Devin Haney says Regis Prograis is a “one trick pony” who solely has a left hook that he tried to knock all people out with. That gained’t work for him of their combat on December ninth on DAZN PPV on the Chase Middle in San Francisco, California.
Devin feels that he’ll disarm Prograis’ left hook along with his technical abilities and wind up outboxing him to get the victory to develop into a two-division world champion of their Matchroom Boxing promoted occasion on December ninth.
Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) states that WBC mild welterweight champion Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) gained’t be capable to join with any of his massive energy pictures of their headliner. Devin does price the Prograis as having glorious energy, however he nonetheless doubts his capacity to land.
Devin appears to have gained quite a lot of new followers, due to Shakur Stevenson’s newest boring combat in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos.
A number of Shakur’s followers jumped ship and floated over Haney, seeing him as having a extra entertaining model and liking him due to his braveness.
Haney views Prograis as simply having energy
“I’m pleased to be bringing this combat again residence. Tickets are doing superb. I couldn’t ask for a greater camp,” mentioned Devin Haney to Fighthype, discussing his preparation for his combat in two weeks in opposition to Regis Prograis on December ninth.
It will be an enormous blow to Prograis’s profession if he loses this combat as a result of his possibilities of successful one other belt at 140 are slim, given his superior age.
“He has no abilities. Everyone knows he’s a one-trick pony,” mentioned Haney about Prograis. “He desires to go attempt to land an enormous left hand and knock you out. That gained’t work. I’ll go in there and present him that abilities pay the payments. He has nothing however energy,” mentioned Haney.
Prograis might want to do rather a lot to show Haney incorrect on December ninth as a result of there are quite a lot of boxing followers who agree with him after watching him battle to beat Danielito Zorrilla final June in New Orleans.
For Regis to win this combat, he might want to minimize off the ring on Haney and never let him clinch all night time lengthy with out paying the value.
Slicing off the ring would appear to be a very powerful factor that Prograis must concentrate on. If he can’t power Haney to combine it up with him, he’s going to lose for positive.
Devin might transfer as much as 147
“Now, it simply makes for me to go in on December ninth and put every little thing that we’ve been engaged on to work,” mentioned Haney. “147 is the subsequent weight class up. In order that weight class is an curiosity. Not solely Keith Thurman, however different guys as nicely. All of it begins with me being victorious on December ninth.”
If Haney does transfer as much as 147, he must keep away from IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as a result of that could possibly be a large drawback for him.
Going through the 35-year-old Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is a logical transfer for Haney as a result of he’s a simple mark resulting from his age. Thurman has been out of the ring for nearly two years now, and he seemingly gained’t be on the identical stage he was final yr in his comeback combat in opposition to Mario Barrio.
“As soon as I’m victorious, I can inform you who I need subsequent or who I’ve my eyes on,” mentioned Haney. “In fact, Teofimo is nice for boxing and is a combat that may be made, however like I mentioned. All of it begins with December ninth. I’ve bought to be victorious. As soon as I’m victorious, I can inform you.”
WBO mild welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez has Ryan Garcia as one other potential opponent for his subsequent combat in February.
“He’s a gigolo. All of us perceive that,” mentioned Haney about Prograis’ power & conditioning coach, Evins Tobler. “He’s a male stripper. He would attempt to prepare me and have a look at my muscle groups. Brother, go forward. By no means in life.”
That’s chilly of Haney speaking about Tobler being a former stripper. Why convey that up? Haney needs to be specializing in the issues that Tobler mentioned about him being chinny.
“No, I by no means knew who he was. I’m excited for this combat; I’m motivated for this combat,” mentioned Haney.
