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More than the wads of cash that entered his bank account and more important than simply becoming a world champion, both Devin and Bill Haney were desperate to gain the respect of the rest of the boxing world.
Young, prideful, and full of confidence, Terence Crawford, at least initially, couldn't care less about the pound-for-pound discussion. Ultimately, his biggest and only dream was to become a world champion. However, after checking off that goal on countless occasions, the now 35-year-old saw his name emerge on that very list.
Reshat Mati isn’t the most talkative fighter in the world. More times than not, he’ll greet you with a smile, a playful joke, and quickly shift the conversation to something boxing related. Although he’s just 24 years of age, the sport has already consumed him. Even when he doesn’t have anything lined up on his pugilistic calendar, he’ll be spotted entering the gym early and leaving late.
For lack of better words, Devin Haney has always shown to have a huge set of cajones. For the 24-year-old, he’s craved the big stage and the bright lights. And while he feels as though he was forced to wait a bit longer than he wanted, when he was given the opportunity, he ran with it.
No matter how many people acknowledged him as an undisputed champion, and regardless of how bright his IBF, WBO, WBA, and WBC 135-pound titles shined in the light, Devin Haney found his reign somewhat extraneous.
Count Josh Taylor amongst a long list of names that aren’t quite sure that Devin Haney did enough to preserve his undefeated record. Last month, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, the 24-year-old took on Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Edgar Berlanga might be in the infancy stages of his career but the 25-year-old is wholeheartedly convinced that he should be regarded as a megastar. As the Puerto Rican native continues on his upward trajectory, he’ll do so under a different promotional banner.
It feels like a lifetime ago when a 21-year-old Jaime Munguia was universally praised for openly accepting a showdown against Gennadiy Golovkin. Although their clash fell by the wayside, Munguia quickly pivoted and immediately went on to win a junior middleweight title. The days of Munguia being viewed as an offensive dynamo with a ton of potential, however, are somewhat over.
The frustration of Jaron Ennis might be slowly building but the 25-year-old welterweight contender doesn't blame his rivals for being apprehensive when it comes to taking a fight with him.
Sometimes, the boxing world presents fans with gems. Whether it was the all-out war in 1985 between Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler, the 1978 slugfest between Ken Norton and Larry Holmes, or the three brutal scraps between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe, sometimes, boxing just delivers.