Comments Thread For: Devin Haney on Teofimo Beating Mendard: 'I Softened Him Up'

[firstborn]

I want to see Haney vs Lopez, Teofimo would destroy this kid like he did Menard.
I can't see Haney beating Loma, Lopez, or Garcia at 135

They sparred before. Both sides claim to have gotten the better of the situation. Hopefully promotional issues don't prevent a fight between the two in the future...

[club fighter]

Good to see a San Francisco born fighter (Haney) getting some attention, we don't have many.

Lopez looks tougher, stronger, and a little more experienced at this point, but no question I'm pulling for homeboy. Looking forward to seeing him in action this weekend against the undefeated South African.

War Devin!!

[7not8]

Haney might be correct (that he softened him up), but Teofimo Lopez's KO was way better!

Nah man, Menard was KO'd twice before the Haney school lesson and Lopez sent Menard into retirement. Both good wins.

[richardt]

These two need to fight each other instead of taking setup fights. This is the kind of match up boxing fans dream of! Makes ZERO sense to let this marinate because one or both of them will lose and the luster will go away; it happens in boxing. This should be targeted for late 2019 or early 2020 at the latest.

[indelible]

These two need to fight each other instead of taking setup fights. This is the kind of match up boxing fans dream of! Makes ZERO sense to let this marinate because one or both of them will lose and the luster will go away; it happens in boxing. This should be targeted for late 2019 or early 2020 at the latest.

I agree. I seen some fights on ShoBox Generations where they have a prospect against another prospect (both undefeated) fight each other. Example, James Wilkins vs Misael Lopez. I'm sure TR can do the same by giving us Haney vs Lopez to fight for a title

[BoxingIsGreat]

as long as Loma holds the titles at 135 the guys like Davis or Berchelt wont move up

Davis is moving up this year (maybe his next fight). He'll fight Lomachenko next year, probably Cinco de Mayo, if both remain undefeated.

[True-Boxing-Fan]

Haney might be correct (that he softened him up), but Teofimo Lopez's KO was way better!

No Haney isn’t correct he didn’t soften shht up. Fact is Teofimo would have sparked that dude out the same way regardless if Haney hadn’t beat him first.

[Mcphilly84]

It's difficult to get so excited about prospects fighting lower level competition while their promoters and networks rev up the hype machine.

However, a Lopez-Haney fight would be great - winner gets to re-arrange Ryan Garcia's face on his instagram page.

[Jayhad23]

I don't see Lopez fighting Loma. He would be too green to fight Loma up until next year and he would too weight drain to fight at least at 140 in the next 3 years. Lopez and Crawford would most likely be the in collision.

Haney is too green to fight a puncher with skill like Lopez at this point.

[Bronx2245]

No Haney isn’t correct he didn’t soften shht up. Fact is Teofimo would have sparked that dude out the same way regardless if Haney hadn’t beat him first.

I totally agree, but I have to acknowledge that Menard was stopped just a few months ago!