Devin Haney's father, Bill Haney, said he won't begin negotiations for a rematch with Ryan Garcia until Garcia's drug use case is resolved and Devin's record is updated from last April's loss.
Haney's influence declines
Devin Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) is not in a strong position to take the lead against Ryan Garcia, especially after today's bidding news that Top Rank is the only bidder for his bout with Sandor Martin, the WBC mandatory opponent.
Today's low bid suggests Haney's market value has plummeted since losing to Ryan, making Bill's demands unreasonable. It's important that Bill doesn't upset Ryan, because Ryan is Devin's best chance at another big payday.
Haney's popularity has plummeted since his loss to Ryan, and boxing fans are not sympathetic to Bill's attempts to whitewash the loss by blaming Kingery's positive PED test.
“Bill Haney told ESPN, [Ryan] Garcia's doping case will be adjudicated and Haney's record will be adjusted accordingly,” Mike Coppinger said at X.
Top Rank's lone bid and Hearn's lack of interest
Top Rank offered $2.42 million, of which Devin will receive $1.5246 million. That's less than what Haney made when he fought Ryan Garcia last April, and shows just how bad things are for Haney.
Haney's situation isn't likely to get any better after his title defense against Sandor Martin. No other top fighter in the 140-pound division can offer him the kind of big money he made in the Ryan bout and the possibility of losing to a better fighter in his weight class.
If Haney moved up to 147 pounds, he would be forced to face stronger opponents and would lose the size advantage he enjoyed at 140. Haney would be easy prey for the bigger welterweights and his career would decline quickly.
“We don't have a contract with Devin. It's not a sexy fight, it's not a fight that DAZN is motivated to make, it's not a fight that's worth making. Devin's a free agent and he has his own promotional company,” promoter Eddie Hearn told Ariel Helwani on X, explaining why Matchroom didn't bid on Devin Haney's WBC mandatory title defense against Sandor Martin. Hearn had previously encouraged Haney to take the bout next.
You know things were bad for Haney when his former promoter, Eddie Hearn, wanted nothing to do with the bid for the Sandor Martin fight. Haney must be feeling abandoned now, and Bill isn't going to help him out by setting Ryan up to meet the terms.
