Rejecting opinions from former promoter Eddie Hearn that Devin Haney has “changed” and is newly motivated by only purse money, Haney’s father-manager-trainer Bill Haney responded Monday by noting Hearn and his father Barry Hearn haven’t had a distinguished champion like this since forming a snooker league 38 years ago.

“We’re working on our third continent, on our third world title, after already being an undisputed champion,” Bill Haney told BoxingScene. “That’s something they haven’t seen since snooker. What even is snooker?”

“We’re about to dismantle Brian Norman Jnr in a historic performance, and then watch and see what we do after that,” Bill Haney said. “Devin is looking so good. We could take the fight next weekend and win. Welterweight is the perfect division for him.”

In an interview last week, Hearn said the Haneys have turned from caring about legacy and are now more obsessed with maximizing their earnings on the heels of the April 2024 three-knockdown loss to Ryan Garcia that was converted to a no-contest after Garcia tested positive three times for the banned PED Ostarine.

Hearn opined Haney has transformed into a “villain” after posting a cautious victory on May 2 over former unified 140lbs champion Jose Ramirez in New York’s Times Square.

“Devin’s changed because Devin’s fallen out of love with the sport of boxing because of what happened with Ryan Garcia and other bullshit, as well,” Hearn told the podcast The Divine Hook. “When he started, all he wanted to do was chase greatness. I don’t think he’s like that anymore.

“I think, now, a big part of Devin is just fighting for the money, and that’s when it becomes dangerous because you’re not the same fighter. There’s a very good chance Devin Haney could lose that [Norman] fight.

“Bill and Devin, they’re not looking strategically. They’re looking for the bag. They’re like, ‘Where can we make our $5-6-7 million?’ That’s why they said they’ll fight [Jaron] ‘Boots’ [Ennis] at 147, ‘we’ll fight Teofimo [Lopez],’ … they just want the money. Back in the day, Bill was a lot more selective and tactical about who to fight. Now, he just wants the money. … The Haneys are looking for money, money instead of legacy, legacy.”

Bill Haney was defiant in answering the Hearn claim.

“Him questioning our motives and intent and sincerity in terms of money … this fight happens to be a great opportunity to do both,” Bill Haney said. “To be tied in with an event that the fans and [Saudi Arabia boxing financier] Turki Alalsikh are asking for, to come up in weight and face the hardest hitting guy in the welterweight division, a guy that possesses a left hook that some say is the Kryptonite to Devin Haney … that we’re going to Riyadh to face him? What a great opportunity Turki is putting on the table.

“And here goes Eddie … instead of taking an opportunity to celebrate something his fighters haven’t been able to accomplish, he questions it. So I want to ask Eddie: Is he questioning it because he hasn’t been able to do it? Or is he questioning it just because he can’t believe it can be done?”

Haney said it’s a rare feat for a fighter to stand as a lightweight and welterweight champion.

“It’s historic. And if he doesn’t understand that, maybe Eddie Hearn should definitely go back to snooker, where you’d have a better advantage against the Haneys” Bill Haney said. “In boxing, it’s taken you 38 years.

“Devin is working on his third division. He’s already an undisputed champion [at lightweight]. He’s going to his third continent, making him a global superstar. Eddie hasn’t done that.”

Bill Haney said he would’ve been fine maintaining a low profile during this training camp.

“I’ve been studying,” he said of what he expects will be a serious but tolerable test versus the younger Norman. “The Haneys are working and focused. Until we heard from Eddie ‘The Distraction’ Hearn, the money blocking man himself. Chill out, bro, and let us run this new era of boxing.”

Hearn has promoted several of Haney’s fights, but he’s not doing the November bout headlined by the light-heavyweight title fight between WBC champion David Benavidez and Anthony Yarde.

“If it’s not the Devin Haney era, then you tell us someone else who’s doing this shit?” Bill Haney said. “If you think you’re better, talk to Turki Alalshikh and put them in the gauntlet because Turki is lining all of them up, and we’re going to knock all of them down.”

Bill Haney said by defeating Norman, his son will have affirmed why this strategy is superior to any direction he could have received working for Hearn.

“Eddie, I heard you had $1 billion [to invest in boxing]. Now, give us a billion reasons why you don’t have a Devin Haney.

“Mic drop.”