POLL: Will Devin Haney Duck Lomachenko?

[Cypocryphy]

Haney has more options than Loma currently

Haney has been calling out Loma for the last four years non-stop. He was just calling him out a these last couple months. But as soon as Loma steps foot into the US, Devin gets cold feet. Kid is a joke. You can't call someone out and then when they say "Yes" you run away. That's the most ***** move I've ever seen. It'll be the duck of the decade.

[Grandma Pleaser]

WTF?!!? You're new to boxing, huh? Stick around guy and learn something before you post. You might just get dumbest comment of August.

What did I say that was untrue?

[Cypocryphy]

What did I say that was untrue?

That Arum is not going to make the fight, to protect Loma I assume. You said "That said Big Boss Bobby wouldn't allow it and make the fight happen." Oh ****. My bad. I re-read it and now see what you are saying. You're saying that Bob won't allow Haney to get out of that fight. My bad. I'll delete that post.

[Grandma Pleaser]

That Arum is not going to make the fight, to protect Loma I assume. You said "That said Big Boss Bobby wouldn't allow it and make the fight happen." Oh ****. My bad. I re-read it and now see what you are saying. You're saying that Bob won't allow Haney to get out of that fight. My bad. I'll delete that post.

Lol I meant hankey won't want that fight. He's been ducking it for years. Especially with his "I'll never lose to a white boy" nonsense. I'm rooting for loma

[Cypocryphy]

Not sure, I don't think Devin Haney is really the kind of guy to actually avoid making fights happen after willing to fight an opponent who pulled the upset of when Teofimo Lopez was highly regarded while Haney looked vulnerable in multiple occasions.

But his father Bill Haney has a more businessman like mentality, he has been talking smack about Lomachenko lately about using the war of Ukraine as an excuse to avoid making the fight happen and questioning why he should get the opportunity to face Devin which would be a missed opportunity to skyrocket his stock before it is too difficult to make weight at lightweight.

I have to respond to this. You have to be kidding me, right? When Lopez had the belts, nobody was mentioning Lopez's name except Kambosos. For Kambosos, that was his one and only shot to become big, to be in the mix. For Ryan, Devin and these other guys, it wasn't the case. Sure Devin was calling out Lopez, but lets be honest, he really had no intentions of fighting Lopez. Arum setup a meeting for Bill and Devin to make a fight with Lopez, and they "no-showed." The only time they show up is when the cameras are rolling. Because it was always about smoke and mirrors.

Devin wanted Kambosos to win. He was desperate for Kambosos to win. Remember that video of Devin celebrating? You may wonder why but all you have to do to answer that question is to look on Twitter, as soon as Kambosos won. All of a sudden Garcia appeared, calling out George. Devin was everywhere, trying to secure a fight with George. Shakur came out, calling Kambosos! Tank came out and said he'll fight Kambosos!! Everyone emerged from hiding, wanting to fight Kambosos.

And why is that, do you think? Because everyone knows what a sitting duck looks like, that's why. Everyone knew that Kambosos won the lottery and that he'd be easy prey for all of those guys. He was the easiest path to undisputed in the history of the sport. So don't tell me that Haney is all about taking challenges. Kambosos was one of the easiest fights at lightweight. He struggled with Lee Selby, so what did anyone expect to happen with Haney? Not only is Kambosos a B-level fight, but Haney's style is kryptonite for George. He needs someone to come at him, so he can counter, not fight on the back foot and keep him at range, on the end of a jab.

George was cannon fodder for the lightweight division. That's the truth.

[buddyr]

Haney and Shakur beats the **** out of Loma at this point and his delusional azz fans will say that "he's old". Just wait..

[-Kev-]

No, Lomachenko is old. He’s there for the taking.

[-Kev-]

Haney and Shakur beats the **** out of Loma at this point and his delusional azz fans will say that "he's old". Just wait..

He’s 34 though.

That’s old in boxing. Look at how many legend’s careers basically ended at 32-35.

He’s absolutely not prime.

[siablo14]

What does everyone think here? Is Devin ducking and dodging Loma?

Maybe. If he gets to fight Tank or Garcia instead.

[BoxingIsGreat]

I can't discuss this topic extensively without attacking Loma, a little. So, I'll pass. I'm sure you'll remember when I told you Loma needs a tuneup or two, before this was even a thing. And I didn't mean Haney for the tuneups, but for the real Champ at 135: Gervonta Davis. This is not a critique of Loma.

I like Haney as a person but not his fighting style. The ferocity and the special effects of Floyd are lacking in Haney. He needs to take more chances. Urgency. Haney-Loma has the potential to be one of the biggest snoozefests ever. It'll be a competitive long distance fight. I don't really care for it much. Neither for who wins.

Screw the crooked belts too. Garbage.