Prime Rank promoter Bob Arum want to make a combat between Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez subsequent if Devin chooses to vacate his WBC gentle welterweight title slightly than defend it in opposition to his obligatory Sandor Martin.

Arum is now uncertain if Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) will combat Martin after his Prime Rank promotional firm gained the purse bid with a $2.42M bid on Tuesday.

Haney grumbled concerning the bid and made a snide comment about Matchroom not bidding on the Martin combat. Later that night, Haney appeared within the information that Mario Barrios had been upgraded to full WBC welterweight champion.

The “Spoiled Fighter” Syndrome

That gave followers on social media the impression that Haney was contemplating vacating his WBC 140-lb title to maneuver as much as 147 to problem Barrios for his belt.

Haney may very well be spoiled rotten after getting an infinite payday in opposition to Ryan Garcia on April twentieth, and he’s not completely happy returning to the sort of cash he was making earlier than preventing him. We see that so much within the sport.

A fighter will get a giant payday after which expects all their fights to be for comparable cash. They find yourself sitting out of the ring for prolonged durations, ready for an additional huge cash combat to fall into their laps.

Their abilities and recognition erode with the outing of the ring, they usually make much less cash after they combat once more. Haney is only one instance of a spoiled fighter.

“If we are able to prepare a Teofimo – Haney combat, which is an attention-grabbing combat, then we’ll attempt to try this,” stated promoter Bob Arum to Fighthype about his want to make a combat between Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney if the Sandor Martin combat fails to occur.

Can Haney Win a Choice?

In the event you’re Haney, you’ve bought to be somewhat cautious about preventing Teofimo Lopez, given his current historical past of controversial wins over Jamaine Ortiz and Sandor Martin in fights the boxing world noticed him lose.

A combat between Haney and Teofimo would probably be staged in New York, the place Devin could be up in opposition to it when it got here to the judging. Jamaine and Sandor each dominated Teofimo, however they wound up shedding. We noticed the identical factor occur to Vasily Lomachenko in a controversial loss in opposition to Teofimo. Does Haney actually need to obtain comparable therapy?

“All people has to make their very own decisions. So long as their sincere about it and don’t attempt to blame and forged aspersions on different folks. Devin is a pleasant younger man and he’s by no means achieved that. So whether or not he decides to combat Sandor Martin or doesn’t, that’s as much as him,” stated Arum.