If there’s one factor folks adore it’s watching somebody fall from on excessive. Name it jealousy, or caving in to the darkish facet of human nature, the actual fact stays folks discover it pleasant and amusing to look at as somebody’s world collapses. Such is the case with one Devin Haney, who has gone from being seen as one of many high fighters on earth to being the butt of on-line jokes in the midst of a single 12 months (for the file, this text won’t contact upon Haney’s non-public life, which has these days been used as fodder for the social media/gossip complicated).
Within the early portion of 2024, Haney was considered as one of many high fighters within the sport. He had gained quite a few world titles and was getting ready to face the wily Ryan Garcia. Suffice to say, Haney was anticipated to win the bout handily. Haney had defeated the likes of Regis Prograis, George Kambosos, and Vasyl Lomachenko, in spite of everything. Whereas Garcia was a real superstar at this level, his largest struggle so far was a knockout loss to the quick, explosive punching Gervonta Davis. Merely put, Haney was anticipated to just about faculty Garcia within the ring.
It didn’t occur. Garcia, who had are available in significantly obese, and had made a public spectacle of himself typically, knocked Haney down a number of instances in what was doubtless a one sided beatdown. It was a shocking flip of occasions, one which went on to change into extra beautiful when it was discovered Garcia examined constructive for a banned substance each earlier than and after the struggle. The bout was finally dominated a no-contest. Nonetheless, the injury to Haney’s repute was achieved. Now one is likely to be onerous pressed to discover a constructive remark in regards to the man on social media.
Which is a disgrace. Why? As a result of though some will write off Garcia’s constructive checks as one thing that didn’t impact his efficiency in opposition to Haney, just one man entered the ring that evening substance-free and on weight. Such issues matter. What’s extra, till the Garcia struggle proves to have been greater than a disasters exception to the rule, Haney stays among the best fighters in modern boxing. Moreover, Haney remains to be the WBC junior welterweight titlist. Meaning he isn’t going anyplace until he he himself decides to.
Likelihood is the person can be again throughout the subsequent 12 months…which implies that he gained’t possible be written off for lengthy.
