Richardson Hitchens has accused WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney of practicing putting on huge amounts of weight for fights between the ages of 165 and 175.
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Hitchens (17-0, 7 KOs) will not face IBF 140-pound champion Sabriel Mathias because Haney has never fought a “killer” in his career and has a hydration limit of 10 pounds. He said it would be.
Questions about true weight class
If Haney is hydrating between 25 and 35 pounds for a bout at 140 pounds, he's 10 pounds of hydration on his sanctioned body, which makes fighting IBF champion Matthias unlikely. You can't do it.
Weight limits are in place to ensure fairness, but in the case of a fighter like Haney, who supplements by adding 25 pounds or more to game the system, it can make him feel unfair to his opponent. It will give you an advantage.
It's unclear why Haney chose to deplete his strength and fight at 140 when he should have fought at junior middleweight. Fortunately, the WBC doesn't have a strict hydration limit of 10 pounds. That way you won't be able to rehydrate more than 25 pounds.
He should fight in a heavier weight class such as junior middleweight. [154]. Fighters in this weight class add 10 pounds to reach 165 pounds. If Haney were to fight in that weight class, he would face fighters like Sebastian Fundora, Tim Tzu, and Terrence Crawford.
Accusations of weight bullying
“He's going to get in the ring at 175. Devin Haney is going to fight at 165. I don't think he's going to get in the ring at this.” [Subriel] Matias with hydrating effect [with the IBF]” Richardson Hitchens told FightHype, criticizing Devin Haney as a weight bully.
“The guy's hydrating up to 165 and I'm not even going to hydrate and I'm complaining. If Haney is going to do that, he won't take the match because it's his biggest fight. You'll fight Tank with a hydration clause to make it happen. This is a classic fight, Tank doesn't want to go up to 140, and you don't want Devin to go up to 165.
“He can't beat anyone.”
“That one [Haney] You will never defeat the murderer. This guy is just a con artist,” Richardson said of Haney. When asked how much weight he usually hydrates for a fight, Hitchens replied, “155 or 156.”
Haney's best career win was a controversial 12-round decision over Vasily Lomachenko. Many fans saw this as a gift decision given to Haney, a younger fighter, against the older and much smaller Lomachenko. Haney looked big inside the ring against Lomachenko, and he may have had a weight advantage of more than 20 pounds.
Hitchens' focus and ambition
prefer ” [to go WBC route to fight Haney]. If you go out there on Saturday night and put in a great performance, why don't you go to the IBF? That's where you get the title shot. This is a big fight between me and Sabriel Mathias,” Hitchens said.
“I'm just going to focus on my fight and try to get the win,” Hitchens said of Saturday night's fight against Gustavo Lemos.
Hitchens (17-0, 7 KOs) will face Gustavo Lemos (29-0, 19 KOs) this Saturday, April 6th at Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas in a 12-round main event that will be broadcast live on DAZN. do.