Gary Anchanne Russell: Haney “damage”, Norman Jr. fights “complete deal” if touched
Gary Antoanne Russell believes Devin Haney has the “smart” to abdicate WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. in November. Russell believes Haney (32-0, 15 KOs) can win, but he can’t “impress.” “I made a deal.”
Garcia after “damaged” honey
Russell thinks Haney is like that. “Damage” From his fight with Ryan Garcia, that’s why he made the whole battle move in his battle with Jose Ramirez at Times Square in New York City last May. So Devin will be in survival mode against Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 Kos). He has no confidence in his chin.
“Devin Haney has a smart guy to bring out that fight, but he can’t be impressed,” Gary Antoanne Russell said. Cigar Talkanalyses the November battle between Brian Norman Jr. and Devin Haney. “If he’s impressed, it’s a completed transaction.”
Without Haney hitting the entire 12 rounds against Norman Jr., that would be impossible next door. He was hit in his final battle with Jose Ramirez, and he was running all the way through. Haney hits at some point, and that may be when he tries to clinch.
Norman Jr.’s “Thumpers” and Haney’s feint
“One thing about Brian Norman is that he has a tamper in both hands, but he’s slow,” Russell said. “He’s slow. Devin Haney feints his a** and pastes his a**.
Norman Jr. successfully closed the distance on June 19th in his battle with Jinsaki. He may seem slow, but he advances quickly and has arms long enough to reach Haney if he is running. Everyone knows that Devin will run. If he wants to continue these Riad season gigs from Turki Aralsiv, he chooses to mix it with Norman Jr.
“He has to score more points in these rounds. He has to put these rounds in the bank. Brian Norman will be inactive when it comes to fighters like him,” Russell said. “Devin Haney couldn’t get you any more points from him. I told Y’all that he was suffering after Ryan Garcia.”
Norman Jr. can’t throw his shots if Haney can’t land because he’s moving everywhere. He can’t beat Norman by jabing all night. He must engage so that he can land some meaningful punches to impress the judges. Haney appeared to be “damaged” in his battle with Jose Ramirez. You can say he was worried about taking a blow. The assault he took against Ryan left the co-fighter he was.
Norman Junior forces engagement
“So he’s trying to get it from scratch. He doesn’t fight the same thing. He doesn’t fight the same thing. In his final battle at Times Square, he was on his bike. He (Jose Ramirez) used feints, and he (Honey) used the ring halfway through.
Norman Jr. is trying to get Haney into GGG style and get him involved. What we still don’t know is how big the Norman Jr-Haney battle ring will be. It’s likely that Turki will insist on an 18-foot ring, making it difficult for Devin to avoid Norman Jr.


Last updated on 07/02/2025