Shakur Stevenson revealed that he reached out to Invoice Haney to start discussions to step in because the substitute to face WBC gentle welterweight champion Devin Haney if Ryan Garcia must be faraway from the April twentieth card attributable to his psychological meltdown.
Ryan has unraveled just lately, making it vital that he get replaced as quickly as doable earlier than he wrecks the DAZN PPV occasion.
Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) says he reached out however didn’t obtain a replay from Invoice, which isn’t stunning provided that many really feel that the slick, outdated, streetwise Oakland, California native is aware of higher than to permit his son, Devin (31-0, 15 KOs), to take this struggle.
“Rattling, I reached out to Invoice [Haney] and didn’t get a reply,” Stevenson revealed on X. “However we might like to step in, particularly in NY. We might promote out, and it’s an enormous struggle.”
A PPV-Worthy Combat (In contrast to Some We Might Title)
Shakur will probably be a superb substitute if Ryan Garcia must be pulled from the headliner card on DAZN PPV as a result of they’ll want somebody who can promote tickets and convey within the buys.
Golden Boy Promotions’ backup, Arnold Barboza Jr., lacks the identify recognition and recognition to be a practical substitute, not less than for PPV.
The 32-year-old Barboza Jr. is a southern California native, and he’s not a family identify for New Yorkers. With Haney being a Nevada resident, it will likely be troublesome for these two to promote out the 19,000-seat Barclays Middle.
It wouldn’t be stunning if the venue was solely 1 / 4 full on the evening, which is an effective motive for the occasion organizers to make use of Shakur Stevenson, a New Jersey native, as Ryan’s placement.
Haney-Garcia has misplaced its luster attributable to Ryan’s unusual habits within the final three weeks, and most followers really feel that Kingry has no likelihood of profitable attributable to his psychological issues.
They really feel that he must be institutionalized to get the psychological assist he wants from professionals and, if wanted, medicated to assist him cope in society. The way in which issues look now, even when Ryan stays within the struggle, it gained’t promote as a result of followers view him as mentally unsound.
The Second of Fact for Haney
Invoice and Devin Haney want to just accept Shakur’s provide to switch Ryan. They could assume it’s higher to make use of Barboza, provided that he’s a beatable foe, however in the long term, they’ll be sorry they did as a result of the struggle will bomb on PPV.
At this level, Devin can’t afford one other PPV catastrophe just like the 30K that his final struggle introduced in in opposition to Regis Prograis.
