Devin Haney, surprisingly, has been given a #1 rating by the WBC at welterweight after a nasty displaying in opposition to Ryan Garcia and a 10-month layoff.
The World Boxing Council has its manner of rating fighters that doesn’t make a lot sense to most followers, but it surely does to them. Expertise-wise, Devin is healthier than anybody within the WBC’s prime 15 at 147. The one query is, can he nonetheless take a good shot with out dropping to the canvas?
Barrios a Higher Choice?
We’re going to seek out that out in Could when Haney faces Jose Ramirez, who will get to him regardless of how a lot operating and holding he does. The fashion that Haney used to defeat George Kambosos Jr. by clinching always received’t be efficient in opposition to Ramirez. He’ll combat by the clinches.
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) could be higher off concentrating on WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios for his subsequent combat slightly than going through Jose Ramirez in Could on the undercard of Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on the Riyadh Season card.
Combating Barrios would at the least give Devin an opportunity to seize a belt, and he would have an excuse if he misplaced to him. He’s by no means fought at 147, and he’s taking over a world champion. The previous WBC and WBO gentle welterweight champion Ramirez (29-2, 18 KOs) is coming off a 10-round unanimous resolution to Arnold Barboza Jr. on November sixteenth.
Turki Al-Sheikh stated in the present day that he’ll reveal the placement for the Garcia-Romero card in Could. Haney might be on the undercard, going through Ramirez’s relentless preventing fashion.
It’s unclear if that combat is remaining. If it isn’t, it will be higher for Haney if Turki lined him up in opposition to Mario Barrios for his WBC belt. That combat could be extra winnable for Haney than Jose Ramirez as a result of Barrios doesn’t press as a lot.
Haney should combat somebody good to point out that he’s come again from his three-knockdown loss to Ryan final April. Though the defeat was overturned and adjusted to a no-contest as a result of his optimistic check for the banned PED Ostarine, he nonetheless took the beating and was dropped a number of occasions. The New York State Athletic Fee can’t change what occurred to Haney in that combat.
