Regardless of being badly overwhelmed up by Ryan Garcia in his most up-to-date struggle, this again in April, Devin Haney stays an enormous, marketable identify within the sport. Additionally, because of Garcia’s flunked medicine take a look at, the April struggle, although just about a beatdown for “The Dream,” a nightmare if you’ll, shouldn’t be logged in as a loss, as an alternative it’s within the books as a NC.
Now, Haney is plotting his ring return. The revenge struggle with Garcia, or the repeat struggle, name it what you’ll, might occur at some point, however as of proper now sources have informed Forbes that Haney and Teofimo Lopez are negotiating a struggle for a while subsequent yr.
“In keeping with sources I spoke to with direct data, Haney is negotiating to face Teofimo Lopez in his return bout,” the Forbes article reads. “The supply didn’t share dates or cash, however Haney and Lopez would headline a large card in 2025 if the struggle is agreed to. The cardboard could be broadcast on ESPN and promoted by High Rank.”
And this one would for certain be an attention-grabbing struggle. 27 yr outdated Lopez, 21-1(13) and the reigning WBO champ at 140 kilos, is coming off a call win over the considerably little-known Steve Claggett, and “The Takeover” wants an enormous struggle. Is Haney an enormous struggle for Teo at this stage? The 2 males each maintain a win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, and each males are unbeaten at 140 kilos, with Lopez’ sole loss, to George Kambosos, coming down at 135 kilos.
Haney, 31-0-1 no contest (15) has not gained a struggle since December of 2013, when he regarded spectacular in scoring a lopsided choice win over Regis Prograis. The massive query, certainly one of them no less than, is how a lot did that multi-knockdown, heavy punishment loss to Garcia (an over the load Garcia) take out of Haney? Can 25 yr outdated Haney come again and get again to the place he as soon as was? What’s on this struggle for Lopez apart, maybe, from a superb payday? If Teo hammers Haney, the critics will say it doesn’t imply an excessive amount of as Haney was ruined by Garcia.
As for who else may characteristic on this “large card,” and the place it will likely be held, we will solely wait and see.
Proper now, off the highest of 1’s head, Lopez must be checked out as the massive favorite to defeat Haney/ Agree or disagree?
