Regis Prograis’ power coach Evins Tobler sees IBF mild welterweight champion Subriel Matias because the hardest check for WBC champ Devin Haney among the many 4 belt-holders at 140.
Tobler feels that the punching energy of Matias (20-1-1, 20 KOs) will probably be an issue for Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), however he nonetheless favors him over the Puerto Rican fighter.
He notes that Haney’s group has educated him to flee from large punchers, and he compares him to a cat together with his mobility. I don’t see this as a very good struggle.
With my ten years of boxing information, I see Haney utilizing his hit, run & maintain fashion to win a boring resolution with the followers booing him all evening, together with when he’s giving his post-fight interview. In different phrases, it’ll be a repeat of Haney’s controversial win over Vasily Lomachenko.
Tobler says that it gained’t be a very good struggle if Matias can’t get to Haney, which means it will be boring like his final contest in opposition to Prograis. Haney made that an unwatchable struggle as a consequence of his motion, which he did for 12 rounds to evade Prograis’s large photographs.
Tobler sees WBA 140-lb champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz as too small and could be outboxed by Haney. As for Ryan Garcia and Teofimo Lopez, Tobler feels they’re too mentally up and down.
Haney’s Observe File Towards Punchers
“Matias poses a risk as a result of he can punch, however it’s tough to catch a cat. You’ve bought to have the ability to minimize the ring off,” stated Regis Prograis’ power coach Evins Tobler to Fighthype when requested if IBF mild welterweight champion Subriel Matias can beat Devin Haney.
The motion that Haney makes use of to win fights comes at a price to him by way of his reputation or lack thereof. As a result of Haney is a mover, followers don’t need to pay to observe his fights as a result of they’re not entertaining.
It’s like bringing again a slower model of Floyd Mayweather Jr. to this period and making an attempt to promote his fights to followers accustomed to seeing entertaining fights.
They wouldn’t purchase Floyd’s fights as a result of he has a boring fashion. It’s the identical factor with Haney, however far worse as a result of Hie has no persona.
“Haney’s group has been profitable at getting away from large punchers. I like Matias. Teofimo is on the psychological up and down stage like [Ryan] Garcia,” stated Tobler.”Then you definately’ve bought Pitbull. He’s a Pitbull, however I feel he’s too small. Devin would most likely field circles round him.
Matias: Haney’s Hardest Check?
“Yeah, Matias will most likely be his hardest struggle,” stated Tobler, describing his perception that Matias would be the hardest struggle for WBC mild welterweight champion Devin Haney. “I don’t suppose the opposite guys will pose a risk to Haney.
It’s predictable that Haney would struggle Matias the identical manner that he did Prograis by transferring rather a lot, and clinching every time he bought shut sufficient to land a shot. Haney fights like a mix of Richardson Hitchins and Shakur Stevenson.
If the 2 had a child, it will be Haney. he’s an ideal mix of these two, and never somebody that’s going to face and struggle Matias or any slugger. That’s not a part of his make-up. Therefore, he’ll by no means be a PPV star or somebody who will promote tickets.
“It ain’t no 50-50 struggle. The fashion of Matias. He comes ahead. I’d go 65-35, with Devin being 65,” stated Tobler. “Matias 35 has bought a shot. Haney don’t need to get hit by Matias, so that they’re going to determine one thing to get him away. Matias is coming ahead.
“If you happen to’re coming ahead and you’ll’t hit, it’s not going to be a very good struggle,” stated Tobler.
