Devin Haney vs. Brian Norman Jr.: Haney’s experience and the key to high-level opposition for the November showdown victory

Commentator Chris Mannicks believes Devin Haney is likely to beat WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. in November. He says the opposition Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 Kos) faced during his career is not the level of what he would deal with for former two-division world champion Haney (32-0, 15 Kos).

Is Norman Jr. not tested?

Mannix points out that 26-year-old Haney has more experience, has a top 10 for pounds, and knows how to fight punchers like Norman Jr. Oddsmakers have Haney as their favorite.

“He’s not tested at this point. You can’t say it wins (Giovani) Santilan, (Delric) Quevas and Jin Sasaki are on par with Devin Honey,” Chris Mannix said. Dozen Boxing As for WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr., he is not facing a level of fighter jets that can be compared to those approaching Devin Haney.

Norman Jr. recently fought. They aren’t as talented as Haney, but they all have punching powers. Even Sasaki has more pop in his shots than Devin, and his chin is on another level as well. The hard shot that Sasaki faced Norman on June 19th would have easily knocked out Haney.

“I think the fight with Ramirez was under 147. This would be a perfect 147 pounds. I think he’ll get better.”

Haney appeared to have been shell-shocked in a slow catch-level fight past his best Jose Ramirez last May. He totally disliked opposed him, and he’s not half the puncher that 24-year-old Brian Norman Jr. is. If Devin had disliked standing and fighting at Ramirez, he would have been even more so if he felt the strength of Norman Jr. in the first round.

Suspicion of punch resistance

“If you put more weight on your body, you’re good for that. He probably has a better chin,” Mannix said of Haney. “If Brian Norman connects like he played against Jin Sasaki, that’s over. He’ll be just a handful for Brian Norman.”

Putting more weight does not guarantee that fighters have better punch resistance. It is the story of an old wife. Many knocked out fighters say it’s better when punch resistance increases. They are still knocked out when they move up. It gets worse for them as they are hit harder when they gain weight. You’ll see it alongside Haney, who is facing Norman Jr., the biggest puncher of his career.

Is Haney P4P the top 10?

“We’re going to know in this fight whether he’s a real deal or not. He looked really good against B and C’s opponents.

Let’s straighten this. Haney is not a true top 10 pound fighter. Mannix is ​​overboard in praise of Devin by classifying them as Devin’s top 10-pound fighter. Devin’s final two fights show that he is a B-level fighter, and may not be now that he finally moved to 147.

Norman Jr. shows whether Haney is the finest welterweight fighter, or one of the many former weight bullies who are defeated by Earth when he gains weight, and the advantage of size has disappeared.

Haney should have fought 147 years ago, but was able to drain to 135 and 140 to use the extra size to control the opposition. He only fought two good fighters that year, Vasily Lomachenko and Ryan Garcia, and was undoubtedly defeated by both.