WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney is now at a standstill after suffering his first career loss, and he has to bear the criticism of the outside world in addition to silently licking his wounds. Due to his unlikable style, his "opportunistic" wins, and his father and coach, Bill Haney, who had always had no one in mind, fans and the media were unceremonious about Haney after his loss to Ryan Garcia, who once called himself a "Mayweather replica" and is now labeled a "Mayweather henchman."
With three downfalls in the match, questions have arisen about Haney's next move, and it is almost certain that Hani's commercial value will begin to decline with the defeat to Garcia, and it will be difficult to secure a chance at the big fight.
After Hani's defeat, there was a problem that became the focus of public discussion, that is, his high and swollen chin, and some people suspected that Hani had a broken jaw, although he and his father denied it, but the mystery of the jaw fracture continued.
James Rankin, a doctor of sports medicine, said the injury should have been more serious than expected, based on the swelling of Haney's jaw. "Experience tells me that Haney may really be injured, he has an egg in his left side of his mouth, which is typical of a hard jaw (fracture) and they don't want to publicize this, I understand, after all, it will affect Haney's career, and I hope he can recover completely," Rankin said. ”
One detail worth noting is that Haney has not left New York since the loss, which has caused widespread speculation. Many people think that the reason why Haney stayed in New York was to treat a fractured jaw. Garcia's father, Henry Garcia, is convinced that Haney did suffer a jaw fracture and said he has heard from some sources that Haney may not be able to return to boxing this year due to the need to recuperate and adjust.
Henry Garcia said: "The time of Haney is gone and it will take him a while to recover. I've heard that Haney won't fight until next year, but he won't fight fighters with knockout percentages, and I'm supposed to be looking for fighters who only have two or three knockouts, and Haney's jaw is already suspicious. ”
Henry Garcia continued: "I think he did have a broken jaw, but they didn't say anything, so why did he stay in New York? Bill Haney should care more about his son, instead he only cares about money and behind-the-scenes footage, this man is very vicious. ”
In his latest interview this week, Bill Haney said that all Devin Haney needs to do now is to rest, instead not mentioning the jaw injury, saying: "Devin Haney is resting, he will return to work until he comes back, I am sure it will be announced." ”
The break is a certainty, especially given that Haney has been knocked down three times, he needs to recover well and have time to plan his next steps. Haney still retains the WBC belt (Garcia was overweight and couldn't get it) and could be forced to face Sundor Martin, but this bout won't get much attention because both Haney and Martin have lethargic styles.
Interestingly, in the message to Hani, fans called for his retirement accounted for a large proportion, such as "it's time to retire", "seriously consider retiring", "have to retire", etc., everyone is worried about whether Hani's body can recover, is that he has long been dissatisfied with this guy who "nostrils are facing the sky, I don't know the height of the sky", in short, Haney is in a very awkward position, his team needs to plan the next step, maybe Haney should really retire, maybe he can rise again, these are very interesting.