Comments Thread For: Devin Haney Survives Scare, Boxes Past Jorge Linares For Decision

[TJ highway]

I always felt that in the lighter divisions power is a rare commodity. I even went nuts when Juan Ma was knocking them dead lol. Im starting to think power is something that can be developed. Haney will get stronger, he is still a kid. Hey TJ my oldest boy just made Sergeant! On his birthday!

I am so happy for you. Give your son (or should say Sarge) a huge "Semper Fi!" from an old 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines grunt.

[billeau2]

So just because he didnt go down he wasn't hurt? He was hurt and held on the last 2 rounds. Literally.
the same salido who came in overweight and kept low blowing? Not to mention in only his second professional fight? In 26 fights hankey hasn't even fought anyone on Salido's level. Stay mad loser haha

Not mad... but your hyperbole is entertaining. Where to even start? The casual fan always does two things: 1) exxagerates 2) tries to qualify the win, or loss for a fighter they don't like, as if this cannot be done for any fighter.... Oh and then? they throw a personal insult instead of acknowledging a point... thats 3 things. So there ya go: You have made it seem like Haney was buckled repeatedly, had been dropped... and was just grabbing away perpetualy over 3 rounds... Really?lol. ****** thing to say. Lol, Loma was unbeatable! Maybe not lol. And we have Lopez remember? So we excuse Loma and not a kid right?

Try again... Drop the hate its clouding your mind...

Oh...and Salida's level lol? Seriously?

[PeepeePoopooMan]

Not mad... but your hyperbole is entertaining. Where to even start? The casual fan always does two things: 1) exxagerates 2) tries to qualify the win, or loss for a fighter they don't like, as if this cannot be done for any fighter.... Oh and then? they throw a personal insult instead of acknowledging a point... thats 3 things. So there ya go: You have made it seem like Haney was buckled repeatedly, had been dropped... and was just grabbing away perpetualy over 3 rounds... Really?lol. ****** thing to say. Lol, Loma was unbeatable! Maybe not lol. And we have Lopez remember? So we excuse Loma and not a kid right?

Try again... Drop the hate its clouding your mind...

Oh...and Salida's level lol? Seriously?

Lmao ok just give me one fighter thats on hankeys resume thats on salidos level. You cant even do that. Also the fact you keep trying so hard to give hankey credit for being an email champ and getting rocked shows how bias you are.

[billeau2]

Lmao ok just give me one fighter thats on hankeys resume thats on salidos level. You cant even do that. Also the fact you keep trying so hard to give hankey credit for being an email champ and getting rocked shows how bias you are.

Have you looked carefully as Salidos? I mean... not only what people think yesterday... But from his entire career? He was considered a guy who was tough but he lost a lot of fights... He first gained some real credability exposing Juan Ma. He got more credit from exposing Loma, but Loma and Juan Ma have shown there are holes to their game right? And Salidos really is getting props because he is strong for his weight... If you want an analogy, look at Glencofe Johnson. He was a solid fighter and he beat Jones... but guys at the level of Salidos and Johnson are not on any great level...Not above Linares who is a lot more technically accomplished than either of these guys. There are levels to this game PeepeePooPoo...

im giving Hankey credit because at a very young age he is competing with solid fighters who have had a lot more time and experience to perfect their game... and I saw a decent version of Linares... He meant business and was able. My bias is for any fighter who is getting trained primarily as a professional, instead of hanging around the Ammy's at a young age... Yeah that is a bias.

[HandsofIron]

you people sound crazy.. around Haney's age.. Floyd had struggled against Agustus, Corely and Castillo.. at that point in his career people were wondering whether the Bronze medalist was the goods or not.. Turned out to be the one of the GOATS

Here's the thing, Floyd has always been a great boxer it's just that the competition wasn't all that great during his 130-140 days so it was harder for him standout amongst the casuals until he hit 147. Same with Mikey Garcia, great talent but his comp around 126-135 wasn't that steep.

Haney's a strong guy with a decent punch but other than that, I don't really see anything special, the kid doesn't have it. Haney should of KO'ed both washed up and past prime guys in Linares and Gamboa.