By: Hans Themistode
Devin Haney always has high expectations for himself.
An amateur, Haney was praised for his slick boxing skills, which led to national acclaim and a 138-8 record. Haney’s professional career to date, continues to follow the path he expected. Having won the vacant 135-pound interim WBC title in 2019, before being elevated to full belt holder shortly after, Haney believes his stardom will only continue to rise.
Not only does Haney believe his overall skill set will make him an unmissable boxer, but with his competitive level now increasing, he doubts it will only help. for him in the long run.
After consecutive wins over former champions Yuriorkis Gamboa and Jorge Linares, Haney secured the most impressive win of her career over Joseph Diaz. The two officially clashed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 4.
Though Diaz had his moments, Haney used his overall boxing prowess to win a pretty broad unanimous decision. At the age of 23, while Haney is proud to be considered one of the best young boxers in the world. However, he believes it is only a matter of time before the word child is completely eliminated.
Haney told a group of reporters: “I knew I would be there one day but we just fought each other. “We’ll keep adding guys to the resume and before you know it, I’ll be at the top of that pound chart.”
An achievement that will go a long way toward Haney hitting his pound balance goal, will be the undisputed showdown with unified champion George Kambosos Jr.
The Australian-born man vehemently and defiantly stepped into the backyard of former unified champion Teofimo Lopez in New York’s Madison Square Garden and continued to work and unbox his man. As a result, Kambosos Jr is arguably the most frustrating incident of the year.
Since being crowned a world champion this past November, Haney has urged the new titleholder to face him next. In a bid to increase his chances of being selected next, Haney not only revealed he’s open to traveling to Australia, but he also recently received his first COVID-19 shot. me. He has also promised to take a second dose once their competition becomes official, a must before entering Australia.
If their competition comes to fruition and Haney succeeds as the undisputed lightweight champion, his 1-pound dream could soon come true.
More than anything, Haney not only aspires to be recognized worldwide as the best boxer in the world, but whenever pugilistic sport is mentioned in conversation, he wants his name mentioned. Firstly.
“I feel like I’m going to be the American man for the face of boxing.”
