Devin Haney is back in training and getting ready for his next fight. Haney, 26, looks like he's lost muscle mass, perhaps due to atrophy after seven months of inactivity.
135 or 140?
The weight loss could be a strategic move for former two-division world champion Haney to ensure he can stay at 140 or move back down to 135.
If Haney is able to return to lightweight, he has plenty of well-paying fights ahead of him against these fighters:
Gervonta Davis
William Zepeda
Shakur Stevenson
Keyshawn Davis
Devin has was lying fallow since his loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20, and the loss derailed his career momentum. When you lose a fight like that, the worst possible thing you can do is to remain inactive, thinking about the loss and being mentally tormented by the memories. In Ryan's case, he had no choice but to remain inactive due to the one-year suspension. Haney should have been back by now.
Haney's high expectations could be one of the main issues keeping him out of the ring. If he insists on getting the same purse he got for the Ryan fight, it's going to make his job harder. Only a few fighters around Haney's weight can bring him the same money.
Haney's next move
Had he won that fight, he probably would have been back in the ring by now in a big money fight against Gervonta Davis or Teofimo Lopez. Tank could be an option for Haney in 2025 if he plays his cards right.
Former two-division world champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) hasn't given any indication of who he wants to fight, but he'll have to fight a big name if he wants to get paid like his last bout against Ryan. If it's a fight he wants, he needs to tell his father, Bill, to be nice to Kingry, break bread and drop the idea of a lawsuit.
Devin Haney back in the lab 🧪🔥 pic.twitter.com/BZTQAFM9Tb
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