Bill Haney says his son, Devin Haney, will be “handicapping” Brian Norman Jr., forcing him to do what he “least does best” this Saturday, November 22nd, when he challenges him for his WBO welterweight title in Riyadh.
Norman Must Find Him
The “handicapping” comment from Bill is what Devin (32-0, 16 KOs) said before his fight against Jose Ramirez on May 2nd. In that fight, Haney moved around the ring all night, making it impossible for Ramirez to land. He was limited to 40 punches landed in the entire fight.
“We’re into handicapping the fighter from doing what he does best,” said Bill Haney to Seconds Out about what his son, Devin Haney, will be attempting to do against WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. on Saturday night. “He will have to do on the biggest night of his life, do what he least does best.”
Paying For Defensive Boxing
Hopefully, Devin does more than handicapping on Saturday because this fight is on DAZN PPV. Fans are expecting value for their money, not a hit-and-not-get-hit battle. It’s questionable that Haney can even win that kind of fight against the 24-year-old Norman Jr. because he’s not old, slow on his feet, and reluctant to pursue him aggressively.
Is This Just More Running?
“Until you are a well-balanced, perfect fighter, then you’ll probably have bad nights against Devin Haney,” said Bill. “We knocked off all the old guys. Devin is the veteran in the division. He’s the most accomplished, most talented.”
Norman Jr. hasn’t fought a runner before. So, it’s going to be fun to see how he deals with Haney moving incessantly in circles for the entire night. Can he get to him often enough to knock him out or win a decision?
The old guys Devin “knocked off
- Jose Ramirez
- Regis Prograis
- Vasily Lomachenko – *controversial
- Yuriorkis Gamboa
- Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz
- Juan Carlos Burgos
“There’s only one guy that is saying he’ll fight anybody, everybody, and anywhere,” said Bill about his son, Haney.
Devin didn’t fight “everybody. He left the 135-lb division while it was still weak and nowhere near what it is today. At 140, Haney never fought Gary Antuanne Russell, Teofimo Lopez, Subriel Matias, or Alberto Puello. He was strategic in his selection, fighting 35-year-old Regis Prograis and Ryan Garcia before moving up to welterweight.