Devin Haney showed off his fancy footwork on social media, preparing for his comeback on March 25th on BLK Prime. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) posted a video of him working on a grassy field, using football-like moves with his feet.
The Left Hook Problem
How the foot movement will help Haney, 26, in a fight is the real question. His problem was taking headshots from Ryan Garcia, not using football agility drills. Devin needs to look at different training to block the left hook.
The former two-division world champion Haney’s rumored opponents for his March 25th are these guys:
- Adrien Broner
- Tevin Farmer
Both are in their mid-30s and haven’t beaten anyone notable in many years. All the foot movement that Haney showed in his video workout is a waste for him if he’s going to fight Broner (35-5-1, 24 KOs) or Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs).
A young AB from 2010 to 2012 would be torture for Devin, but he’s not looked the same since getting beaten up in a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Marcos Maidana on December 14, 2013. That defeat took something out of Broner.
The former four-division world champion Broner is coming off a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Blair Cobbs last year on June 7. He was dropped by Cobbs in the second round and dominated the rest of the way.
The former IBF super featherweight champion Farmer has lost his last two fights to William Zepeda and Raymond Muratalla. Given that Farmer hasn’t beaten a world class fighter since his victory over Guillaume Frenois in 2019, it’s pointless for Haney to use him as his tune-up opponent.
What Haney needs is a crash course on how to block the left hook because that’s the weapon that Ryan Garcia and Jorge Linares both used to hurt him in fights. Fighting Farmer isn’t going to help Haney, and the same with Broner. Those guys are too old and past it to be useful for Devin.
