Hello fighting fans and welcome to another Thursday gathering around my inflated bag, awaiting my weekly salty truth. This week we have questions/comments regarding Devin Haney’s Future, lightweight abilities, Prograis-Zepeda, risk reward and more.
GGG’s blueprint is taking over
Hi, Magno, hope you and your family are doing well.
I always agree with your assessment of GGG’s career. He will only fight opponents for whom he is a heavyweight until he cashes in on a big payday, whether it’s Canelo, Cotto, or even Mayweather, who is a welterweight.
I’m noticing a trend with Benavidez and Jermall Charlo. Now we don’t know if the boxers are willing to take the risk and their respective management and promotion teams are the ones guiding their careers to avoid risk and play the waiting game. to make money on a big payday against Canelo. Rumor has it that Benavidez is fighting Uzcategui and Jermall Charlo is still the MIA.
The managers and promoters found the fans. When fans want to see the top man tested, they don’t mind letting side b fight c-rank opponents repeatedly and smash them. The gauge is different. They’re not doing somersaults, but guess who, yes, Canelo is doing somersaults. Can you imagine Canelo fighting Uzcategui or Montiel? We’re not going to let Caleb go up against Benavidez or Jermall because if he beats them, and he has a hit to do so, that kills the aura around Benavidez or Charlo as tough challenges for them. with Canelo, and again they may, but this waiting game, while understandably a wise business move, should be named by the media, as you have done in the past. past.
Take care
– Benjamin from Puerto Rico
Hey Benjamin.
I don’t think it’s the cocks that stop the games, at least not until they develop a sense of enjoying the free passes given out by fans and/or the media over the years. . For example, a guy like Golovkin has learned throughout his career that everything can be blamed on someone else and that he will never be responsible for anything related to his career. . So after a while it just became a part of who he was. Taking risks is never part of the equation if it is not necessary to take risks to earn a very comfortable life.
Fans and the media are largely responsible for this trend among high-end fighters. The double standards that are imposed on some fighters as opposed to others are annoying. And those double standards come from everywhere these days. People need to stop coding their favorites. They need to start treating fights like any other consumer product – if it’s not worth it to them, it’s not worth their money or attention. Stage = Stage. The promoters/managers/strugglers/networks will soon learn their lesson if consumers start acting like consumers.
Ask every boxing fan and they will wholeheartedly agree with the above. The problem is that they turn a blind eye to their own particular favorites. Keeping everyone accountable is key to turning this trend around. However, I really doubt boxing and media fans will ever reach the level of self-awareness, not social media and traditional media that essentially encourage the set. In this sense, we and them psychologically.
Now what about Devin Haney?
Hey Paul
So the context for 135 and 140 now seems a bit clear that Devin Haney is a 135 year old man and he pretends to stay in the division for some matches.
My assumption is that Bob Arum will plan to do Haney vs Loma (assuming he beats Ortiz) and the winner will face Stevenson (after 135 tests of his own waters).
How do you see these 2 potential battle packs play out? I still believe that Loma is so good at 30-something that he can still beat them both
For 140, I’m just glad Prograis and Zepeda are fighting. Of course, I’m Mexican and Chon’s big heart makes me root for him, but Prograis is just as good, so the only thing I’m looking forward to is a good fight, who do you think will take care of it? get that?
I won’t even include Tank vs Ryan because we’ve talked about this and you and I both agree that Ryan will get a wake-up call with that fight. Looks like Teofimo can’t get enough tweaks.
Best regards.
– Miguel
Hey Miguel.
I don’t think it’s possible that we see Haney stay in the Top Rated family.
So let’s consider all the possibilities for him.
If we go by the ranking of the four sanctioning bodies, we can only hope and pray that the IBF and their number one contender Gustavo Lemos from Argentina are somehow not favored. The WBC and WBO, in their most recently posted rankings, do not include Vasiliy Lomachenko. 1 candidate. WBA has Ryan Garcia is not. 1. Then there’s Gervonta Davis, who holds the WBA’s “regular” belt at 135 and, I guess, has some preference if he wants to take on the “super” champion Haney.
But which war is really likely and/or possible?
Haney signed a two-way deal with Top Rank to secure a match against the then 3-belt champion Kambosos and a subsequent rematch. As far as I know, he’s a free agent now. In a perfect world, that would mean he could go anywhere and fight anyone. However, in this completely imperfect world, his free agency means tough negotiations with any number of possible suitors. And negotiations will be made more difficult because of the sacrifices Team Haney has made to stand a chance of becoming unified champions.
His men will demand a king’s ransom because they consider themselves the absolute A-side because of Devin’s unifying champion status. Unfortunately, despite what boxing enthusiasts like to tell themselves, unified champion status isn’t what drives the boxing business. Haney may have 18 belts, but he’s still significantly behind Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia, and maybe even Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson.
Negotiations will be difficult and lengthy, no matter where he goes. Unless, maybe, he gets the money back at DAZN, who will pour the money into his bank account and let him fight the middle and high school opposition in the meantime stars beg for the chance to join Team Stream.
If I had to bet who, among the big names, actually fought Haney, I would guess Lomachenko. He seems to be the easiest person to come to terms with because above all else, he values belts.
A safer bet, however, might be that Haney will soon pass 135 and drop the belt into boxing’s Goodwill, where every hotshot lightweight can be a champ in his own pocket size. ta.
But, as far as Haney-Lomachenko? Loma is still an elite level talent, but I think he’s going to have a tough fight with Haney and especially with Shakur. A lot of the sensational, unorthodox, untimed, oddly angled stuff he does would be nullified against someone with superior (or equal) speed. Haney and Shakur are natural. I equate it with the difference in baseball between a pitcher and a pitcher. The pitcher has a lot of smoke and mirrors and he succeeds by his ability to juggle batters and get them to cheat. A prolific pitcher with high-end smart baseball can face the best of the best hitters and blow them away, even when the batter is at full strength and ready. ready for the shot.
A lot that Lomachenko worked hard to perfect as a boxer comes naturally to Haney and Shakur. Honestly, right now, I’d choose both instead of Lomachenko.
As for Prograis-Zepeda? I like the program. He has next level talent and ability. Zepeda, in my eyes, is half as bad as Prograis. It will be a good fight, though, and I wouldn’t rule out an upset.
When it comes to Tank-Garcia, I still think Golden Boy would seriously take this fight now to Ryan. The only thing I can think of is that they see Garcia as a loose cannon that can explode at some point and they want to make money now.
I like Teo Lopez, but he’s definitely a rudderless ship at the moment. There’s an odd sadness behind his courage and he gives off the vibe of having a bad weekend after a total meltdown. I hope I’m wrong and he can move forward in his campaign at 140. He’s an entertaining, engaging fighter.
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