavor. For each crushing defeat there appears to be a comeback story to stability issues out. George Foreman epitomized this by being each the picture of defeat and the image of an excellent return over the course of some many years. Though not an exhilarating fighter, Haney is a excessive octane professional. Earlier than final weekend his fights by no means got here throughout as boring. His battle in opposition to Vasyl Lomachenko, for example, was a blazer. Right here’s hoping that model of Haney is ready to return. It could be good for the well being of the game.
