Haney may have trouble with Norman. And Devin is not a gift for Brian

Haney has blighted his resume with poor performances. However, a victory over Norman can turn everything around Devin Haney in 2021-2023 was a true star fighter. Everyone lacked dynamic events in his duels, but opponent after opponent the American paved his way to the status he wanted to achieve.

Boxing then at lightweight, Devin defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jorge Linares, Joseph Diaz and George Cambosos twice. And with the status of absolute world champion and victories, he went to the main match of that stage of his career.

Haney was not overrated for the most part. That is, they understood that the same Cambosos is a so-called opponent, and Gamboa and Linares are retired. However, these were still good scalps before the meeting with Vasyl Lomachenko.

Lomachenko came out ready for the fight for the absolute championship this time. No hand injuries, no shoulder injuries and no confidence that they have to give away the victory simply because he held the belts for a long time once before.

The outcome of that meeting is still disputed. Most of the fans, especially from the US, are sure that Devin won. Minimal, but still won. No less, if not a larger part, assures that Haynie definitely lost – Lomachenko was more active, more accurate and simply a better fighter than his opponent.

However, argue it or not, we all have a fact: Haney was given the win. Right or wrong is another thing. Devin raised his hand, he retained the absolute championship, and Lomachenko was finally disappointed in professional boxing.

Since then, Devin has faced Regis Progress when he moved up to fight for the first welterweight title. He won there. Then he met with Ryan Garcia – the first boxer in a long time who was not smaller than him. And lost.

Later, Ryan failed a doping test and the result was revoked. But by and large, Haney has already experienced what it’s like to be beaten and raised against you.

After that there was a long break and a return. Jose Carlos Ramirez in the current version did not invent anything against the opponent. And Devin himself didn’t do anything – he ran from the opponent, sometimes throwing punches. To win – he won, but he ruined his resume even more.

Devin is mostly disliked by the fans. They say that he lost the fight with Loma, he lost the fight with Garcia, and he was just afraid of Ramirez. He is not interesting to watch, and – in general – there is too much hype around a boxer who is afraid to box.

This time he changes the division again – rises even higher. And he will meet with a boxer who has only recently attracted more attention to himself.

Brian Norman challenged Jaron Ennis to a fight. Jaron says Bryan backed out of the match. He claims that they did not want to pay him enough. One way or another, the duel did not take place. But Norman continued to do his job – beating opponents, mostly early. To visit them and knock them out there.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Brian Norman The Japanese Jin Sasaki was knocked out by Norman in such a way that he had to be carried out on a stretcher. The guy has great strength in his hands, and just a desire to fight with opponents, give a show and bright fights. That is, to do what Haynie does not want to show lately. If he ever wanted to show it at all.

Who is the favorite? Devin Haney. The average coefficient for his victory is 1.87. On his opponent – 1.90. Very close, yes.

The match can go either way. For example, Haynie can comfortably outwork an opponent from a distance. Devin’s footwork is enough to keep the visage from getting close, keep him on the jab and work from distance. When the opponent still gets hold of him, you can tie him up in a clinch. And then keep your distance again. Right on schedule. Exactly according to plan. Accurately.

However, it is also possible that Norman will catch up with the opponent quite quickly. While he is still scouting the distance, he is figuring out what to do. This is where Bryan can get in where he needs to go and deliver the punches.

The American hits no worse than Ryan Garcia. And Haney definitely didn’t start holding the shot better. Just does everything not to miss it.

But suddenly Norman will catch his pace and be closer? Will break through the distance, attack. Will send the opponent to a knockdown. Here Haynie will have to go forward and open up to catch up with the opponent. And this is exactly what Brian needs – for the opponent to come to his distance and fight. This is where Devin may end up.

Fortunately, this time Haney will face an interesting opponent. Of course, Jose Carlos Ramirez can also be mentioned as an aggressor who could create problems for Devin. However, let’s not forget that the best days of the Mexican-American are long gone. And Norman is only 24 years old. And he has enough desire and health to cut Haney’s corners as much as needed. To catch him after all.

Devin talks a lot about weight. He says that he will feel completely different in the welterweight division. And this time he will have the strength to answer Norman’s blows. We want to believe it, because Bryan is not sinless in defense. But so far there is no reason to believe that this is true.

Such a match is a great chance to prove to both of them what needs to be proven. Haney is that he’s not just a runner who’s afraid of a fight. For Norman, the fact that he is not just beating little-known fighters, as Devin says, but is also ready for real competition.

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