Comments Thread For: Photos: Devin Haney Batters Zaur Abdullaev For WBC Interim

[SteveM]

135 is starting to get hot.

But naturally Arum is now talking about Lomachenko moving down in weight.

well I don't think he should stick around to fight all of them. Leta few of them fight each other and he can take on the winners as he will with Commey-Lopez. Let Tank fight Garcia or Haney or put Tank in with Campbell for big money - that aint happening though due to Campbell's length. Garcia is in there too - let Tank fight him. Floyd didn't fight everyone at 147 and no reason for Loma to do so at 135, unless he wants to just beast it - and his dad wouldn't let him . Thinking about it Loma should avoid Haney. Tank is more beatable. Lopez has gone real quiet.

[SteveM]

It's crazy but the best win between everyone of those guys is probably Tank beating Pedraza. Alot of talent and no good names on their records at all. It's a hot division for sure though. Maybe we will actually see some of them fight each other in the next 12 months.

You think Pedraza is a better win than Linares, Campbell or Russell?
You can't expect Haney or Lopex to have better wins as they were recently still prospects. Commey got done on the cards in his 2 biggest fights.
Well, we're supposed to see Commey-Lopez if Lopez stays on track and if not we're get Commey-Loma. I'd like to see some fights between Tank/Haney/Campbell/Garcia.

[ShoulderRoll]

well I don't think he should stick around to fight all of them. Leta few of them fight each other and he can take on the winners as he will with Commey-Lopez. Let Tank fight Garcia or Haney or put Tank in with Campbell for big money - that aint happening though due to Campbell's length. Garcia is in there too - let Tank fight him. Floyd didn't fight everyone at 147 and no reason for Loma to do so at 135, unless he wants to just beast it - and his dad wouldn't let him . Thinking about it Loma should avoid Haney. Tank is more beatable. Lopez has gone real quiet.

Why do you advocate Lomachenko avoiding Haney? Don't you want to see him in good fights instead of against the likes of Crolla and Campbell?

[Jsmooth9876]

You think Pedraza is a better win than Linares, Campbell or Russell?
You can't expect Haney or Lopex to have better wins as they were recently still prospects. Commey got done on the cards in his 2 biggest fights.
Well, we're supposed to see Commey-Lopez if Lopez stays on track and if not we're get Commey-Loma. I'd like to see some fights between Tank/Haney/Campbell/Garcia.

I wasn't including Loma in that group.

Tank vs Campbell is a fight I'd like to see. Campbell didn't win alot of rounds but he had a good showing vs Loma. He'd give Tank some issues I think with his size and IQ. If Tank blows right through him that would impressive

[Jsmooth9876]

Why do you advocate Lomachenko avoiding Haney? Don't you want to see him in good fights instead of against the likes of Crolla and Campbell?

Haney hasn't even fought anyone on the level of Crolla or Campbell my man. How about he fight someone decent first?

[Mooshashi]

Haney looks great, but needs some seasoning. He is only 20 yrs old!
3-4 more fights, stepping up each time, and he will be ready for anyone.

[ShoulderRoll]

Haney hasn't even fought anyone on the level of Crolla or Campbell my man. How about he fight someone decent first?

He's already the mandatory to Lomachenko's WBC belt.

Why do we have to always wait for good fights to happen, but always get the Crollas and Campbells with a quickness?

[Jsmooth9876]

He's already the mandatory to Lomachenko's WBC belt.

Why do we have to always wait for good fights to happen, but always get the Crollas and Campbells with a quickness?

You think its a good fight based on Haney fighting a bunch of nobodies. If Loma schools the kid the excuse will be he wasn't ready, which he's not.

It is what it is, if they fight, good, Haney will get what he's asking for.

[SteveM]

Why do you advocate Lomachenko avoiding Haney? Don't you want to see him in good fights instead of against the likes of Crolla and Campbell?

Sure I'd like to see the fight. I was putting my Team Loma hat on

[SteveM]

He's already the mandatory to Lomachenko's WBC belt.

Why do we have to always wait for good fights to happen, but always get the Crollas and Campbells with a quickness?

I can see your point with Crolla but not Campbell. Campbell was a mandatory wasn't he and also a decorated amateur. He had shown he could compete at championship level when he narrowly lost to Linares who was on a red hot streak at that time.

Loma should be given credit for being more into the sports side of boxing and slightly less into the money side - so far. Other fighters don't take that road. Look at Keith Thurman. He was being called out by Spence forever and did whatever he could to avoid that fight including looooong breaks and virtually going awol - all because, and as it turns out, correctly, he thought if he kept his belt long enough he could get a huge payday against Pac.

Loma's big payday was Garcia and I seem to remember him calling him out after one fight but Micky took a bigger payday and guaranteed loss against Spence.

You've been around long enough to know that nearly all champs take keep-busy fights (Crolla) and to know that beats-the-eyeball-test dangerous contenders Spence-Golovkin-Haney get avoided by champs who are vulnerable and/or into the pay-off part of their careers.