Commentator Chris Mannix believes Devin Haney has a superb opportunity of defeating WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. in November. He says that the opposition that Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) has confronted throughout his profession shouldn’t be on the extent of what he’ll be coping with in opposition to the previous two-division world champion Haney (32-0, 15 KOs).
Norman Jr. Untested?
Mannix notes that Haney, 26, has extra expertise, a pound-for-pound high 10, and is aware of learn how to struggle punchers like Norman Jr. The oddsmakers have Haney as a favourite, which is stunning on condition that he’s chinny and dealing with the most important puncher within the welterweight division.
“He’s untested at this level. You may’t say that wins over [Giovani] Santillan, [Derrieck] Cuevas, and Jin Sasaki are equal to Devin Haney,” stated Chris Mannix to DAZN Boxing about WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. not having confronted the extent of fighters that may evaluate to what he’s about to Devin Haney.
The blokes Norman Jr. has fought not too long ago aren’t as proficient as Haney, however all of them have higher punching energy. Even Sasaki has extra pop in his photographs than Devin, and his chin is on one other degree as nicely. The laborious photographs Sasaki took in opposition to Norman on June nineteenth would have simply knocked out Haney.
“I feel the struggle with Ramirez was beneath 147. This will likely be at a full 147 kilos. I feel he’s going to be higher.”
Haney seemed shellshocked in his catchweight struggle in opposition to the sluggish, previous his finest Jose Ramirez final Could. He was completely unwilling to interact in opposition to him, and he’s not half the puncher that the 24-year-old Brian Norman Jr. is. If Devin was unwilling to face and struggle Ramirez, he’s going to be much more so as soon as he feels the facility of Norman Jr. within the first spherical.
Punch Resistance Doubts
“Whenever you put extra weight on you’re physique, you’re higher for that. He’s most likely going to have a greater chin,” stated Mannix about Haney. “If Brian Norman connects like he did in opposition to Jin Sasaki, it’s over. He’s going to be a handful for Brian Norman.”
Placing extra weight on is not any assure {that a} fighter may have higher punch resistance. That’s an outdated wives’ story. A whole lot of fighters who’ve been knocked out say their punch resistance will likely be higher once they transfer up. Once they do transfer up, they’re nonetheless getting knocked out. It will get worse for them as a result of they’re getting hit more durable once they transfer up in weight. We’re doubtless going to see that with Haney, who’s dealing with the most important puncher in his profession, Norman Jr.
Is Haney P4P High 10?
“We’re going to search out out on this struggle if he’s the actual deal. He’s seemed actually good in opposition to B and C opponents. Let’s see how he seems in opposition to a man [Haney] with actual high 10 pound-for-pound expertise.”
Let’s get this straight. Haney is NOT a real high 10 pound-for-pound fighter. Mannix goes means overboard along with his reward of Devin by classifying him as high 10 pound-for-pound fighter. Devin’s final two fights confirmed that he’s a B-level fighter, and he won’t even be that now that he’s lastly moved as much as 147.
Norman Jr. goes to indicate whether or not Haney is a top-tier fighter at welterweight or simply one other one of many many ex-weight bullies which can be introduced right down to earth once they transfer up in weight, the place they not have a measurement benefit.
Haney ought to have been preventing at 147 years in the past however has been capable of drain right down to 135 and 140 to make use of his further measurement to dominate the opposition. He solely fought two good fighters in these years, Vasily Lomachenko and Ryan Garcia, and arguably misplaced to each.
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