{"id":487634,"date":"2025-10-10T06:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/487634\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T06:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:27:11","slug":"haney-concerned-with-getting-hit-after-garcia-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/487634\/","title":{"rendered":"Haney \u201cConcerned With Getting Hit\u201d After Garcia Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed today what many fans have already suspected about Devin Haney: he\u2019s \u201cconcerned with getting hit\u201d<\/strong> since his fight against Ryan Garcia.<\/p>\n

Hearn states that Devin\u2019s dad, Bill Haney, has worries about his son\u2019s \u201cpunch resistance.\u201d<\/strong> So, he expects Haney (32-0, 16 KOs) to be on the move to avoid taking shots in his title fight against WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) on November 22, 2025, because this is a big puncher with power in both hands.<\/p>\n

Logic Says He\u2019ll Run Again<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hearn says he doesn\u2019t think Devin will run from Norman Jr. like he did against Jose Ramirez earlier this year on May 2. He believes that was just a one-off situation where Haney needed to be cautious because he\u2019d been badly hurt multiple times in his previous fight against Ryan Garcia on April 20, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cDevin and Bill [Haney] in particular are concerned with getting hit, which is a really bad situation when you\u2019re fighting, especially when you\u2019re fighting someone that is a sharp puncher,\u201d said promoter Eddie Hearn to the media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear why Devin wouldn\u2019t run even more so against Norman Jr. than he did against Ramirez. It doesn\u2019t make sense for Haney to suddenly fight aggressively against a far bigger puncher than Ramirez in his clash against Norman Jr.<\/p>\n

If he\u2019s going to run for the hills against an old, slow Ramirez, why wouldn\u2019t he run even more against a younger, stronger fighter with one-punch power like Norman Jr? I don\u2019t think Hearn thought that idea through.<\/p>\n

Can Devin Stay in the Pocket?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Logically, you have to assume Devin is going to be running nonstop for the complete 12 rounds, turning in a classic example of a Jerry-esque style fight. It wouldn\u2019t be in Haney\u2019s best interest to do so because Turki Alalshikh will be in the audience, and he\u2019s obviously paying him well. What Turki needed was to have a\u00a0no-run<\/strong>\u00a0clause built into the contract<\/strong> with Haney. So, if he chooses to turn in a Jerry-like performance against his no Tom and Jerry mandate, then he doesn\u2019t get the full amount of money.<\/p>\n

The fans may not boo Haney because the event is in Riyadh, but people watching the event on DAZN<\/a> PPV at home in the U.S will be furious at paying to see that kind of performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s Bill\u2019s son, and Bill doesn\u2019t want him to get hit. And they\u2019re concerned about his punch resistance.<\/strong> That\u2019s the truth. And if you\u2019re concerned about your punch resistance, I think it\u2019s a dangerous game. So, Devin will get on his bike against Brian Norman, and he\u2019ll try to outbox him,\u201d said Hearn about Haney.<\/p>\n

The Clinch Trap<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Norman\u2019s punching power, it\u2019s not going to help Haney for him to run around the ring, hoping not to get hit. He\u2019s going to get to him often enough to land his bombs, which will be harder than the ones that Ryan repeatedly dropped Haney with.<\/p>\n

Norman Jr. has power in both hands, not just his left. However, that would be the hand that Norman should focus on using because Devin showed that he couldn\u2019t block Garcia\u2019s left hook. He was getting hit with it all night.<\/p>\n

Haney\u2019s habit of excessively holding will put him in punching range of Norman Jr. when he reaches out to grab him in a clinch. That\u2019s how Kingry was able to hit him. He just waited for Devin to dive forward to hold, and he would clock him. He didn\u2019t hold as much in his last fight against Ramirez, but he didn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n

Ramirez was so slow that he couldn\u2019t cut off the ring to trap him against the ropes the way Ryan did. If he had, we\u2019d likely have seen Haney holding excessively, as that\u2019s a strategy he\u2019s used in the past to neutralize his opponents\u2019 offenses.<\/p>\n

Written by Ken Woods, Ringside Boxing Analyst covering world title fights since 2018.<\/p>\n

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Ken Woods<\/strong> has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n

Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Eddie Hearn Confirms Bill Haney\u2019s Fears: Devin Is \u201cConcerned With Getting Hit\u201d After Ryan Garcia Knockdowns<\/p>\n

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