Devin Haney showed off his amazing moves on social media, in preparation for his March 25 return on BLK Prime. Haney (31-0, 15 KO) posted a video of himself working on a grass field, using soccer-like movements with his feet.
Left hook problem
The real question is how footwork will help Haney, 26, in the fight. His problem was taking hits to the head from Ryan Garcia, and not using agility drills in football. Devin needs to look at different drills to block the left hook.
Previous challengers to two-division world champion Haney on March 25 are these men:
- Adrien Broner
- Tevin Farmer
They are both in their mid-30s and have not defeated anyone of note in many years. All the footwork Haney showed in his video workout is a waste for him if he were to fight Broner (35-5-1, 24 KOs) or Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs).
The young AB player from 2010-12 will be torture for Devin, but he hasn't looked the same since getting beaten in a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Marcos Maidana on December 14, 2013. That defeat brought something out of Broner.
Broner, a former four-division world champion, is coming off a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Blair Cobbs last year on June 7. Cobbs dropped him in the second round and dominated the rest of the way.
Farmer, a former IBF super featherweight champion, has lost his last two fights to William Zepeda and Raymond Muratala. Since Farmer has not beaten a world-class fighter since his win over Guillaume Frenoy in 2019, it is pointless for Haney to use him as his opponent.
What Haney needs is a crash course on how to block a left hook because that is the weapon that both Ryan Garcia and Jorge Linares have used to hurt him in fights. Fighting the farmer won't help Haney, and the same goes for Broner. These guys are too old and beyond that to be useful to Devin.
