Comments Thread For: Hearn: Linares Is Breakout Fight That'll Show Devin Haney Is Best Lightweight On Planet

[Jab jab boom]

You've got quite the emotional investment in Teo. If you look back at guys like Zab, Hopkins, Crawford, Usyk, REAL undisputed champions you'll notice something... not one was a "franchise champion".

But sure.... what you say means more than what the WBA, IBF and the WBO says.

you’re right, he’s not undisputed because the franchise belt is a farce. But that’s not Teo’s fault. It’s the fault of the corrupt wbc, because Teo deserved that belt by beating the man who was the real champ at 135. What he did as a young underdog was actually more impressive than those other undisputed champions you mentioned, except for maybe Hopkins. The way this should’ve went down is Haney should’ve been paid step aside money with an agreement that he’d face the winner of loma vs Lopez. This way you take the politics out of it, people could stop being allowed to avoid Haney, and he’d be able to earn his belt the real way. Wbc f’ked that all up with that bullshet title.

[Mason Brown]

He can't prove that against a past prime Linares, he can get a good win, and have a good performance, but Lopez beat Lomachenko, that's the best win, and Haney can't beat that, however impressive he is against Linarez, I don't think a win over Linares is better than Garcia's win over Campbell, but I don't expect Haney to have the problems Garcia had against Campbell.

[jonnyc420]

Facts are facts. If you only have 1/4 of the sanctioning bodies saying someone is undisputed then you've got, well... a dispute.

Actually got them all, the only one that was in question was the WBC, they came out cleared it up. They made Haney a joke in the process. Don't hate me, hate the WBC. I am just stating what they said. Your boy was played and doesn't seem to mind it one bit.

[Boxfan83]

If I had the time I remember there was a poster that created a thread a while back ripping up Linares as a boxer and his resume. Id love to see which hypocrites ripped Linares but no that Haneys fighting him, its a great fight.

[Mammoth]

you’re right, he’s not undisputed because the franchise belt is a farce. But that’s not Teo’s fault. It’s the fault of the corrupt wbc, because Teo deserved that belt by beating the man who was the real champ at 135. What he did as a young underdog was actually more impressive than those other undisputed champions you mentioned, except for maybe Hopkins. The way this should’ve went down is Haney should’ve been paid step aside money with an agreement that he’d face the winner of loma vs Lopez. This way you take the politics out of it, people could stop being allowed to avoid Haney, and he’d be able to earn his belt the real way. Wbc f’ked that all up with that bullshet title.

This mess really isn't Teofimo's fault. That's for sure.

[Mammoth]

Actually got them all, the only one that was in question was the WBC, they came out cleared it up. They made Haney a joke in the process. Don't hate me, hate the WBC. I am just stating what they said. Your boy was played and doesn't seem to mind it one bit.

You're literally quoting Teofimo Lopez, aren't you?

[jonnyc420]

You're literally quoting Teofimo Lopez, aren't you?

See that is the problem, you consider me a Lopez fan, I expected Loma to outclass him, didn't happen. It's called common sense at the end of the day, Lopez has it, I have it. The problem is we call it common sense, but it isn't too common, as you proven. I am deemed a Lopez die hard fan for simply pointing out the fact the WBC made your boy look like a joke.

[James Hunt]

Actually got them all, the only one that was in question was the WBC, they came out cleared it up. They made Haney a joke in the process. Don't hate me, hate the WBC. I am just stating what they said. Your boy was played and doesn't seem to mind it one bit.

Is it really so hard to understand for u? WBA, IBF and WBO don't recognize "franchise" as a WBC champ, no matter what Sulaimoney, not WBC, says to the media. Check their rankings and stop digging already.

[STREET CLEANER]

There you have it, a promoter will say anything. Haney looks like the goods but is unproven so he cannot make that claim. Teo is the best LW at this moment.

[Eff Pandas]

I mean Linares is still a good name on your resume, but idk that he's showing you are the best guy in a division particularly these days.