Now, Devin Haney, who claims to be better than Floyd Mayweather, seems to have become a joke, as he suffered a miserable finish against Ryan Garcia, knocked to the canvas three times, and finally lost on points, tasting the first defeat of his career.
After the game, a photo of Haney receiving care dominated the Internet, showing that his jaw was abnormally swollen and suspected to have suffered a fracture. To that end, Garcia gloated on social media: "Haney's jaw is broken, I guess what's the name of this game?"
In the battle with Garcia, Haney was hit in the jaw shortly after the opening, causing garlic to be mixed under his feet, and then fell to the ground 3 times, all of which were caused by Garcia hitting the jaw, so the pressure on the jaw can be imagined, so it cannot be ruled out that it was really interrupted.
In response to the outside speculation, Haney responded a few hours later, saying that there was no problem with his jaw, and at the same time called for a rematch with Garcia.
"Allah is the perfect mastermind, and He never makes mistakes," Hani said. Get up from the ring like a real champion and keep fighting, I'm 100% good and I'm willing to do it again when we're all gaining weight! Like I said, I didn't break anything and I'll be back. ”
Haney seemed to blame the loss on his opponent's overweight, which may have been a factor, but to Haney's disappointment, Garcia was not keen on a rematch, or that the two did not sign a rematch agreement at all, leaving Haney passive.
Garcia said after his victory over Haney that it would be difficult for him to keep his weight in the 140-pound super-lightweight division and that he intends to move up to the 147-pound welterweight division, mentioning the names of several fighters - Terence Crawford, Jason Ennis, Connor Benn, and bluntly saying that it doesn't matter if he has a title as long as it is profitable, so Haney may not be able to rematch Garcia smoothly.
However, for Haney, the only thing that makes him happy is that he still has the WBC gold despite the loss. Due to Garcia's overweight, he will not be able to win the title even if he wins, but many people have raised objections to the continued retention of Haney's title, feeling that the WBC gold should be vacant.
This week, WBC president Mauricio Suleiman made it clear that Hani would continue to enjoy the title, which was a reassurance for Hani.
Suleiman wrote on the official platform: Congratulations to Garcia for overcoming all obstacles and winning a huge battle. Congratulations to Hani, he showed great heart and level, just like Castillo vs Colares rematch, the challenger didn't pass the weigh-in, and Haney is still the WBC champion today.
Given that Haney will not be able to rematch Garcia as desired, it has been reported that he will need to force a fight against WBC No. 1 fighter Sandor Martin next, but this bout is not an ideal match for DAZN, at least not to the PPV paid level. Some fans have suggested that even if Haney gives up the WBC title and goes after IBF champion Subel Matthias, WBA champion Isaac Cruz, and WBO champion Teofimo Lopez, it is better than nesting in the WBC for a salty and unwary title defense.
It is estimated that Haney does not want to face Martin either, after all, the opponent is unknown, and the WBC retains his belt after Haney's defeat, which will also make Haney feel that this belt is not so valuable.
Rumor has it that Haney really doesn't rule out giving up the WBC belt and may be looking to move up to 147 pounds, as Harney struggles to control his weight at 140 pounds, and an upgrade may be ideal. If the WBC belt does remain vacant, it is estimated that the No. 1 challenger Martin and No. 2 challenger Antuan Russell will compete for the new boxing title.
Next, we need to focus on where Haney goes, which is an interesting question, and Haney must face the reality that with the crushing defeat to Garcia, his so-called "Mayweather replica" aura has been broken, and Haney does not need to repair this aura, but should focus on whether he can rise again, as long as Haney does it, he will not be thrown into the pile of old papers.