“You not even Top 5 yet lil buddy” – Devin Haney gets TROLLED by fans for claiming to be in top five P4P rankings
The new WBC super-lightweight champion, Devin Haney, has reached the pound-for-pound rankings after his recent performance.
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Devin Haney’s career has reached a great point, as the 25-year-old has already become a two-weight division champion, and now Haney has officially entered the pound-for-pound rankings. Haney was the undisputed champion at lightweight from 2022 to August 2023 and even defended his title against Vasily Lomachenko.
Subsequently, after achieving everything he could in the lightweight division, Haney decided to move up to the super-lightweight division. In his debut in the 140-pound division, Haney fought against Regis Prograis, who was the WBC super-lightweight champion.
Ahead of the fight, it was anticipated that Haney would have a tough time against the hard-punching boxer. Subsequently, these concerns were further elevated because Devin Haney had moved up to a new weight class.
However, Haney was quite confident and stated that he felt very good and strong at 140 pounds. Furthermore, Haney backed up his confidence by giving one of the best fights of his entire career.
While fighting, Haney was able to be dominant and aggressive, which was uncharacteristic of him because he normally remains defensive. Additionally, he was able to outperform and outskill Prograis inside the ring and won all 12 rounds of the bout.
Prograis, who had criticized Haney’s punching power, was humbled when he was knocked down in the third round.
Furthermore, Prograis broke the official record for the lowest number of punches thrown in a boxing match, which was held by Edwin De Los Santos. As such, Progaris threw a meager 36 punches across 12 rounds, while Haney landed 129 punches. In addition to becoming the new WBC super-lightweight champion, Haney has also reached the official pound-for-pound rankings.
Fans react to Devin Haney’s pound-for-pound ranking
With all the buzz regarding Haney, it was predictable that he would reach the pound-for-pound rankings. Moreover, Haney has remained undefeated, with a professional record of 31-0 with 15 KOs, and has fought several accomplished boxers.
The pound-for-pound rankings by The Ring Magazine, BWAA, TBRB, ESPN, and BoxRec were recently updated, and Haney would get a spot on the list.
Since the rankings vary depending on who issued them, Haney’s position is different on each list. Furthermore, Haney personally believes and states that he should be in the top 3 on the ranking list. However, fans do not seem to agree, and one fan stated, “You not even Top 5 yet lil buddy.”
Most fans expressed their top 3 or top 5 pound-for-pound boxers and stated that Haney does not deserve that spot yet. However, some fans agreed that Haney might deserve to be in the top 3 or maybe the top 5 on the list. Most fans expressed that Haney has the potential to reach great heights with the direction he is going.
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