Devin Haney: From fallow land to concentration – the comeback begins

Devin Haney is back in training and preparing for the next fight. Haney, 26, looks like he has lost muscle mass, possibly due to atrophy after seven months of inactivity.

135 or 140?

The weight loss could be a strategic move for former two-division world champion Haney to ensure he can stay at 140 or drop back down to 135.

If Haney could return to lightweight, there are plenty of well-paying fights for him against these fighters:

Gervonta Davis
William Zepeda
Shakur Stevenson
Keyshawn Davis

Devin has lay fallow since his loss to Ryan Garcia on April 20, and the loss derailed his early career momentum. When you lose a battle like this, the worst thing you can do is sit idle, dwell on the loss, and let the memories torture you mentally. In Ryan’s case, due to his one-year suspension, he had no choice but to remain inactive. Haney should have been back by now.

Haney’s high expectations for the purse could be one of the main issues keeping him away from the ring. If he insists on getting the same money he received for his fight against Ryan, he will have a hard time. Few fighters of Haney’s caliber can bring him the same kind of money.

Haney’s next step

If he had won that fight, he would probably already be back in the ring fighting a big money fight against Gervonta Davis or Teofimo Lopez. Tank could be an option for Haney in 2025 if he plays his cards right.

Former two-division world champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) has given no indication of who he wants to fight, but he needs to fight a big name if he wants to get paid in the same way he did last outing against Ryan. If this is the fight he wants, he needs to tell his father Bill to play nice with Kingry, break bread and give up the idea of ​​suing.

Devin Haney back in the lab 🧪🔥 pic.twitter.com/BZTQAFM9Tb

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 27, 2024