Regis Prograis says he thinks Devin Haney shouldn’t take the rematch with Ryan Garcia subsequent, however he believes he’ll for the cash.
The previous two-time mild welterweight champion Prograis wish to see Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) take a tune-up first earlier than going through Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) in a rematch as a result of he wants to return again from that loss.
Shaken Confidence
If he goes straight into the rematch, he’ll be crushed once more as a result of Ryan dominated him so badly of their combat on April twentieth final 12 months. Regis sees Garcia beating Haney once more, identical to final time.
Many followers imagine that Haney’s resolution to sit down out of the ring for a 12 months is being made to attend on the rematch as a result of he doesn’t wish to take the danger of dropping to somebody.
Additionally, Devin did take a stay-busy combat, he would anticipate to be paid some huge cash, and he’s not going to get that going through a tomato can. If Devin was a PPV attraction like Gervonta Davis, he might combat a scrub and make good cash.
“I’m not going to say he’s shot. I don’t assume that, however I don’t assume he’s going to beat Ryan. Mentally, he is aware of he received beat. He dropped 3 times and received his a** whipped by Ryan,” stated Regis Prograis to YSM Sports activities Media when requested if Devin Haney is “shot,” however doesn’t assume he can win a rematch with Ryan Garcia.
“That’s at all times going to be there. It doesn’t matter what they put on the market, and it doesn’t matter what Invoice [Haney] says, that’s at all times going to be at the back of his thoughts. ‘Rattling, he actually beat me.’ It doesn’t matter what they are saying in regards to the steroids and all that kind of s***.
“You may say what you need, however he nonetheless misplaced. Yeah, he [Ryan] was fallacious. He was utilizing one thing he shouldn’t have speculated to, however how a lot did that actually rely? I don’t assume Devin will have the ability to beat Ryan, but when he fights any person else, I don’t know.”
Clearly, Haney isn’t shot, however his self-confidence is so low proper now that he’s unwilling to take any dangers as he waits for Ryan’s one-year suspension to be over. If he believed in himself, he’d keep busy and combat somebody like IBF champion Richardson Hitchins, Teofimo Lopez, or Shakur Stevenson.
Cashing Out?
“We’ll see what occurs subsequent. I don’t assume they’re, and I don’t assume they need to combat Ryan once more subsequent,” stated Prograis. “I believe they need to take a tuneup, one thing simpler, and see how he [Haney] does and go from there. I don’t assume they’re going to try this. I believe they’re sensible.
“Except the one purpose they do that’s they’re making an attempt to money out, get an enormous, large loopy amount of cash. I believe a rematch with Ryan could be an enormous a** amount of cash. So, they most likely will try this, however for his career-wise, I don’t assume he ought to combat Ryan subsequent.
“I believe he ought to attempt one thing else after which combat him. So, all of it relies on the danger vs. reward kind of factor. We received to see how he appears to be like in his subsequent combat, the place it’s with Ryan or not with Ryan. So, I do know it’s an enormous combat with Ryan, so possibly.
