Each Thursday, proper right here at FightHype, I take outing of my busy schedule of manufacturing hateful content material to deal with readers’ questions and feedback relating to the game all of us love (and generally like to hate). This week: Devin Haney, Saul Alvarez, and what if Manny Pacquiao wins.
Annoying Devin Haney?
Hello Paul.
Is there anybody extra annoying than Devin Haney? He received his butt handed to him towards Ryan Garcia after which celebrated like he gained when the struggle was made a no contest. Then, he took a yr off and fought scared towards Jose Ramirez in one of many worst fights I’ve ever seen. But, there he’s on social media and there his father is performing like he’s on prime of the world and a p4p nice. His greatest win ought to’ve been scored a loss to a a lot smaller Vasiliy Lomachenko. The world doesn’t must see anything from this hype job with the inflated ego and the annoying dad.
– Jerry
Hey Jerry.
Oh, I can consider many, many boxing individuals extra annoying than Devin Haney. However I’ll agree that Haney has grow to be annoying for all the explanations you talked about.
I feel that the entire “he’s not accepting defeat” factor is coming principally from his father, although. Haney regarded defeated through the Ryan Garcia struggle, after the struggle, within the wake of the no contest declaration, all through his off time, and thru that terrible Ramirez struggle in Instances Sq.. He seems mentally “off” irrespective of how a lot Invoice Haney tries to promote the world on his son as non-damaged items.
Even with the Garcia “L” scrubbed off his official report, he sustained an embarrassing and painful shellacking again in April of 2024– towards a man who, by most accounts, was barely coaching and was spending most of his time partying and having meltdowns on social media. In my view, he’s nonetheless not over that humiliation and, perhaps, by no means might be.
He’s nonetheless younger and, bodily, he’s advantageous, however somebody could get to him earlier than he will get an opportunity to actually get himself again collectively. If that occurs, it wouldn’t be the worst factor to occur to boxing. The game hoped to get the subsequent Sugar Ray Leonard with Haney and so they’re ending up with the subsequent Devon Alexander, as a substitute.
What If Pacquiao Wins?
Hey Magno.
Right here’s a loopy thought, however what occurs if Manny Pacquiao beats Mario Barrios in July for the WBC welterweight belt? Crazier issues have occurred. Barrios isn’t actually all that particular anyway. Do you see Pacquiao preventing on? Would he then be moved into a brilliant struggle, even at 46+? If that’s the case, who might he matched towards?
– Proper Hook Cal
Hey Cal.
One of many causes I’ve been throwing shade on the Pacquiao-Barrios struggle is that I don’t assume Pacquiao will do a rattling factor with that belt if he wins it. On this manufactured cash seize, the world title is only a prop, principally as a result of there’s nowhere else to securely go for the 46-year-old soon-to-be Corridor of Famer. If he in some way beats Barrios (which isn’t a far-fetched risk), what’s he presupposed to do? He’d get badly scrambled towards IBF/WBA 147 lb. champ Jaron Ennis and no person would pay a dime to observe him struggle WBO titlist Brian Norman. Anybody really first rate round 140-154 would additionally deal with Manny with ugly, brutal ease. The one factor I can probably see at the hours of darkness corners of my jaded boxing thoughts is, perhaps, (cringe, shudder on the risk) Gervonta Davis in a catchweight monstrosity. Most probably, although, Manny would simply retire, win or lose towards Barrios. Pacquiao-Barrios is all relatively pointless.
The Finish of Canelo?
Hello Paul.
Bob Arum actually let Canelo Alvarez have it the opposite day, saying that Canelo is not a struggle and that he’s solely boxing for the paycheck. Eddie Hearn mentioned that he wouldn’t be stunned if Canelo retired earlier than the Crawford struggle. I don’t know what the long run holds for Canelo, however none of it is vitally attention-grabbing to me anymore. I agree with the Bobfather that Canelo is simply concerning the cash now and doesn’t care anymore the followers or about making a legacy for himself. I’m not so positive if he retires and particularly not earlier than Crawford, however I do see him dropping his star energy. What do you see sooner or later for Canelo?
– J
Hey J.
I’ve been saying that it was time for boxing businessmen to get out of the Canelo Alvarez enterprise for about three years already. His performances are shit, his cash/income calls for are ridiculous, and his attraction has been diminishing. One of many few positive issues in boxing over the previous few years is that you just’re not going to get a compelling, satisfying efficiency from Canelo. Arum is 100% proper. Alvarez isn’t a fighter anymore, he’s an attraction. He’s the boxing equal of a bloated, jaded pop star signing on to a Las Vegas residency, half-assing his means by means of his biggest hits for an viewers simply there to say they noticed him in particular person. I feel he’s going to be in for a impolite awakening towards Crawford as a result of Bud has a chip on his shoulder and WILL come to win. Not solely will he come to win, however, additionally, not like lots of Canelo’s newest opponents, he has the flexibility to win as effectively. If Canelo loses, he’ll retire. If he wins, he’ll proceed on along with his half-assed biggest hits exhibits, cashing checks from the cash mark Saudis.
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