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Promoter Oscar De La Hoya questions whether or not Devin Haney can come again from the brutal twelve rounds of punishment he sustained in his battle in opposition to Ryan Garcia final April. The 1992 Olympic gold medalist De La Hoya says that when fighters are beat up as severely as Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) was, “you don’t recover” to be the identical.
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Restoration Questioned
Oscar predicts that Haney will disintegrate in his subsequent battle in opposition to Jose Ramirez on Might 2nd on the Deadly Fury card at Occasions Sq. in New York Metropolis, lengthy earlier than he and Ryan get to battle in October. If what De La Hoya is true about Haney needing to defeat Ramirez (29-2, 19 KOs) to get the profitable rematch with Kingry, the second battle is not going to occur.
Turki Alalshikh would nonetheless need to be keen to make the Garcia vs. Haney 2 rematch beneath lower than favorable situations. Possibly he would. If this battle is ONLY about leisure and never sports activities, it doesn’t matter if Haney is blown out of the water by the previous WBC and WBO gentle welterweight champion Ramirez.
Ending What’s Left
Simply go forward and throw Haney in with Ryan anyway and benefit from the spectacle. I’m already anticipating Ramirez to complete what’s left of Devin on Might 2nd, and full what Garcia began final April. Ramirez works three minutes of each spherical with out taking relaxation breaks the way in which Ryan does, and if he will get Haney harm, that’s it, sport over. He gained’t take the remainder of the spherical off to catch his breath.
“Coming from a fighter’s perspective when you’re coming off a devastating loss to Ryan Garcia, it’s hard to come back from something like that,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya to Struggle Hub TV, questioning whether or not Devin Haney would be the similar fighter after the twelve spherical beating he took in opposition to Ryan Garcia in 2024.
It’s apparent why Haney hasn’t fought since his loss to Ryan final April. He’s doubtless hoping that the 12 months off will let his head heal from these punishing left hooks that he was hit with for twelve rounds. In hindsight, Invoice Haney ought to have pulled Devin out of the battle after the seventh spherical as a result of it was a misplaced trigger. He was helpless after that spherical, used as a punching bag for Ryan, who relished pouring it on his overwhelmed nemesis.
Haney’s Psyche
“While you get hit when [Jose] Ramirez lands a punch or two or three, is he [Haney] going to again in another way than earlier than he fought Ryan or after he fought him? So the psyche is attention-grabbing when he will get hit, how he will get hit, how he recovers or possibly he doesn’t get well.
“There’s a big difference getting hit one time, taking a knee and getting back up. Then getting hit, getting wobbled, getting hurt and getting beat up. There’s a big difference with that,” mentioned De La Hoya speaking about what occurred with Haney in his battle with Ryan. “You don’t get well from that. It’s laborious.
“Look, it’s still going to be a good fight. He took a year off, rested his body, his mind and his soul. Maybe, he’ll surprise us all,” mentioned De La Hoya about Devin.
